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- Why America Needs a National Manufacturing Strategy
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American manufacturers will increasingly find themselves at a disadvantage in international markets against establishments from countries backed by effective national strategies designed to give their companies an edge.
President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
A robust traded sector economy is essential to U.S. global competitiveness, and a strong manufacturing base is central to traded sector strength, as I have noted previously.
Unfortunately, manufacturing in the United States has lost competitive advantage in the last 15 years and unless this turns around significantly it will continue to be a drag on our efforts to fully recover from the Great Recession.
There is no inherent reason the United States could not run a significant trade surplus in manufacturing. America possesses the tools, talent, and resources to revive industrial production and our innovation economy.
But to do so we need a national strategy for manufacturing renewal that focuses on a cohesive set of polices, as opposed to the hodgepodge of disjointed and often contradictory efforts currently being undertaken by multiple levels of government.
We need a game plan that helps American manufacturers compete and win in the global economy.
There are three main reasons a comprehensive manufacturing strategy is essential to long term economic health. First, manufacturing generates spillover effects that benefit the rest of the economy. The knowledge needed to create new products, processes, and organizational forms cannot be contained completely within an individual establishment. It inevitably spills over to other businesses and individuals, who can use it without paying the costs of creating it.
While this provides broader social value, it also causes businesses to underinvest in R&D because they cannot capture all of the benefits. Government investments can close this research gap while boosting private sector investment in innovation.
In addition, government programs like the Manufacturing Extension Partnership can boost innovation at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which are less likely than larger establishments to take advantage of innovation spillovers through the implementation of new technology, adoption of modern manufacturing processes, and investment in workforce training. In fact, every $1 of investment in the MEP program leads to $32 in economic growth.


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10 Stories You Need To Know Today
Bing gets a new identity, LEGO restores a sarcophagus and George Lucas proposes a museum in San Francisco.
Bing gets a new logo and design. The Verge
Archeologists use LEGO to restore a 3,000-year old sarcophagus. Gizmodo
George Lucas proposes to build museum in San Francisco. Designboom
How Tel Aviv is edging into the tech spotlight with 5,000 startups. Mashable
Twitter plans to increase and enrich advertising channels. NY Times
Entire village in India relocated so nature could move in. Treehugger
Peter Saville to design identity for Kanye West. Dezeen
Smartphone boom fuels $1 billion fantasy sports industry. NPR
Polyvore enters its first new vertical with home products. Pandodaily
Smartphones and tablets harbor more germs than toilet seats. Telegraph

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Daytime office workers could carpool or take transit, but this scheme would place a hardship on students who work part-time and others who work irregular or unusual hours. Any suggestions?
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Canada's job growth stalls; labor participation at 13-year low
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy created a net 200 jobs in July, far fewer than analysts had expected, while labor force participation fell to a fresh 13-year low, the country's statistical agency reported on Friday.
The data confirmed the general sluggishness that has marked Canada's labor market in recent quarters and reinforced expectations the Bank of Canada is unlikely to raise interest rates any time soon.
Part-time employment rose by 60,000 jobs last month, while full-time jobs fell by 59,700, according to Statistics Canada. Analysts had forecast a net gain of 20,000 jobs after the loss of 9,400 positions in June.
"It highlights a very disappointing pace of job gains in Canada," said Camilla Sutton, Scotiabank's chief currency strategist, who described the drop in full-time employment as "shocking."
Canada's unemployment rate dipped to 7.0 percent from 7.1 percent because fewer people were looking for work. The labor force participation rate fell to 65.9 percent, the lowest level since October 2001.
The year-over-year employment gain was only 115,300 jobs, or 0.7 percent, while the six-month moving average for employment growth dropped to 3,900 from 8,800 in June.
The Canadian dollar CAD=D4 hit a session low of C$1.0965 to the U.S. dollar, or U.S. 91.20 cents, shortly after the release of the data, down from Thursday's close of C$1.0921, or 91.57 U.S. cents.
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However, Arizona handled the adversity well and defeated Clemson 66-54 on the road Saturday night.
Brandon Ashley started the scoring with a three-pointer and after a bucket by Devin Booker, Mark Lyons was able to make a layup to put the Wildcats up 5-2 at the media timeout. Booker hit a jumper to put the Tigers within one, but Lyons nailed a three-pointer to get the points right back.
Solomon Hill followed with his first points of the night and a layup by Kaleb Tarczewski forced Clemson to take a timeout with the Wildcats up 12-4 with about 13 minutes left in the half.
Nick Johnson banked in a three-pointer to extend the lead to 15-4 and Adonis Filer ended the run by making one of two free-throws. Johnson came right back and made a layup as Arizona led 17-5 with ten minutes left in the first half.
K.J. McDaniels made a three-pointer to cut the lead to single digits, but Lyons came right back with a three-point play and a score off a steal to force a timeout up 22-8 with about nine minutes left.
Milton Jennings came out of the timeout with a three-pointer and Booker scored off an offensive rebound to bring Clemson within nine. Grant Jerrett scored his first points of the night by making two free-throws, but Booker made one of two free-throws to make it 24-13.
McDaniels made a layup and Damarcus Harrison followed with a basket of his own to make it 24-17 and force an Arizona timeout.
Arizona went about nine minutes without a field goal before Johnson missed a layup and Lyons was able to dunk in the offensive rebound to put the Wildcats up 26-17 with about three minutes left in the half.
After a Clemson free-throw, Filer made a jumper to cut the UA lead to 26-20 before he added two free-throws to bring the Tigers within four points.
McDaniels dunked home an offensive rebound with about 30 seconds left, but Brandon Ashley made two free-throws to get it right back as Arizona led 28-24 at the half.
McDaniels started the half with a dunk off an offensive rebound, but Johnson answered with a three-pointer. Hill then followed with a bucket inside, but a layup by Filer brought Arizona's lead to five.
Jennings was wide open for a dunk in transition and with Arizona only up three, Tarczewski got an offensive rebound to put it back at five with under 17 minutes left. Jennings scored again to make it a three-point game, but a three-point play by Filer tied the game at 35.
Hill made one of two free-throws to give the Wildcats the lead with about 15 minutes left, but Clemson got the lead off a layup by Rod Hall that forced Arizona to call timeout with 12:52 left in the second half.
Kevin Parrom was called for a flagrant and McDaniels made both free-throws to put the Tigers up three. Hall then added a three as the shot clock expired and Arizona found itself in some trouble, down six with 12 minutes to go in the half.
Two free-throws by Hill made it a four-point game, but Clemson went up by six again shortly after. Ashley proceeded to score on an offensive rebound and Lyons added two free-throws to come within two.
Ashley tied the game up with a strong move in the pain, but Jennings put the Tigers up three with a shot from behind the arc. Jordin Mayes hit a three of his own to tie it at 47 with about eight minutes left.
Tarczewski was able to get a dunk out of a timeout to put Arizona up two and a baseline jumper by Grant Jerrett extended it to four. Lyons got to the line with 5:22 left in the half and two free-throws made it 53-47 in favor of Arizona.
Parrom came up with a steal and proceeded to make both free-throws to make it 55-47 with under four minutes left.Clemson got one free-throw of its own before Lyons made a nice move in the lane to put the UA up nine.
Jennings made a free-throw, but a basket by Parrom and Lyons put the Wildcats up 61-49 with 2:09 left in the second half. Nine seconds later, Johnson picked up a three-point play and the Wildcats had a 15-point lead.
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Pinot Noir Tasting and Release Party
Saturday, May 17, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM (PDT)
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Unsurprisingly we've been finishing bottles of this so quickly in the name of 'research'
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* 2011 Exponent (local red blend of Cab, Syrah, Merlot, Sangio)
* 2011 Salinian Cabernet (Los Altos Hills, Saratoga)
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Jacob Edmond on Vanessa Place's Iterations of Gone With the Wind
You might recall (or keep up with) Vanessa Place's Twitter feed, which is, trot by trot, retyping the entirety of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind. There are more iterations to her project. Jacob Edmond, at his blog A Common Strangeness, points us to an essay by Brian Reed entitled "Postmillenial Poetry and Redirected Language," in which Reed looks at Place's poem "Miss Scarlett," "whose opening lines are liable to provoke both recognition and queasiness:"
Miss Scarlett, effen we kain git de doctah
w'en Miss Melly's time come, doan you bodder
Ah kin manage. Ah knows all 'bout birthin.
Ain' mah ma a midwife? Ain' she raise me
ter be a midwife, too?
The names Miss Scarlett and Miss Melly are of course indelibly associated with the movie Gone with the Wind (1939), and the line "Ah knows all 'bout birthin" recalls a famous but unsettling scene when the black servant Prissy (Butterfly McQueen) proves unable to care for Melanie Wilkes (Olivia de Haviland) while she is in labor. Why would Place want to attract renewed attention to a role and a moment that are shaped through and through by crude stereotypes about African Americans? After playing a series of comparably demeaning parts in films such as The Women (1939), Mildred Pierce (1945), and Duel in the Sun (1946), McQueen decided that she would rather end her film career altogether than experience further insults to her intelligence and talents. Without an explanatory frame or accompanying critical commentary, "Miss Scarlett" risks being read as an exercise in minstrelsy, a white poet donning blackface.
(Reed goes on.) And Edmond moves to discuss another part of the project, "[Place's] 'White Out' of the text," in his latest "Iterations" commentary on Jacket2." Noting the case of The Wind Done Gone, a follow-up to Mitchell's book that criticized GWTW and was in turn almost censored by the Mitchell estate:
In The Wind Done Gone case, the Mitchell estate sought to use the protection of copyright to silence a work that was critical of Gone with the Wind, illustrating the dangerous line between protecting copyright and limiting free speech. The appeals court recognized this problem, overturning the decision on the grounds that one of the tests for fair use is whether there is sufficient creative contribution from the appropriator––such as parody––and finding in favor of the defendant in this case.
Edmond then turns to Place's "White Out," which you can view below, if you have not seen it live:
He writes:
Apart from signaling that she is rewriting Gone with the Wind by reading aloud the novel's famous final line, Place's performance is a non-reading, erasure, or "White Out" of the entire novel, in which she stands silently in front of her increasingly uncomfortable audience for two minutes. Of course, "white out" might also refer to the original text's racist, white supremacist ideology and its silencing of other voices. The silence, then, is ambiguous: it could mark Place's attack by deletion on Gone with the Wind's racist ideology, or it could be a performance of that racist ideology's stifling of other voices.
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94 YJ won't turn over, tried everything I know
I have a 94 Wrangler YJ, it won't turn over. switch is on it shows power until turning the switch then nothing, like dead. I have a new battery, tested the starter, replaced the cables, replaced the starter relay, still nothing.
i would appreciate any ideas, I don't know what else it could be?
Check your grounds and battery connections. A slight film of corrosion between a battery clamp and terminal post can give you a positive reading but break connection when you go to start. Make sure your battery posts and clamps are clean and making good contact. Put some dielectric grease on your connections. Also check your starter connections. Does the starter relay click at all?
Then try to turn over again and repeat
I'm sorry the first part should say tap starter with hammer.
Check the crankshaft sensor, knocked mine out of place last year and it sounds alot like what you're going through
Some exact problem with mine... I am able to start the jeep by taking a screw driver (with rubber handle) and touching the 2 contact points on the starter solenoid. Starter tests out good, could it be just the solenoid..?!
does is go dead and stay dead? If it dies and stays dead, its your terminal connections.
If it goes way down, then comes back up to power when you let off the key something is jammed up somewhere...
When i turn my key, it clicks and then everything shuts off. Radio etc.
It doesn't crank or anything.
Randomyjguy sounds like bad connections. I had this happen. Had to clean every ground wire connection with a wire brush and then re attach. It worked for a couple of days and then stopped again. Turned out that my main positive wire from the battery to the starter was corroded inside the sheath. Replaced all main wires ( grounds and hots) and works like a charm now. Hope this helps
Tracked it down...
It turns out it is in the switch somewhere. Not sure if it's a short; I pulled the tilt wheel down and it started every time since. I'm afraid it will be a pain to replace it.
It should just be out of adjustment if all you had to do to get it to work again was tilt the wheel.
The Starter (ignition) switch is on top of the steering column behind the dash - it's definitely a PITA to get to as well. I would recommend when you get to where you can actually get to the conenctions on the switch - take the plugs apart and clean all of the contacts REALLY well - then reconnect using dielectric grease.. The ignition switch is held in place by a couple of, I believe 5/16 nuts. Theres a push rod going from the key cylinder into it - when you turn your key the cylinder moves the pushrod into different position on the switch. This COULD be where your problem is. If it's out of adjustment, you may just need to loosen the nuts up and then push the switch towards your steering wheel a little bit. If I were you, I'd adjust it a little bit and try turning the key and repeat until if works without the wheel tilted or you can't adjust it any further towards the wheel. If you get it adjusted all the way and it STILL doesn't work - you very well might need a new Ignition switch.
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The Music and Memories of February 13
The Headlines:
2005- "Live Like You Were Dying" is a double-winner during the 47th annual Grammy Awards. Writers Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman earn Best Country Song, while Tim McGraw claims Best Male Country Vocal Performance
2002- Waylon Jennings dies at his home in Arizona, following a lengthy battle with diabetes. Elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame 3 months before he passed, Waylon was a major part of the "Outlaw" movement in Country Music. The 1975 CMA Male Vocalist of the Year, he scores hits with "Good Hearted Woman" "I'm A Ramblin' Man" and "Luckenbach, Texas." Plus, he sings the theme song and is the narrator for The Dukes Of Hazzard television show.
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1993- Can I Trust You With My Heart- Travis Tritt
1988- Tennessee Flat Top Box- Rosanne Cash
1982- Someone Could Lost A Heart Tonight- Eddie Rabbitt
1971- Help Me Make It Through The Night- Sammi Smith
Tennesee Ernie Ford, 1919. One of Country Music's first generation superstars, he becomes a television favorite with his own show from 1955-1965. Known as "The Old Pea Picker" he racks up early Country Music hits "Mule Train" "The Shot Gun Boogie" and "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (from the ABC-TV series). Then, in 1955 he scores an all genre hit with "Sixteen Tons" written by Merle Travis. The song becomes a timeless classic and is inducted into the Grammy Song Hall of Fame. Ernie dies of liver failure in 1991 at the age of 72.
Jim McReynolds, 1927. Half of the Bluegrass duo Jim and Jesse.


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Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
|Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
Ratified the convention
Signed, but has not ratified the convention
|9 December 1985
|Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
|28 February 1987
|2 ratifications
|General Secretariat of the Organization of American States
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The Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture (IACPPT) is an international human rights instrument, created in 1985 within the Western Hemisphere Organization of American States and intended to prevent torture and other similar activities.
The Inter-American Convention entered into force on February 28, 1987, and, as of 2013, 18 nations are party to it, with another two having signed but not yet ratified.[1]
The Inter-American Convention defines torture more expansively than the United Nations Convention Against Torture, including "the use of methods upon a person intended to obliterate the personality of the victim or to diminish his physical or mental capacities, even if they do not cause physical pain or mental anguish." The Convention is one of a series of OAS agreements that seek to protect human rights, within the framework of the American Convention on Human Rights, which bans torture in less detail.
The Convention also requires states to take effective measures to prevent torture within their borders, and creates an ability to extradite persons accused of torture.
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- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- International human rights law
- Torture
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- Use of torture since 1948
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" Address: Via Tre Olmi 19 / 41010 Modena / Italy "
When you're travelling through a country which is steeped in history and culture such as Italy is, there's nothing like lodging in hotels that are similarly steeped in history and show off the best of that nation's architectural culture.
The Idea Hotel, Modena fits that particular bill precisely...it's nothing like lodging in ...etc.etc.
Suits me sir.
If I'm spending the day slogging around ancient ruins, medieval alleyways and tripping over baroque ornamentation, the last thing I want when I lay my weary head to rest is a rickety old metal bed frame, 'rustic' furniture, and hotels just chock-full of 'character'. No sirree bob. I want modernity, non-descript decor, sound-proofed windows and AC that is functional rather than merely decorative.
Not always, but mostly.
But why would anyone want to visit Modena?
Well, there are those who follow the Pavarotti Trail (assuming such a thing exists), and there are those who would visit for some big expo/conference or other as seemed to be the case when we were there, or it could be that you were travelling from Venice to Pisa and it was a convenient stopover. Guess which category I fell into?
Incidentally, was it any coincidence that that well known bon-viveur, epicurean and part-time chanter, Pavarotti, was so...um, plump? In the two nights we stayed there, we had probably the two best meals we've ever had in italy - and we've had a few. But I digest...er, digress (Freudian slip).
Where exactly is the Idea Hotel?
Glad you asked. Only a fool would be struggling to find this hotel. It's just off the junction of the A1 and the ring road on the northern edge of the city, and as it's about 10 floors of grey concrete set amongst low rise buildings and greenery, it sticks out like an honest man at a bank convention.
Reception is pretty standard - business-like and efficient with multi-lingual staff sorting you out quicker than an interest rate dropping. Marble and shiny stuff abounds, as do comfy sofas.
We soon sped our way up to our room on the fifth floor - nice enough view but a floor a little higher would've enabled us to get a panoramic vista of the city 3 miles distant.
The room itself was nice enough. Fairly large, we had two beds (both were comfy), small sitting area with table and chairs, sideboard on which sat a large TV (usual channels and pay view etc). The mini bar was well stocked but still had plenty of room in case anyone wanted to chill a beer or two of their own (you never know). We were also equipped with hair drier and trouser press, and a small safe (no charge) hidden away in the large, built in wardrobe.
The carpets, curtains and bedspreads were all new but the room itself could've done with a lick of paint just to freshen it up a little although the large windows kept the room very bright.
The bathroom might've been larger, but it wasn't. It was clean though and well stocked with teensy-weensy items of toiletries. No shortage of hot water, the shower was powerful and did the job. It was a little on the dingy side, and the mirror wasn't best placed for applying those finishing touches make-up wise...so I didn't bother. However, as a bathroom for me is really only a place to take care of the three S's - sit, shave and a shower, I wasn't too disappointed.
We didn't dine in the hotel so I've no idea of the restaurant's merits...or otherwise. However, as I've already stated, the restaurants in Modena were amazing and it's a 5 minute drive, or around 10 euros in a taxi from the hotel to the city centre so there's no need to feel stuck.
There's also a huge shopping and entertainment complex just a short walk away so you're hardly stuck in the wilderness. Having said that, to the back of the hotel lies a nature reserve so it does have a feel of being out in the sticks.
We paid 94 euros room only but took advantage of a special offer to get a second night free making it a pretty good deal. At the time, we wondered if we'd made the right decision but Modena turned out to be a jewel of a city and we were glad of the extra night there.
In conclusion, this hotel is a perfect stopover if travelling the main north/south route in Italy. Convenient for the motorway, but with somewhere special to spend the evening.


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I had these boots for 3 months and wore them daily through January and February. Last time I wore them I discovered a slow leak in the right boot. Investigating the sole showed a crack in the outsole. Also the rubber trim at th calf is coming off on both boots. For the price I expected more durability. Also, would probably have gone with a more insulated model. Fit smaller than my previous Lacrosse boots.
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I purchased these boots in early spring of this year, about 8 months ago. I live in Alaska and wore the boots in the spring a little while, but not enough to note anything. When caribou, moose, and goat season opened I wore them for the hunts. Most days I would walk 4-10 miles over some real tuff terrain, through water, bushes, rocks, up mountains and all over the darn place. My feet never hurt, never blistered, and never got cold. I wore them so much and through so many bushes and rocks that the real tree pattern wore off the toe. My feet do sweat a lot in them, but stay warm. I also used them for ice fishing. My feet did not get cold and I was in temps down to -15 degrees. My 16 year old son purchased the same boot at the same time as I did, and was right beside me the entire time. No complaints from him either. People complain about the fit. I wear a size 10 and purchesed a 10. My son wears a size 9 and purchased a 9.1/2. It feels fine on my feet. Find a pair and try them on just same some hastle. They are a little hard to get off, but I like the fit. The fit cuts down on boot rub causing blisters for me. When I go to replace them I will go with the same brand and type boot. Hope this helped you decide if you want a pair.
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I got these for winter bow season when my rocky boots sprung a leak. Had some high hopes but they are way small, I would say need to at least order size and a half big. Put them on and they sure feel good walking around, but 1,200gr insulation Gould hold heat better than these do. I only had them on 10 minutes and I could feel the cold starting in, for what these cost I would expect better. Looks like its going to be a cold late season for me
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I bought my first set in 2012 to hunt in the upper peninsula of michigan, there the burly ats1200and these are the best boots I've ever had great ankle support awesome traction and extremely warm the temps for the last week of the gun season were a high of 13 degrees it was windy and snowy they preformed better than I ever expected I got some new burly 800s for early fall for bow season
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Season 2: Episode 7: Of Ice And MenStan's competitive streak is unleashed when he and Francine start ice dancing together. Stan dumps Francine to compete with Roger. Meanwhile, Steve and his friends get a mail order Russian bride.
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Ravel, whose Triple Crown hopes for trainer Todd Pletcher were ended in February by discovery of a hairline fracture, makes his second start on the comeback trail when he faces older horses in the $100,000 Native Diver Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Hollywood Park Cushion Track Dec. 8.
Following a layoff of more than eight months, Ravel returned to win a 1 1/16-mile allowance test on Keeneland's Polytrack by five lengths Oct. 12. The Fusaichi Pegasus colt, a $950,000 yearling owned by Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor, was a star on the rise when he came from off the pace to win the Sham Stakes (gr. III) by one length in February. But the injury was discovered soon after.
"He had a small hairline fracture of the left front cannon bone, non-surgical," explained Pletcher of the colt's absence. "We were very pleased with his first start back at Keeneland and have been pointing to this race since."
Garrett Gomez retains the mount on the Kentucky-bred Ravel, who has won three of four starts in his career and earned $129,871. Ravel starts from the inside post.
Nine rivals have been entered in the 1 1/8-mile event, led by 120-pound high weights Buzzards Bay and Arson Squad. Both contenders have some improvement to make after seventh-place finishes in their last starts.
The grade I winner Buzzards Bay flopped as the favorite in the All American (gr. III) on Golden Gate Fields' Tepeta Footings course Nov. 17. The 5-year-old Marco Bay horse got the green light from trainer Ron Ellis for the Native Diver after working five furlongs in a bullet :58 1/5 Dec. 2 under regular rider Jose Valdivia Jr..
Owned by Gary Broad, Buzzards Bay won the Californian (gr. II) at Hollywood in June, his fourth graded stakes victory at nine furlongs. He has amassed earnings of more than $1.3 million with seven wins in 21 starts.
Arson Squad, a multiple grade II winner, has thrown in three successive clunkers for trainer Bruce Headley since taking the Strub (gr. II) at Santa Anita in February. The 4-year-old Brahms gelding, owned by Jay Em Ess Stable, defeated just one horse in his last try, Oak Tree's Goodwood (gr. I) Sept. 29 at Santa Anita, while coming home five lengths behind the victorious Tiago. The Pennsylavania-bred Arson Squad is a lifetime winner of $634,450 while capturing five of 14 starts.
Bold Chieftain, coming off a half-length victory in the California Cup Classic Nov. 3 at Santa Anita, ships south again for Northern California-based Bill Morey Jr. The 4-year-old state-bred colt has won three of his past four starts and will be seeking his first graded victory. He has won seven of 13 starts and earned $465,775. Regular rider Russell Baze will be aboard.
Gary Tanaka's Hello Sunday, a group III winner in France, returns for trainer Bobby Frankel after a strong-closing third-place effort in the All American. The French bred finished 1 1/4 lengths behind the victorious McCann's Mojave.
Frankel also saddles the comebacker Racketeer for Stronach Stables in the Native Diver.
Isipingo, with a record of 3-2-3 in 10 starts this year -- all on grass for trainer Craig Dollase -- enters here after also being nominated to the Hollywood Turf Cup (gr. IT). Isipingo most recently ran second in the Carleton F. Burke Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the Santa Anita turf following a third-place showing in the Clement Hirsch (gr. IT) over the same course in October.
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1. Ravel (KY), 116, Garrett K. Gomez
2. Hello Sunday (FR), 116, Julien R. Leparoux
3. Arson Squad (PA), 120, Alex O. Solis
4. Buzzards Bay (FL), 120, Jose Valdivia, Jr.
5. Isipingo (KY), 116, Aaron T. Gryder
6. Wanna Runner (ON), 116, Tyler Baze
7. Masterpiece (ARG), 115, Alonso Quinonez
8. Racketeer (KY), 114, Rafael Bejarano
9. Heatseeker (IRE), 115, Michael C. Baze
10. Bold Chieftain (CA), 118, Russell A. Baze
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I just received an announcement for an upcoming event in Dallas. Here it is in part.
"If you support tolerance, you should be part of this event. Period. It is isn't about being Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Atheist, etc – it is about being unified under the concept that everyone has a right to exist, to practice their religion as they see fit, and the fact, the small miracle, that different groups with different beliefs, can work and live together in this great country."
It is hard to imagine anyone being against such an event. And I'm all for it. But one word really has me worried. Tolerance. Tolerance isn't good enough. I refuse to be unified with anybody around this concept.
Because underlying the concept of tolerance is the idea that I and my community are complete in themselves, but that we recognize that we are not alone in this world. Thus we are willing to tolerate others who are different for the sake of keeping peace and even working together. And note, this is all the event mentioned above promises: A right to exist, a right to practice religion, and working together. This isn't good enough.
The United States wasn't founded on the idea of tolerance. It was founded on the idea that every citizen was a critical partner in the creating of the society as a whole. That is why it was never good enough that women were tolerated, or that African Americans were tolerated, or that Catholics would be tolerated, or Mormons, or Jews.
Every citizen should demand that he or she be a full partner in the shaping of a democratic society. Not just a chance chance to work with others (meaning work for others). That isn't good enough. To be a full partner, to have an equal vote, and to have an equal chance to be elected to any office. No one should be satisfied with being tolerated, including the Muslim organizers of this event.
If I am suspicious of the language of tolerance, it is because throughout history it has been the language of oppression. When Christians "tolerated" Jews (not often) it meant that they marginalized them while allowing them "A right to exist, a right to practice religion, and working together." When modern Muslim thinkers in Egypt, or Iran, or Malaysia, or Pakistan speak the language of tolerance they simply mean marginalizing all non-Mulimss while allowing them "A right to exist, a right to practice religion, and working together." That was the tolerance of North Ireland Protestants for Catholics, and the tolerance of Austrian Catholics for Protestants. Find any political or religious system, including our own, speaking the language of tolerance and you'll find marginalization and oppression.
But tolerance remains the language of most of the world's major religions simply because they have not accepted that they are not complete without people and ideas from outside themselves. All the major religions have believed that a plurality of other religions is in fact the situation in which they live. And to some degree in some times and places all have been tolerant. But they haven't accepted that those outside themselves are actually necessary for their own completeness. They/We tolerate and even out of hospitality invite, but we don't ask others to complete us, to make us as humans whole, because we think we already possess that wholeness without others.
And this is why our secular democracy, founded by "we the people" is actually a step forward from the traditional teaching of any religion. It recognizes that we actually do need each other to be complete, to form a whole society, to enjoy the blessings of God.
I would argue, and will, that in fact the US constitution is a better representation of the teaching of Christ and his apostles than the teaching found in most churches. (Which is not the same as arguing that it is a Christian document. It isn't.) And I know Muslims who would argue that it is likewise a truer representation of the Qur'an than most Islamic teaching. And there are also Jews who would say this. But our religious reflex is to merely tolerate, and thus to marginalize. Not good enough.


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Bear Mountain, any suggestions?
So me and my brother are planning on driving up to Bear Mountain in NY this weekend to tear up some twisties. The roads look awesome so we're just looking forward to enjoying each of our cars around the mountain. Any recommendations on cool roads there or any nice spots for some photoshootin' with the cars?
Drive to the summit of Bear Mt (Perkins Drive) to the fire tower for some great views of NYC. Then drive along 218 (Storm King Highway) followed by 293, then cross the bridge and turn right for route 6 towards Peekskill for some real curvey roads. Do route 6 a few times and that should satisfy the cravings.
Looks like Phillyfan ^^ is planning a run this weekend. Not sure which day he plans on having it.
wrecked my bike on perkins drive, check it out
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Sister Helen Prejean, the internationally known anti-death-penalty activist whose work was made into a Hollywood film, will speak at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, during Human Rights Week, April 4-8. The week's events are sponsored by the UT Knoxville chapter of Amnesty International and the departments of Sociology and Religious Studies. The events will cover a variety of topics designed to bring awareness to human rights issues in the Knoxville community.
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New Testament Scholar to Speak at UT Jan. 27
Renowned New Testament scholar Bart D. Ehrman of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill will kick off the newly-created David L. Dungan Memorial Lecture at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, in the University Center auditorium at UT Knoxville. Ehrman's lecture is titled "Does The New Testament Contain Forgeries? The Surprising Claims of Modern Scholars."
Jazz for Justice to Hold 'Blood Diamond' Conference, Benefit Concert Oct. 1-2
The Jazz for Justice Project will host a conference at UT Knoxville on the impact of resource mining in Africa and a benefit concert for the people of northern Uganda this week. The conference on extractive industries in Africa, titled "Blood Diamonds, Blood Phones and the Devil's Gold: Africa's Resource Curse," will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Toyota Auditorium at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy. The conference is free and open to the public.


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Montreal, Canada (rushPRnews) 10/21/09 — Brana Malobabic-Giancristofaro, MonRoi Inc Founder is coming to the Montreal Girl Geek Dinners Event to present a case study of MonRoi Inc launch and operations. She will touch on how to develop ideas into a business, some of the most common start-up mistakes, and some unique ways to grown your business.
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AMES, Iowa – The early bird discount for registration for the Iowa 4-H Center summer camp sessions is open now until April 1, says Abbie Parker, program specialist at the Iowa 4-H Center near Madrid.
"The 4-H Center offers the camping experience of a lifetime for youth ages 6 -17," Parker said. There are several camping options: half week camps, family camps, specialty full week camps, outdoor adventure camps and leadership camps.
"Each camp has its own special focus," said Parker. "The all-camp activities allow campers to participate in large group ceremonies, meals, morning huddle and afternoon swimming at the camp's Junior Olympic-sized pool. Each evening, campers participate in campfire programs, a 4-H challenge, pool party, camp dance or skit night. Camp is a wonderful time for youth to let loose and have fun with each other and our excellent staff."
According to research by Michael Ungar, author and university professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, camps help children develop greater coping strategies if they provide seven things all kids need:
"Camping at the Iowa 4-H Center is a great opportunity for children to spend time outdoors and experience an adventure away from home, all while making friends and memories to last a lifetime," said Parker. "We strive to provide valuable and fun experiences for our campers."
Scholarships and stipends are available to help offset the costs of camp, along with the early bird discount. Register online at the Iowa 4-H Center website.
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Simple wrote:Most everyone on here will probably agree, If you plan on going out duck hunting and have a question on if there are birds out there then take a drive with some binos and go see. I along with a lot of other guys on here put miles on our vehicles and hours on our binos looking and scouting for where the ducks and/or geese are at. Then we go there. Chances are if someone on here has found a killer spot they probably wont be to willing to letting someone that hasnt put in time and effort into finding the birds. Dont think im trying to be a **** im just letting you know.
cootlover wrote:Mblack 2 this time if year find open water you should find some ducks.
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French Wire Tiered Stand (pictured at top). The possibilities are endless with this beauty! This weekend the tiered stand will be holding several different types of treats on each layer for my sons birthday party. However, the three bundt cake presentation is what really sold me on this item! Each layer may be used for individual displays or all together for a magnicifient look. These trays break down for easy and small storage when not in use. .
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While I certainly can't comment whether the xi will hold up long term with forced induction, I tend to agree with the speculation above. Sure you could bold on a kit....but will it all work together harmoniously without prematurely wearing other components? Who knows.
6 months ago I was seriously deliberating installing a SC on my XI. I wanted the car to be a bit more fun and more powerful. However, then I realized with the stock gearing, I'd need a 6 speed manual instead of my 5 speed manual to keep the revs sensible on the highway. Then heck...bigger brakes....etc.
In the end, I kept my XI stock as a reliable daily driver and bought a well maintained 2002 M3 as a fun second car. Smart decision in my honest opinion.
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[NASL SCHEDULE: Week 14] Independence Day marks the end of the NASL's spring season, and the Carolina RailHawks, Atlanta Silverbacks and San Antonio Scorpions all head into the final day with a shot at the title.
Carolina will capture the championship with a win at San Antonio. A tie would require Atlanta to win and make up the goal difference that
is currently in Carolina's favor by four goals.
It won't be easy for the RailHawks to win at San Antonio as the Scorpions have won four straight games and five of their last six to put
themselves in a position to overhaul the RailHawks at Toyota Field, provided they make up an inferior goal difference with a six-goal swing.
"It's a big, big game," said RailHawks
coach Colin Clarke. "San Antonio is playing their best of late, so it won't be easy for us traveling there in the final week of the spring season. Each week was
a tough match and one you had to work hard for. We have put ourselves in a good position going into this final week and now we need to take advantage of being at the top of the table. If we do
that, we will have achieved our goal of winning the spring and hosting Soccer Bowl."
If the Silverbacks beat Minnesota, they will win the title outright if Carolina loses.
"If we stick to the game plan in Minnesota, I think we'll get a result that is favorable to us," said Silverbacks coach Brian Haynes. "We don't
care where the goals from. It's going to be a concentrated effort from all of the guys."
NASL SCHEDULE: Week 14
Thursday, July 4
Tampa Bay vs. Fort Lauderdale
Minn. United vs. Atlanta
San Antonio vs. Carolina
(Click here information on NASL streaming.)
20 Carolina 5-1-5 20/14 (+6)
18 Atlanta 5-3-3 17/15
17 San Antonio 5-4-2 17/15 (+2)
15 Tampa Bay 4-3-4 17/14
14 Minn. United 4-5-2 18/20
Edmonton 3-4-5 13/11
8 Fort Lauderdale 2-7-2 10/20
Note: teams in bold are still alive
8 Brian Shriver, Carolina
6+1 Hans Denissen, San Antonio
5 Georgi Hristov, Tampa Bay
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Now I know that getting links from related websites is the best thing, but I have noticed that some sites which are really good in their respective areas also exchange links with non related sites.
From a visitors point of view, the topics are clearly segregated and its possible some one might be interested in something completely different from the site topic tht he is currently on.
But does this give a PR boost, does it help SERPS? At the very worst is there any kind of ban or something that may happen if I exchangelinks with say a site on Mozart while my site is on electronics? (Non spammy site with real good content but completely unrelated ; nice PR).
The value in this case is also in the fact that millions of people read Yahoo Picks every day. But they read it via email, and those links can't be counted. Only the web archive link can be counted. Most of the editorial link opportunites are the same way (FORBES Best of the Web, USA Today Hot Sites, FamilyFirst Picks, and on and on). That's where <editorial links> can be helpful to attract such links. Editorial links are typically one way, cannot be bought, are read primarily via email but then also archived on the web, and are hand picked by human editors.
My expectation is that over time Google and other SEs will have to put more "turst" on editorial links like these above becasue they kow they aren't paid for or negotiated. They are based on content quality.
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In other words, a link is an entity in its own right and carries a base value.
PR and relevancy may add value to a link. But the lack of PR or relevancy won't reduce a links base value.
The impact of PR on a link varies depending on how many outbound links appear on the page. Of course it also depends on weather the link passes PR at all.
Relevancy is harder to pin down.
If a widget info site links to a widget dealer site there is not much question about relevancy.
But if a site about expensive antique widgets links to a site about travel it gets a little less obvious. Unless you realize that antique widget enthusiasts often travel great distances to antique widget events.
At the high end of the antique widget world you might well find folks with a big interest in the finacial markets, so a link to such a site might actually be relevant, while on the face of things it might not be so obvious.
You can stretch relevancy out almost to absurdity, and quite possibly beyond.
But how do you measure it?
That's why I think a link is a link and has its own base value that is not affected by PR, relevancy, being from an authotity site, and who knows what other factors.
Of course, I could be wrong.


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Is Mount Norquay really a glacier?
Everyone plays it out to absolutely sucking for snow quality, but is that just in comparison with some of its neighbours? (Sunshine). I lived in Canmore off and on for over 10 years and now probably moving back. My situation is that when I lived there, I avoided Norquay because my buddy said it sucked and wasn't worth it, why not go to Sunshine.
My question is a theoretical one. If Norquay was say in Red Deer instead of next to Sunshine, would it still be known as the ice field ride of the rockies or is it suddenly in the boat of Castle Mountain because it's the only mountain around so to speak. Kinda like how Kimberley is the much smaller known sister of Fernie, but Kimberley still gets magnificent snow too.
Perhaps some riders who have actually ridden Norquay a lot within the last few years can weigh in on this for me. Preferably also having experience with the dumps and quality of SV.
P.s. I know Norquay has a sweet park. This thread is about snow amount and quality, more so the amount.
I was at Norquay on Sunday so I know it from first hand experience.
You hit the nail on the head really. It all comes down to location. Norquay is grouped in with Sunshine and the Lake which are two sick resorts. Norquay can't compete with those two. It does however in my opinion appeal to a different market. Norquay is a family hill first. If you have young kids this is where you want them to learn to ski.
The snow can be very icy for sure but thats because they make so much snow. Having said that when they get pow it is the same quality of sunshine they just get less of it. The runs like lone pine and north american off the double chair are some of the best in the park when there is fresh pow on them.
One thing that have this season which will be awesome is an airbag. I saw kids learning to back flip onto it on sunday. Cant wait to give it a go!
How are the lift lines compared to Sunshine during the week? No doubt packed on the weekends, but I won't be there then, unless for a bit of night riding - haven't done that since I was 16 and went to some very small hill in North Dakota, lol. Sitting up top Norquay looking down at the Banff lights is something I'm totally going to do - with my trusty bowl of-course :P
BTW, I know there's a free shuttle up Norquay from Banff, but is there a shuttle coming from Canmore? I may have to take the greyhound to banff in the morning, then hop on the shuttle if that's the case.
LIft lines even on the weekend are short. I think I have had to wait maybe 2 minutes at worst. Its never that busy. There are a lot of kids there though which is ok but they are not very aware and do ride/ski all over the place.
Night riding is on Friday and Saturday nights this year. It doesnt start till Jan. Again never busy. The air bag might be busy though as it will be popular this season as its friggin awesome!
The shuttle from Banff is not free. Its $15 return and I think $10 for season pass holders. (Dont quote me on the second one.) the best way from Canmore is on the airporter. I think it $10 bucks each way. The greyhound is fucked in the winter as its super unreliable.
If you are looking at Sunshine have you seen the Sunshine Marmot card? A good deal if you are not getting a pass - https://store.skibanff.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=2
Let me know if you have any questions! :)
That being said, I've had more than a few amazing days there. Often when the storms move in from the NorthEast and you'll get more snow here & in the foothills than at Sunshine. They have some challenging runs, a pretty decent park, and you can hit it easy right besides town... not to mention the rad ski-out back down to the Juniper Hotel on the highway (a must do on GT Snowracers).
Yeah, I don't know about kimberley; just here-say. In looking at vids on youtube and pictures, kimberley's snow always looked silky smoothe. Of-course even Norquay gets dumped on from time to time, so it's a mere guess on my part. Plus, it's BC, which I would say gets better snow.. Revvy, Kicking Horse and Fernie would be three places. Haven't ridden anything else in BC. Panorama is supposed to be good..
I was debating the Norquay pass to a large degree because I heard they had one of the better parks in Canada and the adding of the airbag makes a beginning freestyle riders progression leap forward. Coming from Canmore I may just want to head all the way to SV. We'll see.
Norquay definitely gets their ice-field rep because it is mostly man made snow, except for the North American chair which is all natural snow. I've been snowboarding here for 20+ years (back when snowboards were not allowed on the Big Chair - now called North American). My dad is a volunteer ski patrol here since I was a kid, so I get to board here free - the only reason I still come here once in awhile, although the park is quite good. In my opinion, Norquay is not icy, however they do get a fair bit of hardpack. Nakiska is more icy in my opinion.
The reason Norquay sucks is it's so small and half their runs are identical to each other. Its the one hill that you'll spend more time on the lift than on the hill. They do have some decent runs and even some decent bowls that you need to hike to when the snow is good, but very short and usually not worth the hike. On the plus side, their lodge is quite nice, the park is good and its great for family skiing. Next year when my boy is old enough, I'll be taking him here to learn to ski/board. I believe it's one of the only places you can lift tickets by the hour.
Norquay's park is quite good because it has a chair servicing it so you can lap it easy, and most of the surrounding hills have poor parks. Otherwise it wouldn't be anything special - that's for sure.
Louise & Panorama both have pretty good parks. (Panorama nice LONG park with chair). Pano is one of, if not THE least snowy mountain in the country, but is the best place to take the family for many nice mellow groomers runs and a ski-in village.
Best park in the Banff area is definitely Lake Louise (esp. since RCR is out and they got their jumps back). Going west, the better terrain parks are in the Okanagan (esp. Big White & Silver Star), and then onwards to Whistler, which of course has an amazing park.
Don't forget about Castle Mountain - it's one of the best, right up there with Kicking Horse & Revy.
Panorama is pretty mellow for their mountain biking steeps too, but they have great stunts in the summer just like it appears in winter. Lack of snow blows for them though, lol.
Lake Louise is quite the drive for a day of boarding... I go to college and my $$ allow me to make a day trip to Castle once a week. The Lake has an awesome park by the looks of vids and pics I've seen. Maybe make it out there once this winter. Castle is gonna be home though, forsure.
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A final look at the 2012-2013 Big Red.
- The Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management lists Eitan Chemerinski among its graduates.
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Resolution Adopted by the CCAR
Native Americans and Equal Opportunity
Adopted by the CCAR at the 90th Annual Convention of
In the years since the landing of the first white settlers on the shores of the North
American Continent, the Native Americans, who freely inhabited the land for thousands
of years, have been reduced to the status of a captive population occupying less
than three percent of the land.
the Central Conference of American Rabbis
Phoenix, Arizona, March 26-29, 1979
Native Americans generally share a basic respect for the land and all living things: all creatures possessing a spirit; all land shared by all members of the tribe.
European colonists, in their zeal to conquer territory and claim it for their mother countries, dispossessed the native peoples of their lands, and disrupted their traditional ways of life, Indians were regarded as primitive, inferior. savages.
Although the United States government's Northwest Ordinance of 1787 declared that "The utmost good faith shall always be observed toward the Indians. Their lands and property shall never be taken away from them without their consent " actual government practice was forcibly to remove eastern tribes from their traditional lands to ''Indian Territory." west of the Mississippi.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 provided for the forced removal of all the eastern tribes and succeeded in the dispossessing of most of the tribes of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, Ohio River and Great Lakes regions.
As American settlers pushed westward, the Indian tribes were relentlessly pursued, assaulted and forced to cede most of their lands by treaty. Wars, European diseases, malnutrition and the hopelessness of confinement to "reservations" reduced the Indian population from as many as four million in 1492 to two hundred and fifty thousand by 1890.
In return for ceding of land, Indians were guaranteed that the Federal Government would act as trustee for Indian interests, including the provision of services.
'"The Federal Trust responsibility emanates from the unique relationship between the United States and Indians in which the Federal Government undertook the obligation to insure the survival of Indian tribes. It has its genesis in international law, colonial and United States treaties, agreements, federal statutes and federal judicial decisions. It is a 'duty of protection' which arose because of the 'weakness and helplessness' of Indian tribes 'so largely due to the course of dealings of the federal government with them and the treaties in which it has been promised.' Its broad purpose is to protect and enhance the people, the property and the self-government of the tribes." (American Indian Policy Review Commission. Final Report, submitted to Congress May 17, 1977.)
Despite these promises, we note with anguish that Indian unemployment is triple the national average; that Indians suffer with the lowest individual and family incomes in our country; that one in three Indian families lives in poverty; that Indian health standards are substandard, housing inadequate and life expectancies almost seven years lower than non-lndians; that boarding schools are used in the educational process to the detriment of Indian culture and family structure; that Indian women have been routinely sterilized without informed consent.
Furthermore, trust relations with almost one hundred tribes have been unjustly terminated by the Federal Government during the 1950's. while one hundred and thirty tribes have never been recognized by the Federal Government, in callous disregard for obligations accepted by the United States Government in exchange for tribal lands.
We Resolve, therefore, that the CCAR opposes all legislation such as H.R. 9054 (95th Congress) "Native American Equal Opportunity Act." which would force assimilation of Native Americans. abrogate all treaties and take away their culture, close hospitals, schools and housing projects, end hunting and fishing rights, steal land and water rights, terminate reservations, and the sovereign relationship between Indian Nations and the Federal Government.
We oppose all attempts to divest the tribes of the remains of their once vast lands and resources to make them available for private or public exploitation.
Therefore, we call upon the President and the Congress of the United States to live up to the moral and ethical responsibility of the people of the United States to honor the promises of the treaties and agreements entered into with the native peoples of this country.
We call upon the President and Congress to develop a Cabinet level Department of Indian Affairs to administer functions now performed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Services and agencies within the departments of Justice and the Interior. Such a department would be dedicated to the principles of Indian self-determination and would recognize Indian tribes as sovereign political bodies, taking renewed steps to alleviate nutritional deficiencies and improve health and educational delivery systems. It would foster Indian economic development, self-sufficiency and cultural survival. Through an Office of Trust Rights Protection it would carry out the federal government's responsibility for protecting, enforcing and enhancing Indian trust rights and reducing the conflict of interests within the executive agencies.
We call upon our own Conference to join with responsible organizations and individuals to assist the Indian people in their struggle for justice in the face of renewed threats to their sovereignty, land, resources and culture.
We further call upon our representatives to the Commission on Justice and Peace of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and Union of American Hebrew Congregations to develop widespread awareness of the issues pertaining to Native Americans through development and dissemination of educational materials.


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