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Stivers School for the Arts
Stivers School for the Arts is a public arts magnet school – Grades 7 through 12
Established in 1908
Welcome to Stivers School for the Arts. We offer programs in the arts, as well as a full range of quality academics. Stivers School for the Arts is the only public school in the Dayton City School District that has been designated as a grade 7-12 school. Students enter Stivers at the 7th grade level by audition and make a full six-year commitment.
Stivers has a rigorous academic program that consistently produces test scores that far exceed all other schools in the district. Stivers' state report card is similar to that of high-performing suburban schools. Stivers is a prime example of how participation in the Arts enhances academic performance.

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Mary Caldwell
gift announced at Alumni Awards Dinner
Excerpts from a presentation during the 2010 Alumni Awards
Mary Caldwell was a public relations professor in the School of
Journalism and Mass Communications from 1978 - 2000. At her retirement,
she was named Professor Emeritus. She died on August 29, 2009. In
life, Mary made a positive impact on her students and colleagues.
Her influence will continue in perpetuity to the school she loved,
thanks to a generous yet simple provision in her will to the J-school.
Mary's $600,000 gift is designated to supporting the advancement
of SJMC
faculty and student development.


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Looking for McD to break out all the stops, but we'll see what happens – it's not like we've been disappointed before – but for the 70,000 or so headed in through the gates – we've been disappointed before.
Kickoff is set – the buffet line is growing faster than Oprah's chin and I'm pretty sure most of my pics are getting blown out of the water… man, I love Sundays.
Be sure to refresh for all the latest madness
1st Quarter
What do you know - Orton and Co. come out firing – and it works… eight plays, 80-yards in less than three minutes and Denver draws first blood with a 17-yard toss to Moreno. Thinking about it – I can't remember the last time Denver scored a TD on their opening drive… rare occasions like this really pump the crowd – we'll see how long the party lasts. Either way it was nice to see them make a statement early…
KC comes out and tests the waters – still trying to comprehend how this team is 5-3 in the division. Cassal moves the chains but come up empty short of midfield… Broncos field the punt at their own 18.
Hey, this scoring in the first quarter idea seems to be catching on – too bad they hadn't thought of it earlier. Orton's on fire – nice mix of ground and air and they're carving it up. Nine plays and 82-yards later and the Broncos are looking at a sweet 14 point lead thanks to Brandon Lloyd and a six-yard reception.
Chiefs look shell shocked … (we've seen that look before here in Denver)
Putting it out for the Broncos "D" – Chiefs second drive of the afternoon produces jack – three and out and Denver looks to keep the music going. Crowd is really into this one – then again it's easy to have fun when your team actually accomplishes something. Right now they're having fun…
Third time and the charm continues thanks to a nice Eddie Royal return the Broncos get a short field at their own 47. Two plays later and it's Jabar Gaffney making the highlight reel with a spectacular diving catch in the end zone.
Three drives – three touchdown passes and even the media looks puzzled…
Chiefs challenge the catch – no such luck. In fact, no luck at all for the Chiefs – replay equipment is not working properly – when it rains it pours, and pours and pours. Quarter comes to a close with the Broncos holding a sweet 21-0 first quarter lead.
Have I ever typed that before?
2nd Quarter
Best KC field position all day and as the lack of luck would have it – Succop's field goal sails wide right. Starting to rethink my pick on this one… never saw it coming – Broncos take possession on their own 42.
Not sure if I mentioned it but Kyle Orton's my new best friend. Chains keep moving and KC keeps backpedaling. Ball advances to the Chiefs one-yard line, which naturally brings out Tebow Time.
Like anyone couldn't see this coming – savior on the scramble, untouched into the end zone and the madness continues 28-0. You couldn't have scripted this game any better.
It's reached the point that I'm actually starting to feel sorry for KC.
(Part Two) Have I ever typed that before?
Short sign of life – Chiefs are down to the Denver 8-yard line thanks in part to a Mario Hagan roughing call (wicked lay out on Jamaal Charles). Short lived – Hagan redeems himself with a Matt Cassel sack while Jason Hunter engrains himself in the community with a 75-yard fumble recovery for the score. Thirty-five to squat and we haven't even reached halftime.
Beer lines must be incredible at this point.
Here we go KC, here we go… complete embarrassment averted. Cassel lights the board with a nine play, 83-yard drive that pretty well seals the first half scoring for the AFC West leaders.
Or so I thought.
Denver takes one more stab in the closing seconds with Matt Prater from 58-yards out – kick falls short and is surprisingly returned by Chiefs SS Eric Berry. Surprising primarily because no one wearing a Broncos jersey gave it a second thought. Berry returns it 87-yards, getting tackled with one-second left on the clock… Chip shot for three and its back to back scores for the Chiefs – Broncos maintain at 35-10 as the quarter closes out.
3rd Quarter
Can KC keep the momentum of back-to-back scores rolling? Can Cassel catch fire and at least partially erase the facial they've endured over the past two quarters? Can they actually make a game out of it?
Apparently not.
Three and out gives way to ANOTHER Broncos touchdown drive – Ten plays, 60-yards and Tim Tebow grabs his very first NFL touchdown toss, albeit from 3-yards out.
We're only part way through the third and Denver's backup QB already has one rushing touchdown and one passing touchdown – Tebow Nation is alive and kicking with a 42-10 lead.
Chiefs respond with their best drive of the afternoon – unfortunately the result doesn't vary from most of their previous drives – Broncos "D" slams the door four straight times on the one-yard line and KC comes up empty. Broncos take possesion and are only 99-yards away from another possible score.
No such luck – even with the Messiah driving the boat. Three and out give way to an extremely short field for KC – who start their drive on the Denver 38. Four plays later it's Cassel out of the shotgun to Dwayne Bowe for the score – Chiefs trim the lead 42-17 and the third winds down to a close.
Wondering if it can get any colder here in the media room? Must be trying to cut back on the heating bill...
4th Quarter
Not quite sure where this Broncos team has been all year, but at least it's nice of them to show up now. Opening drive of the quarter finds my new BFF, Kyle Orton, hitting Brandon Lloyd in the corner of the end zone from 40-yards out. Play is ruled out of bounds but McD throws the challenge.
Somehow the replay equipment has been revived and the call is overturned – Broncos touchdown and the lead is back up to… uh… you figure it out, I lost count. I guess a 49-17 margin in favor of the Broncos will do that to you.
Gotta give them credit – KC doesn't quit, Cassel's running the gamble and the chains keep moving. Inside the Broncos red zone and Chris Chambers grabs his first touchdown catch of the contest. Two-point conversion falls flat and we're looking at a 49-23 Broncos lead with 6:54 remaining.
On-sides kick by the Chiefs works out perfectly – until they get flagged for an illegal formation. Re-kick and the Broncos will start from KC 42-yard line.
Wow – don't blink. Quickest possession all day – going through the motions it's three and out - giving it back to KC on their own 20 with just over five minutes remaining.
Chiefs' struggles continue – Fourth and fifteen from the 38 falls short and we've got a mass exodus toward warmer grounds. Wish I was smart enough to dress warmer - temperature's dropping like a prom dress. Broncos Nation is delirious – they'll hold on to this one for a while.
Garbage time– and wouldn't you know it… KC scores with ten ticks left. Two-point conversion comes up lame and my fingers are starting to go numb.
Counting it down – counting it down - and it's a final… finally. Broncos take the cake 49-29 and improve (?) to 3-6 for the year, which sadly isn't that bad in the AFC West. Headed to the Locker Room to build a bonfire…. Notes and Quotes to follow.
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When is his name shown and where is the proof? LegendaryFroggy 08:36, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
There is a news report stating his name and employee status, and there is a article about it on the Liberty News website. He is also listed as Eugene Reaper in the games credits. Grand Theft AJ 16:04, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
It says he was only featured in "Three Leaf Clover", but he was seen outside U.L.C.P.'s building in the first mission talking on his phone! MrNaku45 02:30, November 27, 2009 (UTC)
That's not him. The guy's voice sounds WAY different than Reaper's.
I don't know about you guys but I always thought that he looked like Toreno in GTA IV. He had the same look and his voice seemed almost identical. I know it ain't him but they really looked alike. Starship Troopers 17:51, June 11, 2011 (UTC)


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Norman, Okla. – Nebraska's (25-15, 5-8) bid for its third straight win of the week week was put to stop Friday night as No. 11 Oklahoma (28-11, 8-7) took an early lead and took the first game of the series 9-2 at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
Facing the Big 12's top offensive attack, the Sooners tallied 15 hits on five NU pitchers. Oklahoma starter Michael Rocha (8-1) threw a complete game and held Nebraska to its only two runs in the fourth inning. The Huskers produced eight hits off Rocha, but did not create any offense until the fourth when OU had already taken a 5-0 lead.
"We escaped damage in the first and second innings, but we didn't escape damage in the third," head coach Mike Anderson said. "It was a poor outing that way. We'll try to learn from it. I'm glad the kids fought back and had a chance when we made it 5-2. We made some physical errors but there were some mental errors (also). I give Oklahoma credit. They did a very good job tonight, but they didn't force us to make those errors. We forced those errors and we haven't been doing that. Hopefully we can control that tomorrow."
Matt Freeman was chased after 2.0 innings as OU scored one in the first and added four in the third, including a three-run homer to left by Tyler Ogle. Freeman did have a clean second inning, aided by an 8-2 putout from Krietemeier to Burleson to get out Seitzer at the plate and end the frame, keeping OU at one run.
Rocha, meanwhile, went through Nebraska's lineup in order the first time around before the Huskers came alive in the fourth and tagged him for four hits. Kale Kiser singled a full count pitch up the middle to start the inning before Cody Asche and Kash Kalkowski roped back-to-back RBI doubles to make it 5-3 with one out. The Huskers had a chance to chip away further at the Sooner lead, but Chad Christensen hit a grounder to short and could not beat the relay as the Sooners turned a 6-4-3 double play.
Leading 5-2, the Sooners scored a run in the fourth and three more in the fifth off relievers Tom Lemke and Brandon Pierce. Chase Adams and Sean Yost combined to throw the final 2.0 innings and kept OU off the board.
Farmer, who went 2-for-3, had his 14th multiple hit game of the season, while Kiser also went 2-for-4 to give the duo half of Nebraska's hit total.
Nebraska will look to even the series when the three-game set continues Saturday afternoon. First pitch is at 2 p.m
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|Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods; Public Meeting
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|Mrs. Carreen Blankenship
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| 1) Gluten-Free should mean there is NO trace of gluten in the food, as well as no trace of wheat, gluten, etc. in the manufacturing of the food.
2) I identify foods that are gluten-free by first looking for the CSA trademark, then checking my CSA product listing, if I don't find the item listed, then I contact the company and request the information. We spend at least 30-45 minutes per grocery visit determining what is Gluten- free, that doesn't count all the many phone calls, websites, etc. that I check into from home.
3)Less than 15% of the foods we purchase actually say 'Gluten-free.' Those items are flours, cereals, pastas and some Mission products.
4) Yes, we ALWAYS purchase the items that do say Gluten-free whenever they are available. I feel safer knowing that the company has researched the FDA regulations and knows the perimeters for which products can be marked as Gluten-free.
5) As for varying degrees of whether or not a product is considered Gluten-free, I want it to be more black and white than that. It either has Gluten in it or it doesn't and it is either manufactured on equipment that processes wheat products or it isn't.
***If the FDA makes changes to the labeling of Gluten-free foods, it will benefit not only the Celiacs of today, but also the Celiacs of tomorrow.


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There is a Reaper, whose name is Death,
And, with his sickle keen,
He reaps the bearded grain at a breath,
And the flowers that grow between.
"Shall I have naught that is fair?" saith he;
"Have naught but the bearded grain?
Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me,
I will give them all back again."
He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes,
He kissed their drooping leaves;
It was for the Lord of Paradise
He bound them in his sheaves.
"My Lord has need of these flowerets gay,"
The Reaper said, and smiled;
"Dear tokens of the earth are they,
Where he was once a child.
"They shall all bloom in fields of light,
Transplanted by my care,
And saints, upon their garments white,
These sacred blossoms wear."
And the mother gave, in tears and pain,
The flowers she most did love;
She knew she should find them all again
In the fields of light above.
O, not in cruelty, not in wrath,
The Reaper came that day;
'T was an angel visited the green earth,
And took the flowers away.
Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poem: 4.
The Reaper and the Flowers
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Strawberry Letter- Let The Wrong Head Speak For Me
Dear Steve and Shirley,
I have been friends with this woman for a little over six years. We met at work and quickly became friends, but we didn't hang out because she was married and that is not cool to me. We all got closer and they made me the Godfather of their son, but for whatever reason the father became more and more distant and she seemed to get more and more dependent on me. He would be home and she would need to run errands. They would ask if I could watch their son and she would go out and I would babysit. The marriage ended about 19 months ago and I was there through all the tears, the hurt and the anger. The father is MIA, and so I do things with my Godson. I love hanging out with the little man. People at the mall, Wal-Mart and around town think he is my son. Last weekend he and I went to the Bobcats game in Charlotte we got back to town about 1 am. She came to the door in her robe, not like my mom's robe it was a satin one that fell at the middle of the thigh. She said that it was late and that I look tired, so I should just spend the night and I can sleep in the guest room. I won't tell you that one thing led to another bit because I had that feeling, you know. We had sex and it was really good, but I am really not feeling her like that. Yes, I love her but we have been friends so long. I would continue to have sex with her, but I can't because since then she has been clingy and inquisitive. How do I remove that without expelling myself from little man's life? He is not my son, but I feel like he is. I was thinking with the wrong body part!


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This course will cover composition techniques developed and used during the historical period between the end of WWII and present. It will include four major units:
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There will be a number of required readings (articles by Boulez, Cage, Stockhausen, Xenakis, etc.) which will be discussed in class. Participation in such discussins will count toward the final grade.
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Ok, that's what I thought. Phase switch sounds cool! And odd:p
This instrument really got me GASing for a custom carvin of my own. Really digging the v220 model aswell. Or another ultra v with the round edges.
Never seen a Carvin over here in Sweden also. Nice owning this one:)
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A Student Everywhere
Megan Frazee is one of many academic standouts on the Liberty women's basketball team, an aptitude evidenced by her 3.92 GPA as a kinesiology major. The junior guard/forward is also a student of the game, who received some important lessons during May 2007, when she was invited to participate in the USA Basketball Women's National Team Trials. The knowledge Frazee imparted from the Trials has proven beneficial to her individually and to the Lady Flames collectively, thus far during the 2007-08 season.
Basketball training began at a young age for Frazee and sisters Molly and Moriah. Their father, Jim, who played hoops collegiately at Hanover College, taught and encouraged his three daughters as they developed an interest in roundball. Not only did Jim Frazee begin a process which would eventually land Megan, Molly and Moriah on the Liberty women's basketball team, but he also inspired Megan to continue his legacy.
"I always wanted to follow in my dad's footsteps, as a PE teacher and basketball coach," explained Frazee. "My mom [Tammy] is also a teacher, and I saw the influence she has had on young children. It's a challenging field, but at the same time, it is rewarding."
Before Frazee enters the teaching and coaching profession, she would like to see how far the game of basketball can take her. At 6-3, she possesses uncommon versatility and has excelled on the court for the Lady Flames ever since her 17-point, 10-rebound, five-assist, two-block debut against Virginia Union on Nov. 18, 2005.
Even an ACL injury, which sidelined Frazee for the final 17 games of her freshman season, did not hinder her development. She bounced back with 17.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game a season ago, earning first-team all-Big South and VaSID all-state recognition at season's end. Frazee's sophomore campaign also featured the defining performance of her collegiate career to this point, on Nov. 20, 2006, at Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena.
With the Lady Flames trailing the Cavaliers at halftime, Frazee scored 31 of her 37 points and pulled down nine of her 15 rebounds during the final 20 minutes of play, sparking Liberty to a memorable 75-71 win. The triumph made the Lady Flames the first visiting team ever to come away from John Paul Jones Arena victorious.
Despite Frazee's individual stats, Liberty struggled as a team last season. The Lady Flames lost 12 games and were ousted by Radford in the Big South Championship semifinal round, ending a streak of 10-consecutive conference titles. The team's difficulties were especially perplexing, because the entire Liberty roster and coaching staff had returned from the 2005-06 season, which saw the Lady Flames win 25 contests and advance to the NCAA Tournament.
Then, Frazee received a timely phone call from USA Basketball, inviting her to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. There, she would have the opportunity to participate in the USA Basketball Women's National Team Trials, along with 44 other collegiate women's basketball players. At stake were spots on the USA roster for the U21 World Championships and the Pan American Games.
Frazee and Liberty head coach Carey Green flew out to Colorado for the Trials in May and both were able to use the weekend as a learning experience. Frazee did not make either USA squad, but still counts the four-day Trials as valuable.
"It was a neat experience, getting to go out and play against some of the top players in the nation," Frazee stated. "It's not an everyday occurrence. I count it as a privilege.
"I learned a lot of things I can work on in my game. One of the biggest things is that they played me a lot down low and tried to get me to be more physical around the basket."
Despite her size, Frazee was not accustomed to such an assignment, preferring to handle the ball and shoot from the perimeter. The Xenia, Ohio, native did shoot a Big South-best 41 percent from behind the three-point arc as a sophomore, but she and Green both realized she would create even more matchup problems for opposing defenses with a refined post game as well. Frazee would also be more likely to get to the foul line, where she is a proficient free throw shooter.
Frazee's education as a post player continued upon her return to Lynchburg. During preseason individual workouts, she spent half of her time doing guard drills and the other half working with the team's post players.
"I battled with [sisters] Molly, Moriah and [redshirt freshman] Avery [Warley] quite a bit under the basket," recalled Frazee. "I gained confidence getting the ball down low, and it gave me more options as a basketball player."
The first major test of Frazee's new-look offensive game came Nov. 25 at Xavier, in the championship contest of the National City Xavier Invitational against the host Musketeers. And she passed with flying colors.
Xavier, the defending Atlantic 10 Conference champion, held an 11-point lead just after halftime. Frazee then began to attack the basket with regularity, taking the ball right at 6-5 Amber Harris, one of the nation's top shot blockers.
The Liberty junior made nine of her 13 second-half field goal attempts, most of which came from close range, and knocked down all three of her charity tosses. When all was said and done, she had scored 21 of her 28 points after the break and helped engineer a 61-56 triumph in front of a sizable contingent of fans from her home state.
More of the same has followed for Frazee, who has tallied an increasing percentage of her 17 points per game in the interior and from the free throw stripe. The junior's free throw percentage has hovered around 90 percent all season, and she has separate streaks of 19 and 18-consecutive made foul shots to her credit.
This time around, Frazee's individual success has correlated with team achievement. In addition to Liberty's victory at Xavier, the Lady Flames also recorded their first-ever win over James Madison and are off to their best start in 10 years.
Frazee explained some of the other keys to Liberty's hot start to the 2007-08 season, "Defense is not necessarily something we focused on exclusively during the preseason, but we have played well. It's taken a while, but everyone has come together and realized the importance of our system.
"We're playing with more confidence this season, we are more mentally tough and we are more experienced. There's more of a sense of wanting it out on the court, building off our team motto - 'Earn it.'"
The Lady Flames' final exam will come at the Big South Championship, to be contested March 14-16 in Asheville, N.C. In the meantime, the education will continue for Frazee and teammates. So far, the interim reports have come back positive.
Paul Carmany is an assistant athletics media relations director for Liberty University who covers women's basketball.


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Patons Look at Me! yarn featured in Booklet 500927 has been discontinued. Patons Astra yarn is featured in pdf pattern download (May 2009).
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Patons Astra (50 g/1.75 oz)
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~ "If you're lost in the woods and you feel like you're walking in circles, you probably are." ~ Discovery News
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According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the
He added, "We can't be satisfied because our goal was never to just keep on working to get back to where we were back in 2007." So according to Obama, his goal was never to just keep working to get back to where we were in 2007, a day when we had 4,805,000 jobs more than we have currently. "I want to get back to a time when middle-class families and those working to get into the middle class have some basic security," he said. We are left to wonder what time that was – the 1920's, 50's, 60's, 80's, 90's, or the 2000's. But based on the latest jobs report, that time could have been any year prior to Obama's term.
Returning to December of 2007, the month the last known recession began, and applying the Economic Policy Institute's (EPI) estimate — that we need to create a minimum of 127,000 jobs each and every month to keep up with population growth — we discover that the jobs deficit, since then, has grown to 11,790,000. The deficit stood at 5,165,000 jobs when Obama was inaugurated, and has since grown by an additional 6,625,000. So does that sound like, "a step in the right direction?"
As you can see graphically in the chart above, the jobs deficit has little changed since left-wing Economist Paul Krugman's December of 2009 assessment. According to Krugman, to be meaningful, the economy needed to add 300,000 jobs a month, from the end of Obama's 11th month in office, through December of 2014. But since then, as shown in the corresponding table, the jobs deficit hasn't decreased at all.
Last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
New Jobs Benchmark
When we tweak Krugman's December 2009 benchmark with the latest figures, we discover that to be meaningful, the number of jobs needed to return to more or less full employment by December of 2014, or within 2 ½ years is now 520,000 jobs a month, as follows:
In order to keep up with population growth, we would need to create 127,000 jobs times 30 months, or 3,810,000. Add in the need to make up for lost ground and we're at around 15,600,000 (3,810,000 + 11,790,000) over the next 30 months — or 520,000 jobs a month.
However, if we just simply write-off Barack Obama's last 3 ½ years as a foolish, but costly experiment, and extend the target date out another 5 years, or through June of 2017, then we come up with 323,500 jobs a month, as follows:
In order to keep up with population growth, we would need to create 127,000 jobs times 60 months, or 7,620,000. Add in the need to make up for lost ground and we're at around 19,410,000 (7,620,000 + 11,790,000) over the next 60 months — or 323,500 jobs a month.
In other words, we aren't moving in the right direction, we're going in circles. Since the economy now needs to create 520,000 each and every month to be on a track towards full employment within 2 ½ years, or 323,500 jobs each and every month to be on track towards full employment within 5 years, Obama's record of 80,000 jobs in June has only pushed us farther away from the mark. In fact, as I alluded to above, instead of heading towards full-employment, we are currently on track towards increasing the jobs deficit by another 3,120,000 jobs over the next 5 years.
The Bottom Line: As each month passes in which fewer than 127,000 jobs are created, the goal of full employment is pushed farther away. When Barack Obama was sworn into office, the
Photo Credit: Mr. Barlow's Blog - Are you going round in circles?
Data: Worksheet on Google Docs
Related: The Real Jobs Deficit | Moving in the wrong direction.


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The Arizona agency tasked with training 15,000 law officers to enforce the state's controversial new illegal immigration law has asked federal authorities for assistance, but administration officials say it is unclear whether the government will help.
Lyle Mann, executive director of the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, says federal assistance is "critical" to what he describes as an unprecedented effort to prepare officers as soon as this summer to enforce the law, which gives local police authority to identify and arrest illegal immigrants.
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"Participation by federal authorities is critical in ascertaining how to implement a standard of enforcement," says Mann, who made the request through the Department of Homeland Security's division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., has urged the Obama administration "not to cooperate with the state of Arizona in its implementation and execution." In an April 23 letter to Obama, he called the law a "serious overstep of state authority in federal issues."
The legislation, signed Friday by Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, requires police to "determine the immigration status of a person during any legitimate contact made by an official or agency of the state … if reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the U.S." There are an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona, state records show.
Brewer and other supporters, including Joe Arpaio, sheriff of metro Phoenix's sprawling Maricopa County, say the measure provides another tool to counter illegal immigration.
Opponents, including Democrat Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, say the law is "racist" and encourages racial profiling.
The measure takes effect 90 days after the state Legislature adjourns. With adjournment perhaps a week away, Mann says he may have to develop a curriculum and train all of the state's 15,000 police, sheriff's deputies, highway patrol officers and investigators by Aug. 1.
"Ninety days (to train officers) may be asking the impossible," says Democrat Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, a member of the training board and critic of the law. "There are a huge number of very serious questions to be answered here, and 90 days is laughable."
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Tornadoes are a particularly devastating natural hazard that affect communities across the United States, particularly the Midwest and South. They are unique from an engineering point-of-view due to their very low probability of occurrence but often highly destructive consequences. The 2011 season was particularly devastating to the Southeastern portion of the U.S. This paper presents a single case study of a 2012 tornado that struck a single large rural light-frame wood house with an unconventional roof system. A fragility methodology was used as a tool to probabilistically study the loss of the roof system, and bound an Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale rating of the tornado. The tornado was initially rated as an EF3 tornado by the U.S. National Weather Service. However, following a detailed site inspection verified with numerical structural models, the tornado was downgraded to an EF2 tornado. As expected, the use of nail connections in a roof-to-wall connection resulted in a weaker link compared to a hurricane clip. The approach presented in this paper can be used as a supplement to the EF rating provided by U.S. National Weather Service meteorologists when unusual conditions in either the structure or surroundings exists.
On average, more than 1000 tornadoes are reported annually nationwide; however, regions in the Midwest and South experience a very high frequency of tornadoes [
One of the most destructive and deadly tornado years in U.S. history was 2011 which set numerous records. Several studies focusing on that season as a whole have been presented in papers over the last year [
The literature is substantial with meteorological and structural engineering studies focusing on the formation and occurrence of tornadoes, tornado dynamics, wind pressure distribution, and missile risk analysis [
Light-frame wood construction comprises the majority (approximately 90%) of the residential building stock in the U.S. [
In early 2012 a winter tornado struck a two-story, single family house near the Koffman area of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, in the Southeastern United States. After the building was hit by the tornado, a very thorough site investigation was conducted by the authors to determine the manner in which the roof system failed. This structure is used as an illustrative example in this paper to demonstrate the application of the fragility methodology to probabilistically study loss of a roof system in a residential wood-frame structure under tornado loads. In addition, fragilities can be used as a supplement to the Enhanced Fujita (EF) ratings provided by National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists when unique structural (or other) conditions exist.
When subjected to wind loads, structures experience simultaneous uplift and lateral forces, as shown in
Wind forces on a structure.
The effect of straight line winds on structures has been studied extensively and has led to the development of the current design provisions [
More specifically, Haan
The probability of a function or a limit state subjected to loading can be expressed as
The fragility of a structural system or component is often modeled using a lognormal distribution [
Suite of fragilities for illustration.
On January 23, 2012 a tornado touched down near the intersection of Alabama Hwy 171 and Koffman Ranch Rd. and struck a single family residence located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It started around 2:42 am and ended at 2:43 am with a damage path length of approximately 0.74 km (0.46 miles) and a damage width of 366 m (400 yards) at its widest point [
Properties of the structure.
|Properties of the structure
|Plan dimension
|7.3 m × 7.9 m (24.0 ft × 26.0 ft)
|No. of stories
|Roof type
|mono slope
|Roof slope
|3:12 ( ~13◦)
|Roof framing spacing
|0.4 m o.c. (16" o.c.)
|0.9 m (3 ft)
Building plan and elevation (All dimensions are given in meters).
As mentioned previously, a detailed site inspection was conducted to investigate the loss of the roof system for the structure.
Site plan and damage overview.
The Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale [
Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale for tornado damage.
|EF Scale
|EF rating
|3 Second gust, Km/h (mph)
|105–138 (65–85)
|139–178 (86–110)
|179–219 (111–135)
|220–267 (136–165)
|268–322 (166–200)
|Over 323 (200)
As mentioned previously, uplift forces on a structure are transferred from roof sheathing to roof-to-wall connections and then to the foundation. A continuous vertical load path is important for structural stability. The vertical load path is analogous to a series system, meaning that these elements define the full vertical load path from roof to foundation. Since the roof sheathing and the walls did not sustain any significant damage based on visual inspection, the roof-to-wall connection failure was determined to be the main cause of failure. Therefore, fragilities were developed for this component of the vertical load path under the calculated uplift forces. To perform a fragility analysis, the limit states must be defined and statistics for different parameters are obtained.
Wind induced uplift forces can result in failure of the roof-to-wall connections. Structural performance of the roof-to-wall connection is influenced by three main parameters: dead load, wind load, and resistance, thus the limit state can be written as
Wind loading on a structure can be expressed using the following equation [
For the purpose of reliability analysis, each of the variables defined in Equations 4 and 5 are treated as random variables determined using information provided by Ellingwood and Tekie [
The internal pressure condition is assumed to remain "enclosed" throughout the entire analysis. A "partially enclosed" condition is assumed to occur only if elements of the building envelope, such as doors or windows, are breached. In this case, the building envelope is assumed to remain intact. The analysis performed by Haan
Summary of wind load statistics.
|Distribution type
|Tornado wind amplificationFactor-MWFRS
|partially enclosed
|Exposure C
|deterministic (1.0)
|deterministic (1.0)
|deterministic (1.0)
* values based on [
The dead load is defined as the self-weight of the members and is assumed to be constant in time. Dead load statistics are summarized in
Summary of dead load statistics.
|Summary of dead load statistics
|Connection type
|Roof-to-wall connection
|0.717 kPa
|(15 psf)
|Distribution type
Two types of roof-to-wall connections were observed during the site inspection, (5)10d and H3 hurricane clips. In the first type of connection, 10d common nails (3.76 mm (0.148 inch) diameter × 76 mm (3 in.) long) were used to connect the joists to the top plate of the exterior walls. In the second type, the joists were connected to the interior wall using an H3 hurricane clip; a schematic for this type of connection is shown in. This hardware is installed per manufacturer recommendations. The ultimate capacity of an H3 hurricane clip was not specifically known, only the design capacity. However, the ultimate and design capacities for an H2.5 hurricane clip were both known. Therefore, the ultimate capacity of the H3 clip was computed by multiplying its design capacity by the ratio of the ultimate to design capacity of the H2.5 clip. Overstrength consistency was assumed from the product manufacturer. In a similar manner, for (5)10d roof-to-wall connection, the mean capacity was obtained using the data for (2)16d fasteners. In both cases, Spruce-Pine-Fir (SPF) was used in the analysis. This procedure of using the ratio is explained Equation 6. The combined capacity and then the coefficient of variation (COV) for the combined section is presented in Equation 7. Specifically, the combined connection statistics were obtained by statistically combining the capacities of the H3 clip and the (5)10d connection. The mean was obtained by summing the means and the variance was obtained by taking the square root of the sum of the squares of variances for all the connections. This is possible since they are being modeled as normal variables. This is then used in developing the fragility for the combined resistance of these connections. The statistics for roof-to-wall connections used in the analysis are provided in
Roof-to-wall connection resistance statistics.
|Connection type
|Distribution type
|H3 clip
|5.12 kN
|Equation 6 and [
|(1150.2 lbs)
|(5)10d toe nails
|1.56 kN
|(351.6 lbs)
|8.2 kN
|Equation 7
|(1805.4 lbs)
Joist connection to the top plates.
Roof uplift pressure.
Loading conditions considered for fragility analysis (
Fragilities for all three different conditions are shown in
Fragilities for roof-to-wall connection.
Recall that fragilities are often modeled as lognormal distributions; therefore, the lognormal parameters of these fragilities are given in
Lognormal parameters for roof-to-wall connections.
|Connection Type
As seen in
Roof failure mechanism.
The results indicate the importance of construction methods and practices on the performance of a structure under natural hazards loading such as a moderate tornado. Use of nail connections proved to be the weaker link in a roof-to-wall connection in comparison to a hurricane clip as one would expect. The tornado resulted in the loss of the roof system as well as other significant financial losses.
This paper presented a systematic assessment of the loss of a roof system in a two-story residential wood frame residential building that was impacted by a winter tornado in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. A site inspection was conducted following the tornado and the roof-to-wall connection failure was determined to be the main cause of failure. Fragilities were developed for different roof-to-wall connections to determine the manner in which the roof failed. This also provided an insight into the tornado wind speed that resulted in the observed failure and formed the basis for a more quantitative analysis of the EF rating for this particular case study.
Based on the discussion presented in the previous section, an EF2 tornado most likely resulted in the loss of the roof system for the building under consideration. The Enhanced Fujita scale was used to rate the intensity of the tornadoes based on observed damage during the site survey. The tornado was initially rated as an EF3 tornado but following a site inspection by the authors, the tornado rating was downgraded to an EF2 tornado. In specific cases, it may be possible to assist in determining EF ratings using the fragility methodology described herein, particularly when buildings are atypical. It is important to note that the results of this study are probabilistic and quantitative and that there are uncertainties involved in the analysis.
This study demonstrates the application of the fragility methodology in probabilistic assessment of structures against tornado loads with a focus on the roof-to-wall connection component of the vertical load path. Since tornado wind speeds are difficult to measure directly, the EF scale is used to rate the intensity of the tornadoes based on the damage observed. The approach offered in this study can be used as a supplement to the EF ratings.
The first author acknowledges the Garry Neil Drummond Endowed Chair funds at the University of Alabama and the George T. Abell Professorship funds at Colorado State University. Thank you also to colleagues at the National Weather Service for providing the location and their assessment of the tornado to the authors.


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Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 10, 2016
Thousands of protesters marched through central Hong Kong Sunday, demanding the release of five missing booksellers who are feared to have been detained by authorities in mainland China.
The five are from Hong Kong's Mighty Current publishing house, known for books critical of Beijing.
Their disappearance has fuelled fears that freedoms in the semi-autonomous Chinese city are being eroded. The US State Department and European Union have expressed concern.
The latest to vanish is Lee Bo, 65, last seen in Hong Kong on December 30. Three others earlier went missing in southern China and one in Thailand.
Pro-democracy lawmakers, activists and some residents believe Lee was kidnapped in Hong Kong by mainland authorities. They accuse China of trampling on the "One Country, Two Systems" agreement under which Hong Kong has been governed since its return by Britain in 1997.
This is intended to preserve Hong Kong's freedoms and way of life for 50 years. Chinese law enforcers have no right to operate in the city.
"We demand the Chinese government immediately explain the situation of the five and release them," Richard Tsoi, an organiser of the march, told protesters through loudspeakers before the rally started at the city government's headquarters.
"No to political kidnap!" demonstrators shouted, holding up banners reading "Where are they?" as they marched towards China's representative office in Western district.
Organisers said 6,000 people took part while police put the number at 3,500.
The US State Department said Friday it was "disturbed" by the reports of disappearances, while the European Union described the lack of information as "extremely worrying".
The issue has sent shockwaves across Hong Kong as fears grow that Chinese control is tightening.
"We are here to march for freedom and security for the people of Hong Kong," lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan told reporters.
"This is a political kidnap... One Country, Two Systems has been damaged."
In 2014 tens of thousands of protesters brought parts of Hong Kong to a standstill for more than two months after Beijing imposed restrictions on planned democratic elections for the city's next leader.
But the protests failed to force any concessions from the authorities.
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Breastfeeding in Public
It seems like this is a big topic lately, at least in my area. What are the community's thoughts on breastfeeding in public? Do you use a cover? Are there places where you won't breastfeed in public?
For me, I breastfeed pretty much everywhere. I've used a cover from time to time, but my babe hates it so trying to use one usually ends up being a bigger spectacle than not covering. I almost always wear a nursing tank under whatever I am wearing, that seems to provide enough modesty without having baby's head covered. Personally, I am supportive of breastfeeding wherever, however you are comfortable.
14th January 2012 03:56 AM #2
When I first started breastfeeding I sometimes used a breastfeeding apron in public (unless I was with other breastfeeding mums). As time went on I got more confident. My baby also doesn't really like to be covered up whilst feeding now he is 12 months old. I still sometimes use specially designed breastfeeding tops if I'm going to be in a really busy place with no quiet corners! I think it's a beautiful sight to see women breastfeeding in public.
14th January 2012 09:18 AM #3
With my first baby I was not confident at first to breastfeed my son in public - I preferred to feed him in the baby's room in shopping centres. That was 22 years ago so there were not many decent facilities available at the time, - so on many occasions I had no choice but to feed where we were. My confidence grew as time went a long (though I was always waiting for a confrontation - which thankfully never happened). By baby number two I breastfeed where ever we were - restaurants, public transport, the park etc.
I now see women often breastfeeding in public - which is fantastic. Breastfeeding is not something to be hidden away. Breastfeeding is becoming more acceptable - though occasionally you'll still get a media story where a breastfeeding mother was kicked out of a bus or restaurant which is sad.
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I definitely agree that it is becoming more acceptable. I live in an extremely conservative area, but hardly anyone seems to notice when I breastfeed out in public. I have started to see more mum's nursing in public in the last few years, which I think is great. =D
I certainly got more comfortable/confident with every child !
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I think that mums should be able to breastfeed their babies wherever they are. I know there are still many women that are uncomfortable with breastfeeding in public and will not do it, but I do think it is important for breastfeeding to be viewed as something normal and natural. I have heard a few media stories of women being asked to leave for breastfeeding in public, but I am hopeful that it is becoming more accepted. I was a bit nervous trying to breastfeed my first in public. Now I will breastfeed anywhere my baby needs to eat, and I do not usually cover up. I do use tops that are easy to pull down or I wear layers, and I do breastfeed discretely in a baby carrier.


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CBS' Jen Sabatelle says the network has no comment. Neither Johnson nor his representative could be reached for comment so far.
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Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe north of the Balkan Peninsula on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to the northeast, and Bulgaria to the south.
At 238,391 square kilometers (92,043 sq mi), Romania is the ninth largest of the European Union by area, and has the seventh largest population of the European Union with 21.5 million people. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, the sixth largest city in the EU with about two million people.
Romania Facts
- Location: Southeastern Europe bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
- Size: Slightly smaller than Oregon with a total of 238,397 square kilometers. It is the 82nd largest country in the world.
- Population: 21,959,278 (53rd most populous country in the world)
- 54% of the population lives in urban areas.
- In 2005, 25% of the population was below the poverty line.
- Language: Romanian
- 97% of population is literate
- Government: Republic
- Capital: Bucharest
- Religion: Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1%.
- More than a quarter of the Romanian population does not have an evangelical fellowship in their community. (38%)
- About 1600 Romanian villages with over 1000 residents does not have an evangelical fellowship.
The History
The Kingdom of Romania emerged when the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia were united under Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza in 1859 under the Hohenzollern monarchy. The independence from the Ottoman Empire was declared on May 9, 1877, and was internationally recognized the following year. At the end of the World War I, Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia united with the Kingdom of Romania. Greater Romania emerged into an era of progression and prosperity that would continue until World War II. By the end of the War, many north-eastern areas of Romania's territories were occupied by the Soviet Union, and Romania became a socialist republic and member of the Warsaw Pact.
With the fall of the Iron Curtain and the 1989 Revolution, Romania started a series of political and economic reforms. After a decade of post-revolution economic problems, Romania made economic reforms and joined the European Union on January 1, 2007. Romania is now an upper-middle income country with high human development, although within the European Union, Romania's income level remains one of the lowest.
Romania also joined NATO on March 29, 2004, and is also a member of the Latin Union, of the Francophonie, of the OSCE and of the United Nations, as well as an associate member of the CPLP. Today, Romania is a unitary parliamentary republic.
The Need
According to a government census, nearly 2,500 Romanian children are living in the streets and sewers, and 100,000 live in some form of institutional care in state orphanages, group homes, and various forms of foster care. In addition there are tens of thousands of other children that live below the poverty level.
There have been numerous attempts to improve the child welfare system as Romania entered into the European Union in 2007. Unfortunately there still appear to be signs of abuse, neglect, and indifference much of which can be attributed to poverty, inadequate education, and under or unemployment.


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Project Homeless Connect Leading the Initiative To Establish Homeless Court in Santa Cruz
Time for a New Model of Social Justice
Historically, "homeless courts" or "community courts" have met with a very cautious reception among homeless advocates. One of the first such programs was created in 2007 by then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom who pushed for the court after a visit to Manhattan's Midtown Community Court. Offenders in that court, including minor misdemeanants and subway fare evaders, were offered the chance to have their crimes wiped from their records in exchange for participating in social services or performing community service. The model was first applied in the Tenderloin as a place to tackle quality-of-life crimes such as camping on sidewalks and public urination and initially drew scorn from homeless advocates who said it would criminalize homeless people.
Although that criticism has softened somewhat over the years, a measured approach to the concept is still warranted. Project Homeless Connect, which has organized and hosted the one-day homeless services fair in Santa Cruz for the past five years, believes that the time is right for consideration of such a court in Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz County. There are many reasons why this social justice model would provide substantial benefits to our local homeless community. Here are just a few:
For many members of the Santa Cruz homeless community, the challenges of a chronic physical or mental disability are not the only obstacles to getting their lives back together. Some have accumulated hundreds or even thousands of dollars in fines they cannot afford to pay. These fines are the result of citations for infractions, most often for violation of vehicle codes or city ordinances. Others are the chronically homeless who have received numerous illegal camping tickets from years of sleeping in public spaces in violation of the local ban on this activity.
A smaller number of people experiencing homelessness have outstanding fines or open cases related to lower level misdemeanors such as vagrancy, disorderly conduct or public intoxication. As a practical matter, these unpaid fines and unresolved dispositions create insurmountable obstacles to finding gainful employment, securing financial aid, qualifying for permanent housing or getting medical and/or behavioral health care. The program proposed by Project Homeless Connect is designed to address these challenges.
The Project Connect Homeless Court Program is modeled after Project Clean Slate offered by the County of Santa Cruz some years ago and would be a court of "good dispositions" for our homeless participants. The current working model provides for a sitting Judge or Commissioner designated by the Presiding Judge of the Santa Cruz County Superior Court to hear and dispose of cases that come before him or her. The Judge would be assisted by a Clerk of the Court designated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Santa Cruz County Superior Court. A Deputy District Attorney with full authority to dispose of "low level" misdemeanor cases would represent the District Attorney's Office. The deputy would also be authorized to set aside unpaid fines on closed cases and make recommendations related to community service options. A Public Defender or an Advocate from the Homeless Persons Legal Assistance Project would provide Pro Bono legal assistance to participants.
This program is now in the conceptual stage and PHC hopes to gather together representatives from the Santa Cruz County Superior Court, the District Attorney and Public Defender Offices, the Clerk of the Court, Homeless Legal Advocates and the Homeless Services Center to work together to develop the framework for a successful program. It is the hope of Project Homeless Connect and its community partners that this program will encourage participants to make good choices in the future and provide them with more options for "positive outcomes".
But the program participants are not the only potential beneficiaries of this program. Local courts and court administration will also benefit in terms of reduced court calendaring as well as the personnel and resource expenditures that can be saved by giving our participants an opportunity to return to lives lived "outside" of the criminal justice system. And, in a perfect world, the monies saved could be applied to much needed but severely underfunded services for our homeless community; adequate shelter space being foremost among them.
Although the first session of any functioning homeless court is still several months away, PHC and its collaborative partners believe that the benefits accruing to the homeless community, the court system and the community at large are well worth the effort. The time is right for a new holistic approach to justice that helps homeless people realize their potential and enables them to lead fulfilling lives as active contributors to their community. Whether it is in the name of social justice or criminal justice or restorative justice, the Project Connect Homeless Court Program will advance human justice for those in our community experiencing homelessness.
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(Nov. 10, 2010) On November 8, 2010, the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, announced that an expert panel will be established to lead a national discussion on recognizing indigenous people in Australia's Constitution. The panel will be tasked with undertaking consultation and providing advice by the end of 2011 on options for amending the Constitution, with a referendum on the issue to be held within the next three years. (Joint Press Release, Prime Minister, Attorney-General, and Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples in the Constitution (Nov. 8, 2010), http://www.pm.gov.au/node/6997.)
In announcing the panel and referendum, the Prime Minister said that following the formal apology to indigenous people issued by the government last year,
Now is the right time to take the next step and recognise in the Australian Constitution the first peoples of our nation.
And we certainly believe that constitutional recognition is an important step to building trust and respect.
It's an important step to building an acknowledgment that the first peoples of our nation have a unique and special place. (James Massola & Joe Kelly, Referendum to Be Held on Indigenous Recognition in the Constitution, THE AUSTRALIAN (Nov. 8, 2010), http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/panel-to-pave-the-way-f
The Prime Minister acknowledged that achieving nation-wide consensus on how best to amend the Constitution will be a significant challenge. Of the 44 constitutional referendums held since the federation of Australia in 1901, only eight have been successful. (Press Release, supra.) Section 128 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act requires that, in order to be successful, a referendum must gain the majority of the votes nationally, as well as a majority of votes in a majority of states. (Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, Parliament of Australia: Senate website, http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/general/constitution/index.htm (last reviewed May 21, 2003).) "I'm certain that, if this referendum is not successful, there will not be another like it," Gillard said. (Gillard Announces Indigenous Referendum, THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (Nov. 8, 2010), http://www.smh.com.au/national/gillard-announces-indigenous-referendum-2
Work towards constitutional recognition of indigenous people was part of the agreement between the Labor Party and the Green Party following the August 21, 2010 election. However, Gillard said that a referendum on the issue also had support across the political spectrum. (Massola & Kelly, supra.) A key part of the discussion is likely to be whether there should only be reference to indigenous people in the preamble to the Constitution, or whether there should also be a specific clause that accords more detailed recognition. One indigenous leader said that simply changing the preamble would be "paternalistic" and there should be a substantive section. On the other hand, the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party said she was not convinced that a recognition clause should be included in the body of the Constitution, indicating that the legal implications of this would need to be carefully considered. (Patricia Karvelas & Joe Kelly, Indigenous Recognition 'Must Be Real': Marcia Langton, THE AUSTRALIAN (Nov. 9, 2010), http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/indigenous-recognition-
The panel will be made up of indigenous and community leaders, constitutional experts, and members of parliament. Nominations are currently being sought, and the panel is expected to be established by the end of this year. Gillard also said that the government wants organizations such as the Australian Human Rights Commission, Reconciliation Australia, and the National Congress of Australia's First People to be closely involved in the consultation process. (Press Release, supra; Massola & Kelly, supra.)


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President Obama says he is exploring four Republican proposals to add to his updated health care plan, according to a letter he sent today to congressional leaders.
The GOP ideas -- discussed at last week's bipartisan health care summit -- include expanding the use of fraud investigators disguised as patients to uncover waste and abuse in federal programs such as Medicaid, a proposal made by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Obama also says he's open to bigger pilot programs on possible changes to the rules governing medical malpractice lawsuits, a longtime GOP issue.
Obama also wrote that he is open to the idea of higher Medicaid reimbursements for doctors, as proposed by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. And the president pledged to look at expanded use of health savings accounts, as discussed last week by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. Barrasso and Coburn were among the medical doctor-lawmakers who participated in the summit.
These ideas will be added to the $950 billion plan that Obama proposed last week. Obama will discuss an updated plan Wednesday at the White House.
"After decades of trying, we're closer than we've ever been to making health insurance reform a reality," Obama wrote in his letter. "I look forward to working with you to complete what would be a truly historic achievement."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., described Obama's offer as "a few items inadequately addressed in a 2,700-page bill." He told reporters, "I know you all have heard this before, but what we need to do is put the 2,700-page bill on the shelf, start over with a blank piece of paper, and go step-by-step to fix the cost problem."
The president said he would not include other Republican proposals, include their suggestion that health care legislation be approached in a step-by-step fashion.
"I also believe that piecemeal reform is not the best way to effectively reduce premiums, end the exclusion of people with pre-existing conditions or offer Americans the security of knowing that they will never lose coverage, even if they lose or change jobs," he wrote.
Obama noted that his plan deletes proposals that Republicans have attacked in recent weeks. They include exempting the state of Nebraska from Medicaid costs, and maintaining Medicare Advantage benefits from residents of Florida.
House Minority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said the four suggested ideas don't address the high costs and increased bureaucracy of the Obama plan, such as the requirement that all Americans buy health insurance.
"If he President simply adds a couple of Republican solutions to a trillion dollar health care package that the American people don't support, it isn't bipartisanship," Cantor said. "It's political cover."
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Gunner Baker + No. 1 Carlisle Dominate in 10-0 Class A Region III Quarterfinal Baseball Victory
LONGVIEW — Gunner Baker was at it again Friday night, much to the chagrin of the Simms Bowie Pirates.
The senior right-hander pitched another gem, hurling a one-hit shutout in top-ranked Carlisle's 10-0 Class A Region III one-game quarterfinal playoff victory at Lobo Field.
Baker struck out 17 and walked four to eclipse the 550-strikeout plateau for his career, according to Carlisle baseball coach Wesley Colley. The win pushed Carlisle's record to 24-1 and Baker's record to 12-0, making him 51-4 for his high school career.
"He's outstanding. He's been pitching good. He pitched good against McLeod last Friday," Colley said. "(Simms Bowie) wanted one game. They knew what they were up against, I think. I'm proud of his performance."
Carlisle plays the winner of Saturday's Game 3 between Cushing and West Sabine, which have split the first two games of their 1A Region III quarterfinal series Thursday and Friday. Game 3 starts at 2 p.m. Saturday in Huntington.
Bowie contained Carlisle's offense for four innings, staying within 2-0 entering the fifth inning. But the Tribe scored three five-inning runs and four sixth-inning runs to blow the game open. Carlisle added another run in the top of the seventh for the 10-run margin.
Carlisle's Jaylan Holland was 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs, while Caleb Colley was 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, three runs scored, and two stolen bases.
Wesley Colley said Bowie left-handed starter Ryan Williams kept the Indians off balance for a few innings, but the Carlisle bats eventually got going.
"We had a lot of hits with two outs and I was really proud of our kids just sitting in their, being patient, and driving the baseball," coach Colley said. "Just an all-around good game."
Clay Allphin doubled twice and scored twice. Ben Goss drove in two runs, while Gunner Baker and Ty Baker had one RBI apiece. Gunner Baker scored twice. Leadoff hitter Shadow Sanders walked three times and stole three bases.
"I felt a little pressure tonight because everything rests on one game, but I knew that if we played like we're capable it wasn't going to make a difference," Colley said. "I would've rather had a 2 out of 3. That's what I flipped for and I lost it. It is what it is. You've gotta go with what you've got."


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Golfer hopes saga lands him on right course
When Dylan Dethier was traveling with his older brother late last spring, he pondered what to do now that he had graduated from high school.
"I had thought of maybe working for the PGA Tour or working as a caddie. Eventually we narrowed it down to between traveling around the country or playing golf," Dethier says.
The 3-handicapper did both.
Dethier had been accepted to Williams College, a Division III school in Williamstown, Mass., where his brother, Evan, is a junior on the skiing team and his father, David, is a professor of geology and mineralogy. But Dylan opted to defer enrollment. His plan is to play a round of golf in each of the 48 contiguous states and improve his game so he can play for Williams next season.
Dethier is blogging his experiences at eighteeninamerica.blogspot.com.
"I never really felt the need to get out," he says. "A lot of people have said that I'm trying to find myself. All I see this as is an opportunity to explore the country."
Dethier tries to keep the blog updated as much as he can with all the travel and rounds he has played (21 courses since September) and says he thinks the experience will help him get a spot on the Williams team next season.
"Playing new and challenging courses, adapting to all those courses, learning new shots and being able to play all those different types of courses, it's only going to help," Dethier says.
Williams golf coach Rick Pohle, who has guided the Ephs to 10 NCAA tournaments, supports Dethier's journey.
"He's not had too much state or national experience," Pohle says. "Getting the opportunity to play all sorts of different courses and situations is going to benefit his game."
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Feds shut down 26 bus operations along East Coast
Federal transportation officials have shut down 26 curbside bus operations that ferried more than 1,800 passengers a day along Interstate 95 between New York and Florida.
The action followed what Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Thursday called "an unprecedented, year-long investigation" that was "the single-largest motor-safety crackdown the (department) has ever undertaken."
The probe by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was prompted by the May 31, 2011, crash of a North Carolina-based Sky Express bus in Bowling Green, Va., 30 miles north of Richmond, that killed four people and injured 50 others, said Anne Ferro, the agency's administrator.
Ferro said the 26 operations shut down this week were part of "three networks of enterprises deliberately started to dodge safety laws."
List of bus companies shut down
The federal government has shut down 26 bus businesses operating for three main companies along the East Coast:
Apex Bus Inc.
• Apex Bus N.Y. Inc., New York
• New Egg Bus Inc., State College, Pa.
• Asia Tours Inc., State College, Pa.
• Universe Bus Inc., Philadelphia
• A One Bus Inc., Rochester, N.Y.
• All State Travel Bus Inc., Windgap, Pa.
I-95 Coach Inc.
• I-95 Coach Inc., New York
• Go To Travel Inc., Rocky Mount, N.C.
• Twins Jiang Corp., East Meadow, N.Y.
• United Tours Inc., Greensboro, N.C.
• Hu Mei Express Inc., Chamblee, Ga.
• Tony Bus Line Inc., Chamblee, Ga.
• Tony Bus Express Line Inc., Chamblee, Ga.
• Coach 88 Inc., Rocky Mount, N.C.
• Tony Bus Express Line Inc., Bowie, Md.
• RA Transportation Inc., Lancaster, Pa.
New Century Travel Inc.
• Antai Tours Inc., Wilkes Barre, Pa.
• Super Luxury Tours Inc., Wilkes Barre, Pa.
• Red Eagle Tours Inc., Mishawaka, Ind.
• 2003 Coach Inc., Wilkes Barre, Pa.
• Eagle Bus Inc., Indianapolis
• Fujian Tourism Company Ltd., Springfield, Pa.
• Sammy's Tours Inc., Indianapolis
• Black Leopard Travel Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y.
• New Century Travel Inc., Philadelphia
• Wahoo Tour and Charter Inc., Philadelphia
Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The networks were run by three primary companies, Apex Bus, I-95 Coach and New Century Travel. The companies could not be reached for comment.
Curbside buses are a fast-growing segment of the interstate bus industry that don't operate from stations but pick up and drop off passengers at designated locations. They offer cheap fares and free wireless Internet.
Most of the shuttered companies' routes began or ended in New York City's Chinatown.
"We think this is a real solid step in the right direction," said Dan Ronan, spokesman for the American Bus Association, which represents about 900 motor coach companies, or 60% of all buses.
Ronan said there are clear distinctions between "reincarnated" companies such as those shut down and reputable ones such as BoltBus, a joint venture between Greyhound Lines and Peter Pan Bus.
"The good companies follow the rules," he said. "They maintain their buses. They do the proper maintenance. They keep the buses clean. The bad ones do just the opposite."
Ronan said nearly as many people travel by bus as fly domestically: Each year, 750 million passengers board 3,200 buses in the USA and Canada.
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While he says it is too early to say whether he will contest the Democrats leadership, he is the frontrunner. That could make him the first Aboriginal leader of a political party, just three years after entering parliament.
His critics believe he has performed poorly as Senator Stott Despoja's deputy, failing to give unreserved support and playing a role in her downfall. Some Democrat members want him expelled rather than promoted - hardly the overwhelming support needed for a new leader to give the party a fresh start.
He has become interim leader - and possibly permanent leader - by default. Senator Stott Despoja is the only other person considered a viable option.
"Fairly and squarely, it's fallen into my lap as a result of being deputy leader of the party," Senator Ridgeway acknowledged yesterday. "(The job is) one that I'm happy to take on, given the leadership ballot for deputy leader produced more than a 70 per cent result."
Senator Ridgeway was born in Macksville, New South Wales, and raised on Bellwood Aboriginal Mission on the NSW north coast. He is a member of the Gumbayyngirr people and once described himself as "a front-line warrior, in a suit".
He is married with a baby daughter, and two teenage sons from a previous marriage.
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About Us: Our Staff
|Ricky Duck, Executive Director, joined the Council as a volunteer in June 2008 and became an employee April 2009. Ricky has 12 years experience in the mental health field with 9 of those working for the State of New York. Ricky has worked at the Council in numerous capacities such as the Testing Assistant, Data Analyst for research with Wake Forest University for 4 years and now as the fourth Executive Director. Ricky has been in charge of meeting all Council funders to review the agency goals and rate of success for meeting those goals. He is highly regarded by the funding agents for whom he has been involved with. Ricky continues to support the services offered by the Council for all people. His goal for the future of Chatham Social Health Council is to bring in-house care services and treatment to people testing positive for HIV and other STDs. He also has a passion to continue to be involved with research in the sexual health field.
Lisa Walker, Prevention and Testing Coordinator (West), started with the Council September 2008. She works closely with the community to reach all people of every race, age, ethnicity, etc, distributing condoms and educational materials to local teindas, convenient stores, pool halls / gamerooms, laundry mats and any other place where people may gather. She is known as the 'Condom Lady' when driving our famous 'Condom-mobile'. Lisa assists with the testing services and she is trained in phlebotomy. Lisa obtained her certification in two CDC approved DEBIs, Voices/Voces and Clear.
|Charlene Yancey, Testing Coordinator Supervisor (West), started with the Council July 2009. She supervises the ITTS and SAC East testing team and she is a Phlebotomist. Char provides ITTS Testing Services in 7 counties including Chatham, Alamance, Randolph, Lee, Orange, Durham and Wake counties. Char brings much knowledge of working with people from her long career in the mental health field. She is very connected in the community and can be seen driving around the community in the agency 'Condom-mobile'.
|Erin Pettibone, Event Planner, joined the Council as staff in October 2014 however, she has been working with the Council for the past year with another collaborative agency. Erin has brought many fundraising events to the HIV world to help secure direct service funding for people living with HIV or AIDS. Her out going personality has allowed her to be a valuable member to the new Council Development Team.
Randy Light, Director of Development, started with the Council in October 2014. Randy has many years of experience raising funds for service organizations that reach people living with HIV or AIDS. He has brought experience of collaborative fundraising efforts with organizations like Susan G Komen, numerous animal shelters, other HIV/AIDS service organizations like the Council.
Mary K Mart, Face of Development, is a famous Drag Queen known throughout North Carolina. She offers her time to many agencies to bring awareness about HIV and AIDS. She also is a big part of the new Council Development team.


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