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Will Searchers Ever Find Flight 370?
In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, A Phoenix International worker lowers the U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving towed Pinger Locator into the ocean during operational testing April 1, 2014 in the Indian Ocean.
Crews searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner have just a few days left before pings from the plane's two data recorders could stop transmitting.
Today two ships with sophisticated equipment began searching underwater in a remote stretch of the Indian Ocean.
Former Australian Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston says an underwater search is underway
"The Royal Australian Navy and Royal Navy have today commenced a sub-surface search for emissions from the Black Box pinger from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370," Houston said.
Malaysian Flight 370 disappeared nearly four weeks ago with 229 people on board.
The hunt for the plane's black boxes is now a race against time, since the batteries on the recorders will likely go dead in a few days.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished on March 8. The plane was carrying 239 people on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.


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Possible measles cases reported in Parma.
(Parma) - School leaders in Parma are investigating two possible cases of measles in the district. The potential exposures happened between April 28 and May 2.
One case is being investigated at Parma High School, the other at Thoreau Park Elementary School.
A Parma Schools spokeswoman says they will not have confirmation as to whether the cases are actually measles until next week.
Precautions are being taken to clean the potentially impacted buildings. Measles is a highly contagious viral illness with symptoms including fever, runny nose, loss of appetite, rash and cough. It's spread through the air by infectious droplets.
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KATIE ZERR: Disrespect is not a way to sway voters
By their own admission, Republican party officials understand there is a disconnect with their party and a majority of Americans.
After the November election, the airwaves have been filled with talking points about how the party needs to recognize the changes in this country and be more appealing to all groups.
It is amazing that in 2012 this is still an issue. It can't be a surprise that the makeup of our country is changing; and whether a person likes the change or not, there is little chance wealthy white men are going to be in the majority ever again.
For all of the talk about changes within the party and doing what is right for the country and not a choice few, the party has yet again stepped into the limelight because of a power struggle within.
The tug-of-war between the ultra-conservatives and those who are not so conservative has be highlighted in the past few days, not only in the talks over the fiscal cliff, but other issues as well.
One of the most confounding moves by that far right happened on Tuesday. Led by Republican opposition, the Senate rejected a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.
With former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole present on the Senate floor in a wheelchair to show support for the treaty, 38 Republicans cast "no" votes. The 61-38 vote fell five short of the two-thirds majority needed to ratify a treaty. The treaty, already signed by 155 nations and ratified by 126 countries, including Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia, states that nations should strive to assure that the disabled enjoy the same rights and fundamental freedoms as their fellow citizens.
Citing cumbersome regulations and potentially overzealous international organizations with anti-American biases that infringe upon American society, Republicans warned that the treaty could pose a threat to U.S. national sovereignty.
These Republicans stood firm on their resolve despite the support of the treaty by some of the GOP's prominent veterans, including the 89-year-old Dole, who was disabled during World War II; Sen. John McCain, who also suffered disabling injuries in Vietnam; Sen. Dick Lugar, the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee; and former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh. Eight Republicans voted to approve the treaty.
The treaty also was widely backed by the disabled community and veterans groups.
Democrat Senator John Kerry seemed confounded by the vote, saying the treaty really isn't controversial and that what it says is very simple. It is a statement against the discrimination of the disabled. He simplified it by saying the treaty states that other countries have to do what the United States did 22 years ago when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed by Congress.
In a statement after the vote, Kerry said it was "one of the saddest days I've seen in almost 28 years in the Senate and it needs to be a wake-up call about a broken institution that's letting down the American people."
And despite the fact that a recent poll shows the public still appears ready to place blame for the impasse on congressional Republicans over the White House by a nearly 2-1 margin, Conservatives have warned Republican lawmakers not to accept any deal on the so-called fiscal cliff.
The Republicans claim they have learned lessons from the November election, but it looks like it will be the same problems within the party again this Congressional session.
This is not the manner in which a party wins over those who are looking for alternatives to the Democrat way in Washington. Conservatives need to have a voice, but using senseless propaganda to take this stand against the international treaty is not a good way to win over those looking to join the Republican ranks.
Disrespecting disabled veterans is not a good tool to use in wooing voters.


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Miranda Cosgrove: Times Square Starlet
Posted Wednesday April 28, 2010 11:58 AM GMT
Celebrating the release of her new album, Miranda Cosgrove was spotted signing autographs of "Sparks Fly" at Toys R Us in Times Square, New York City yesterday (April 27).
The "iCarly" babe was all smiles as she greeted fans and posed for pictures, sporting a black jacket, maxi dress, and black stockings.
Speaking of her new album, Miranda explained that her new single "Kissin' U" actually has roots in reality.
"The song's about your first love or thinking you're falling in love, so it's just kind of a really happy, sweet song. I did write it about a guy, and I'm afraid he might have heard it and he's going to figure it out!"
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GSA Updates Federal Fleet with Energy Efficient Saturn Hybrids
July 19, 2007
Contact: GSA Public Affairs (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON – Administrator Lurita Doan today accepted delivery of 55 Saturn Aura Green Line hybrid sedans that the U.S. General Services Administration has purchased to bolster its inventory of fuel-efficient vehicles.
"GSA bought these vehicles as part of our effort to provide a selection of the latest model hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles to the federal community," Administrator Doan said at a ceremonial event with Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak, outside the Andrew Mellon Auditorium.
"GSA is committed to providing the best fleet services in the business at the lowest possible cost, a formula that will yield major dividends for our customers, our citizens and our environment," Administrator Doan said.
GSA will lease 43 of the hybrids to the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy, and to the Departments of Transportation, Interior, Energy and Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency and National Space and Aeronautics Administration. The other 12 will remain in the GSA fleet, for agency use and to use as demonstration models during sales presentations to federal customers.
In addition to purchasing the Saturns, GSA also purchased more than 24,000 alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) for federal customers this year. In total, GSA has purchased more than 140,000 AFVs and hybrids since 1991.
Alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles are among an array of products and services GSA's Federal Acquisition Service makes available to help federal agencies meet the requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the 2007 President's Executive Order 13423. Both directives require the federal community to save energy by buying fuel-efficient vehicles and other energy-efficient products and services.
Founded in 1949, GSA serves as a centralized procurement and property management agency for the federal government. GSA manages more than one-fourth of the government's total procurement dollars and influences the management of $500 billion in federal assets, including 8,300 government-owned or leased buildings and 208,000 vehicles. GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 420 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services. GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and E-Gov travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.
Did You Know? As a leader in motor vehicle fleet management, GSA issued the Federal Management Regulation instructing agencies to select motor vehicles that achieve maximum fuel efficiency.


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When planning what to wear for weddings, there are a few basic rules to follow. Quite often the wedding invitation will state whether the wedding is going to be formal, semi-formal, or casual. Usually for a very formal wedding, a tuxedo is what is worn; at least if you're in the wedding party. However, for formal late afternoon or evening weddings, a dark suit is also acceptable. If the invitation states that the wedding is a black tie optional affair, a tie may be worn instead. Semi-formal weddings usually call for a sport coat or a suit. Usually whatever you feel more comfortable in and what looks good on you is acceptable.
For a casual wedding, either a sport coat or knit shirt is acceptable. It depends on where the wedding and reception are being held. If you aren't sure about the proper attire, ask someone you know that's in the wedding party. No matter how casual the wedding is, leave the sneakers at home. They are never considered to be acceptable as wedding attire. If you're attending the wedding with someone else, your outfit should compliment what your partner is going to be wearing to the wedding, so you're on the same page. Colors should be complimentary but not necessarily the same.
If the wedding reception is to be held at a hotel or ballroom, it's taken for granted that it will be more formal, so dress accordingly. During the summer, white dinner jackets with tuxedo pants are acceptable. Obviously, if the wedding is to be held outdoors, more semi-formal or casual attire would be acceptable. If it's during the warm spring or summer months, you could choose a jacket that's made from lighter weight fabric in a lighter color, with coordinating pants.
If you're invited to a destination wedding that's going to be informal and held at a beach or resort, you can wear nice looking casual clothes. For summer weddings, a light colored shirt and pants are acceptable. Usually a synthetic silk/rayon combination shirt with khaki pants looks great for a destination wedding at the beach. Linen and cotton are good choices for summer weddings, preferably in light colors. Some grooms are choosing the popular linen shirts with a classic Italian fit and "Nehru-style" collar. The groomsmen could also wear the same type of shirt in a coordinating color for a different look.


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Badger offense vs. TCU defense focus of Rose Bowl match-up
PASEDENA, Calf. - Which wins - the unstoppable force, or the immovable object? In next Saturday's Rose Bowl, a Wisconsin offense that topped 70 points three times this season faces the best college football defense in the nation.
Texas Christian University comes into the game undefeated, while Wisconsin is 11-1. TCU feels it has something to prove since it fell just short of the BCS title game, despite winning every time out. Facing the Badger offense will be a Horned Frog defense which allowed just 11 points per game, only 126 passing yards and just 215 total yards. Each of those figures was best in the country. TCU also finished third in the nation by allowing just 89 yards rushing each time out.
That speedy defense faces its toughest test of the season in a Wisconsin team that scored 43.3 points per game, fourth in the nation.


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Annulosa, St Thomas calls them: they are now known as Annelidae, worms, centipedes, and the like. The cutting of an Annelid in two is not a case of reproduction. But in the lowest animal life, that of Amoebae, there is a true reproduction by 'fissure'; as also in the propagation of plants by cuttings.
The kindness of a medical friend suplies me with the following statement:
"When the body of an Annelid, say an earthworm, is divided, as by the stroke of a spade, the animal does not necessarily die, does not necessarily live. The principal nerve gangia are situated in the head, and though the severed part, remote from this, so-called, central nervous system, will have no restorative power and will die, the segment containing the nerve masses -- 'brain' -- may restore or reproduce the missing opposite extremity, or a semblance of it. But, if the injury were very near the head, so that almost all the vital organs, viscera, etc., were included in the segment remote from the nerve ganglia, death would occur, not even the nerve ganglia in the head having the power to restore or reproduce an almost entirely new body, viscera, blood vessels, etc. So, while one part may live, both parts may die. It depends upon the amount and importance of the part or parts to be reproduced, or restored."
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Cops concerned over fake licence plates – Crime Chief
Police have taken note of the increasing cases where criminals use fake licence plates and the issue is a topic of discussion among the senior members of the force, according to Crime Chief Leslie James.
In many cases, witnesses would give the police the licence plate number of a getaway car or it would be caught on a surveillance camera, but these usually turn out to be false once checks are done to trace the registration of the vehicles.
James told Stabroek News that while he would not describe the situation as alarming, he believes that it is one of concern. As a result, he said, the issue is discussed at the various levels of the force, including by divisional commanders.
"Yes we have discussions that deal with vehicles unlawfully having false number plates," he stated.
James added that ranks on crime and traffic patrols would randomly stop vehicles and ask the drivers for their documents. He said that a check is then done and if it is found that the licence plate number does not match the documents presented, the driver can be detained and the vehicle impounded.
Asked if police would have come across vehicles with fake plates during their random stop and check exercises, he said that while he does not have a number, he is sure that they would have come across a few.
In October last year, police shot and killed three Albouystown men who they said were headed to commit an armed robbery at the K&VC hotel.
The then crime chief Seelall Persaud had told Stabroek News that the youths had been dropped off close to the South Road scene in a vehicle, which had false number plates.
Police had said in a press release that at around 8.30 pm, three men exited a white car bearing registration number PPP 8539, which had stopped on Alexander Street, a few feet away from where they were.
Persaud, when asked, had told this newspaper that checks revealed that the vehicle had "false plates". To date police have not been able to find the car.
The most recent case where police were confronted with a false licence plate is in the recent armed robbery at the Muneshwar's Hardware Store, at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara. The robbery, including the getaway car used by the gunmen, was captured by a surveillance camera located on the premises.
However, when asked about the car, James told Stabroek News that investigators were able to ascertain that the licence plate number on the car was fake. He said the police have information on the make and colour of the vehicle and the information is being perused.
Meanwhile, a security source told Stabroek News that this issue is one of serious concern and it ought to be addressed. "No criminal will go and commit a robbery in a car with the genuine plate… so this is something that the police ought to take into consideration and put measures in place to deal with it," he said.
The source explained that in many instances, the plates can easily be stolen off of vehicles as they are not fitted on properly. "Our licence plates are easily removed. That is how they were designed," the source said, adding that it is noticeable that more and more sign artists are popping up around the city.
It was noted that while there is nothing wrong with persons plying their trade, in this instance it needs to be regularised to help stop the production of fake licence plates. He said that in the absence of this, what ought to happen is that drivers needing a new licence plate must produce a copy of their registration or any other document which would confirm the plate number.
According to the source, zeroing in on the number of persons producing these plates may be something to consider. He said that a database could be created so that when someone comes with a number, it could be checked to verify it.
A driver, however, expressed the view that sign artists should not be targeted since ensuring the authenticity of plate numbers is not their responsibility. "It is not their duty to check to see whether the number is legitimate," the driver said, before adding that when you go to the sign artist all you do is give them the number and the plate is made.
He added that the most the sign artist can do is ask the driver to see a copy of his registration so that the number can be verified. Copies of the registration, insurance, fitness and revenue licence are all documents that can be used to verify licence plate numbers, the man stated.
"I don't think that the police should come down on them… clamping down on them wouldn't make a difference because people would come up with other ways to get one," the driver said.
It was pointed out that motorists could make their own plates, since all that is needed is the paint and the stencil.
The man stated too that people can alter their own plates by simply changing one of the letters or numbers—such as by changing a "P" into a "B".
Some persons also pay drug users to steal plates, which are sometimes not screwed on tightly to a vehicle.
The driver added that instead of focusing on the licence plate number alone, police should try tracking down getaway cars using other clues, such as the make of the vehicle, the colour or any markings that may be printed on the vehicle.
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Mary Charlene DeCoste
— 32, Lanark, Antigonish Co., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, in St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish surrounded by her family and friends. Born in Frankville, she was a daughter of the late Rita (Rogers) DeCoste. Charlene graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 2000 with a nursing degree.
Born In: St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Born: July 5th, 1957
Passed in: Welland, Ontario, Canada
Passed on: December 28th, 2011
HALE, Sarah Jean – Passed away, peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family and close friends on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at the age of 54 after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer. Beloved wife of Colin Hale for 32 years. Cherished mother of Stephen Hale (Hilary) and Krystal Hale. Proud nana of Alexis and Jackson. Dear sister of Mark Hersey and Ellen Gallant. Sadly missed by step-mother Paulette Hersey, brother-in-law Charles Hale (Nancy), sisters-in-law Pat Chaisson and Claudia Hale (Roger). Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Mildred Grant and Jack Hersey, mother and father-in-law Doris and Hughie Hale and brother-in-law Father Hugh Hale. She was employed with CIBC for 32 years. Sarah lived every moment for the love and admiration of her grandchildren. Father Hugh Gibson will celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial at the Parish Community of St. Kevin, 303 Niagara Street, Welland on Saturday, December 31st at 10:00 a.m. Rite of Committal will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery on Tuesday, January 3rd at 2:00 p.m. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the St. Catharines General Hospital – Oncology Department would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences available at www.cudneyfuneralhome.com


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Josh Homme Slams Imagine Dragons, Grammys
Josh Homme had some rather strong words for Imagine Dragons and the Grammys during the Queens of the Stone Age show in Houston. This video is making the rounds as Homme, somewhat lightheartedly, introduces the next song ("I Appear Missing") by saying "this next one is by Imagine Dragons." Of course, that statement was met by a chorus of boos, as Imagine Dragons beat out QOTSA for Best Rock Performance at the Grammys.
To add insult to injury, Homme's performance at the awards show alongside Dave Grohl, Trent Reznor and Lindsey Buckingham was cut short due to time restrictions. Reznor tweeted his feelings immediately. Homme, who looks more and more like Brody from Homeland everyday, responded in a fairly similar way last night, saying "fuck everything, fuck the man, fuck Imagine Dragons, fuck the Grammys." Eloquently put, Josh. Watch the replay below.
Imagine Dragons' performance at the Grammys wasn't cut short, as the Las Vegas rockers stole the show with a stunning performance of "Radioactive" featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar inserting his song "M.A.A.d City" throughout, making this an unlikely, wonderful surprise during a fairly predictable awards show.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- U.S. stock futures were signaling a weaker Wall Street open Tuesday as election turmoil in Greece and a changing of the guard in France weighed on global equities. European stocks were slipping in early trading, while Asian stocks posted modest gains. Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.7% to close at 9,181.65. Stocks finished mixed Monday as Wall Street reacted with restraint to the shifting political landscape in Europe following weekend elections in France and Greece. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.23% to finish at 13,008.53.
Walt Disney ( DIS) is expected by analysts Tuesday to post fiscal second-quarter earnings of 55 cents a share on revenue of $9.56 billion. The media and entertainment giant, which scored big with the release of The Avengers over the weekend, posts results after the markets close. Disney shares have risen nearly 15% year to date.
McDonald's ( MCD) is expected Tuesday to post sales results for April. The world's largest fast-food chain said last month it expected global same-store sales in April to rise about 4%. Sales jumped 7.3% in the first quarter.
Rick Santorum, the former presidential hopeful, is backing Mitt Romney in his bid to unseat President Obama. "The primary campaign certainly made it clear that Gov. Romney and I have some differences. But there are many significant areas in which we agree," Santorum wrote in an email late Monday. "Above all else, we both agree that President Obama must be defeated. The task will not be easy. It will require all hands on deck if our nominee is to be victorious. Gov. Romney will be that nominee and he has my endorsement and support to win this the most critical election of our lifetime." Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, held a private meeting with Romney Friday in Pittsburgh.
Yahoo! ( YHOO) CEO Scott Thompson apologized for inaccuracies in his bio, and said he remains focused on turning around the Internet company. "We have all been working very hard to move the company forward, and this has had the opposite effect," Thompson wrote. "For that, I take full responsibility, and I want to apologize to you." Yahoo's board has begun investigating the circumstances that led to a bogus computer science degree being including on Thompson's bio, The Associated Press reported.
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Sulphur Springs fell 5-2 to Mineola here Friday in warm-up softball action at Lady Cats park.
The Lady Cats pounded out 10 hits, but were only able to score twice.
"We hit the ball, just right at people," said David Carrillo, Lady Cats head softball coach. "I was not discouraged by the loss. This was just a warm-up game. We played well. Mineola just got more runs. They have a good team, they went deep in the playoffs and have most of their players back."
Mineola got the win behind the pitching of Rikkilyn Hass. Hass threw115 pitches, 70 for strikes. She threw 19 first pitch strikes out of 32 batters faced.
Sulphur Springs got two hits each from Makayla Glosson and Kasey Moore. Glosson had a double, the only extra base hit for the Lady Cats. Jaye Doughtie in a start in left field for injured Kiara "Duke" Johnson had one hit and one RBI. Jaleigh Avery also knocked in a run with a single. Molly Johnston, Sarah Womack, Katie Barnett and Kristen Allen also had singles.
Katie Sapaugh pitched six innings, taking the pitching loss for Sulphur Springs. The southpaw pitched six innings, allowing four runs (two earned) from seven hits, walking three and striking out one. Sapaugh threw 95 pitches, 61 for strikes.
Summer Wyatt pitched one inning of relief. She allowed one run off two hits.
The Lady Cats meet Lovejoy in the playoffs in a bi-district series set.
Game 1, Thursday, at Sulphur Springs, 7 p.m.; Game 2, Friday, at Lovejoy, 7 p.m.; Game 3, if necessary, at Royse City at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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With minimal impact on actual floor space, the Ledge is ideal for kitchens, dens, lofts & other small spaces.
The Valor Portrait Series offers a diverse collection of adaptive fireplace fronts complementing both traditional and contemporary room settings. Engineered as a gas insert or zero clearance fireplace for new construction (depending on your specific needs) the Portrait 530 offers two slim design fire box options. Installation possibilities become vast and welcome your architectural and interior design inspirations. Click below for brochure or manual information, or click the tiles to learn more about each product.
With minimal impact on actual floor space, the Ledge is ideal for kitchens, dens, lofts & other small spaces.
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Highlighting the fine art of quality cast iron design, the Senator fits comfortably in any setting.
A presidential update to existing fireplace surrounds and a compact framing plate.
Designed to fit contemporary spaces both old and new, the Bolero adapts to almost any interior space.
The Clearview is ideal for insert applications in tight spaces and zero clearance new construction.
A small footprint positions the Ledgeview as an exceptional insert, ideal for intimate home spaces.
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With concrete, casting and steel finishes, the Lift combines radiant heat with contemporary design.
The Portrait Series now offers 2 engine designs depending on the application. Use the standard 6 5/8" co-axial 530IN/IP for zero clearance applications, or the new 3" co-linear 530INI/IPI for insert applications. Learn more about the differences below:
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A Fox Nation headline falsely claimed that Attorney General Eric Holder "[s]ays" it is "[r]acist" to allow only citizens to vote in Georgia. In fact, the AP article Fox Nation linked to made clear that the Justice Department opposes Georgia's voter verification program because it illegally denies some citizens, and disproportionately minorities, the right to vote.
In a June 2 headline, The Fox Nation falsely claimed that Attorney General Eric Holder "[s]ays" it is "[r]acist" to allow only citizens to vote in Georgia. Fox Nation's headline stated: "Georgia Only Wants Citizens Voting ... Holder Says That's Racist." In fact, the June 1 Associated Press article Fox Nation linked to makes clear that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has not opposed restricting voting to citizens; rather, the AP reported that the DOJ said in a letter that it had rejected Georgia's process after finding that it illegally denies some citizens, and disproportionately minorities, the right to vote.
Loretta King, the acting assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, wrote in the May 29 letter to Georgia's attorney general that under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a change in Georgia election law can be approved only if it " 'neither has the purpose nor will have the effect' of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race, color or membership in a language minority group."
King wrote that a DOJ analysis found that Georgia's process "frequently subjects a disproportionate number of African-American, Asian and/or Hispanic voters to additional, and more importantly, erroneous burdens on the right to register to vote" and that "[t]housands of citizens who are in fact eligible to vote under Georgia law have been flagged" as ineligible under the system. King concluded that the Justice Department's analysis found that the state's verification process "does not produce accurate and reliable information" and that "the impact of these errors falls disproportionally on minority voters" and thus rejected the state's procedures.
The Fox Nation's June 2 headline:
From the June 1 AP article that The Fox Nation linked to:
The Justice Department has rejected Georgia's system of using Social Security numbers and driver's license data to check whether prospective voters are citizens, a process that was a subject of a federal lawsuit in the weeks leading up to November's election.
In a letter released on Monday, the Justice Department said the state's voter verification program is frequently inaccurate and has a "discriminatory effect" on minority voters. The decision means Georgia must halt the citizenship checks, although the state can still ask the Justice Department to reconsider, according to the letter and to the Georgia secretary of state's office.
"This flawed system frequently subjects a disproportionate number of African-American, Asian and/or Hispanic voters to additional, and more importantly, erroneous burdens on the right to register to vote," Loretta King, acting assistant attorney general of the Justice Department's civil rights division, said. King's letter was sent to Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker on Friday.
The decision comes as Georgia awaits word on whether a law passed in the spring that requires newly registering voters to show proof of citizenship will pass muster with DOJ. Under the law that takes effect in January, people must show their proof up front compared to doing checks through databases.
A three-judge federal panel in October ordered the state to seek Justice Department preclearance for the checks under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the same reason the federal agency must sign off on the new law that made Georgia only the second state after Arizona to require such proof. Georgia is one of several states that need federal approval before changing election rules because of a history of discriminatory Jim Crow-era voting practices.
Justice Department officials said the citizenship match through driver's license and Social Security data has flagged 7,007 individuals as non-citizens but that many have been shown to be in error.
"Thousands of citizens who are in fact eligible to vote under Georgia law have been flagged," the Justice Department letter said.
The Justice Department decision marks the first time the new Democratic Obama administration has weighed in on Georgia's election laws. It is also the first time the Justice Department has rejected a change in election procedures by Georgia since the 1990s, according to a spokesman for the Georgia attorney general.
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Firs off, I would proceed with caution on this and with the help of other skilled people at NB since you are talking about some expensive equipment here...

This sounds most undoubtedly like a BIOS issue. A reflash could solve your problem outright. but there's a lot of diagnostic work you can do before going to remove the quad core CPU. Once you start messing with that you could set yourself up for a large pain getting the right greese and all that for proper heatsinking...

Have you checked the power supply? Thats the other thing that sounds highly possible. Also clearning CMOS. Seriously, take it by NB and have some knowledgeable people take a look at it before you start hacking away on a nice computer like that. my two cents anyway.

good luck,
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 > I found this howto upgrade the chip.... my question is how critical is
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Its important to put (enough and ) not too much. If there is / are raised part(s) in the middle of the cpu chip with grooves around you don't want it running into the grooves (actually I guess they are there to catch spill but ...) it can conduct across which will make it non functional. some people say put it on and wipe it off -- you just need a very very thin layer of it, just on the central parts. Even if there are no such grooves the point is it is not supposed to contact anything other than the metal parts which contact the heat sink or ooze out anywhere.

Also to use the heatsink that goes with the cpu and fan if any. Checking the fan power rating if it is higher compare the power supplies also. The graphics cards can draw a lot too if they have fans especially so if uncertain leave that out to start.

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MARQUETTE, Mich. — During his seven-year tenure as bishop of the Diocese of Marquette, Archbishop Alexander Sample experienced the sadness of having to close some parishes in the midst of a priest shortage. He felt the joy of having the diocese's first shepherd, Bishop Frederic Baraga, declared "Venerable" by Pope Benedict. Archbishop Sample hosted well-attended annual rallies with the youth of the diocese and accompanied them to World Youth Day in Barcelona and the March for Life in Washington, D.C.. He felt the exhilaration of celebrating the 150th anniversary of the diocese.
He wrote four pastoral letters, ordained 10 priests, undertook a $10 million capital campaign, set in place a unified catechesis curriculum across the diocese, and developed plans to secure the future of Catholic schools in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
On Jan. 16, he received a phone call from Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano´, informing him that Pope Benedict had appointed him to be the next Archbishop of Portland.
"This is going to be a difficult transition for me," Archbishop Sample said, noting that many people seem to have the notion that being moved from a smaller diocese to a larger archdiocese is a career advancement that a bishop actively seeks.
"On a personal level, it's hard to leave. This is home; I'm from here. I feel a real bond with the people here and I'm being uprooted to a place where I don't know the people," Archbishop Sample said, adding that at the time of his appointment he was only acquainted with two priests in the entire Archdiocese of Portland.
"At the same time, I am happy to make this move because I know it is God's will, and being where he wants me to be gives me a great sense of peace," Archbishop Sample said. "I look forward to getting to know the people of the Archdiocese of Portland, and my brother priests there," he said. "Theologically and canonically, (priests) are my principal collaborators. My ministry is impossible without them."
One lesson Archbishop Sample said he has carried with him from his time as a parish priest is to try to be present to the people.
"I'd like to think I'm a pastor at heart," he said. "Getting to know the people in their joys and their sorrows is something I've discovered to be very important, and for me to be approachable, so the bishop isn't seen as being distant from them."
Archbishop Sample said the opportunity to be in the parishes is what he has most looked forward to since his episcopal ordination. "I love celebrating Mass with the people and just visiting with them afterward, often over a meal. Anything that gets me out of the office and among the people is something I always look forward to very much."
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He was ordained the 12th bishop of the Diocese of Marquette on Jan. 25, 2006 at St. Peter Cathedral. Forty-five years old at his episcopal ordination, he was, at the time, the youngest bishop in the U.S. The principal consecrator at his episcopal ordination was Cardinal Adam Maida, now archbishop emeritus of Detroit. Assisting Cardinal Maida were Bishop James Garland and the late Bishop Mark Schmitt, both bishops emeriti of the Diocese of Marquette.
During his episcopal ordination, the new bishop said that he would have to get used to wearing the "shepherd's hat," the miter, even though his mother had informed him that he doesn't look good in a hat.
Archbishop Sample has long championed the cause for sainthood for Bishop Frederic Baraga, a 19th-century missionary who ministered to the miners and Native Americans in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and became the diocese's first bishop in 1853.
Archbishop Sample launched the Year of Faith in the Diocese of Marquette, celebrating Masses in each of the four farthest points of the diocese. The faithful were able to follow his journey in person and virtually, through online social media, as he and his traveling companions posted photos and reflections to Facebook and Twitter, as well as videos to YouTube.
The historic Our Faith in the Future capital campaign, the first such diocesan-wide campaign in the diocese's 150-plus year history, exceeded its $10 million goal to support the work of the Church in the Upper Peninsula into the future. Most of the money raised is going back to parishes and schools to support local needs.
"I don't consider the success of (the capital campaign) a personal achievement," Archbishop Sample said. "I am proud of our people who have generous hearts for the future of the Church in the Upper Peninsula."
One good he said he hopes that he has accomplished during his time as bishop of the Diocese of Marquette is strengthening the areas of "catechesis and faith formation, which are so crucial." That effort has included setting in place a unified curriculum for K-12 religious education, as well as strengthening the diocese's Catholic Schools, especially in the teaching of the faith and fostering Catholic identity.
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The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) mission announces a new fellowship program to support outstanding postdoctoral scientists who endeavor to advance our understanding of the gamma-ray universe. The goal of the program is to stimulate an infusion of new ideas, techniques, and approaches that will enhance the scientific return of GLAST, which will survey the high-energy sky with unprecedented sensitivity.
GLAST will perform 20 MeV to >300 GeV gamma-ray measurements over the entire celestial sphere, with sensitivity a factor of 30 or more greater than obtained by earlier space missions, and will study transient gamma-ray sources with energies extending from 10 keV to >300 GeV. GLAST is scheduled for launch in 2008. Combined, these capabilities will provide a watershed in our knowledge of the high-energy universe.
The GLAST Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for highly qualified and creative postdoctoral scientists to conduct independent research that is broadly related to the goals of GLAST. This research can include GLAST data analysis as well as related theory and studies of gamma-ray discrete and extended sources with space-based or ground-based observations at gamma-ray or at other wavelengths.
The fellowship provides support for up to three years at an annual stipend of approximately $56,000 plus benefits (as described below), and some allowance for travel and other research costs. Contingent upon National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) funding, up to 3 GLAST fellowships will be awarded in 2008. A fellow's progress will be appraised annually. Awards will be made to support each GLAST fellow through a U.S. host institution designated by the fellow.
Applications will be reviewed by an independent panel of scientists. The fellowship program is administered by the Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESST) for NASA. CRESST is a collaboration consisting of the University of Maryland campuses at College Park (UMCP) and Baltimore County (UMBC) and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA).
An application for the fellowship consists of a research proposal and supporting documentation, as described below. The deadline for receipt of applications and all supporting materials is FRIDAY, December 7, 2007 (5:00 pm EST). Award offers will be made by February 7, 2008, with the fellowships expected to begin in or around September, 2008.
1. Eligibility
Applicants must have received a Ph.D., Sc.D., or equivalent doctoral-level research degree in astronomy, physics, or a related discipline before the start of the fellowship, nominally in September 2008, and no later than December 28, 2008. Graduate student awardees who have not received their doctoral degrees at the time of application must present evidence of having completed all requirements for the degree before commencing the fellowship.
GLAST fellowships are open to scientists without regard to citizenship. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, or national origin. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
2. Host Institution
Contingent upon the availability of funding from NASA, GLAST fellowships are awarded through subawards to host institutions. Applicants may select any United States institution for carrying out their research as long as the choice is suitably justified in their proposal and the institution agrees to serve as host. Justification is particularly important in cases where the selected institution is the institution at which the applicant earned his/her degree, or is the current home institution of the applicant.
A faculty member or a member of the scientific staff of the host institution shall serve as the principal contact for scientific purposes and will be the Principal Investigator of the Fellow's grant for administrative purposes.
To avoid a concentration of fellows at any one institution, only one fellow from each annual competition will be approved for any single institution. (A separate institution can also be a completely separate department within the same university campus and/or separate campuses as part of the same university system). For this reason, applicants are asked to propose three prospective host institutions, in order of preference. As part of the application procedure, an endorsement letter from the first-choice host institution is required. No prior endorsement from the two alternative institutions is required in the initial application.
The purpose of designating second- and third-choice institutions in the application is to provide the program with flexibility should there be an oversubscription of winners at any single institution. Barring this circumstance, it is expected that winners will utilize their fellowships at their first-choice institutions.
Host institutions must agree to negotiate in good faith with CRESST to be issued a subaward to cover allowable expenditures for the fellow. Fellows must be entitled to receive health insurance coverage consistent with that normally afforded to post doctoral appointees at the host institution. Institutional overhead or indirect costs may not be applied to the fellowship stipend or the health insurance premium expenditures.
In general, fellows will work full-time on the research programs proposed in their applications and will be in residence at the proposed host institution during the entire period of the fellowship. However, should a fellow desire to work at an institution other than the original host institution, the fellow can request a change of institution and, if approved by the GLAST Fellowship Program Office (GFPO) in consultation with the GLAST Project Scientist and the GLAST Program Scientist, the grant to the host institution will be closed on an equitable basis (termination for convenience), and a grant awarded to the new host institution.
3. Remuneration
Stipend: $56,000 initially, subject to annual review and adjustment,
Health Insurance: coverage will be provided to the fellow - consistent with that normally afforded to post doctoral appointees at the host institution,
Relocation: reimbursement will be provided, as required, in the first year of the fellowship, up to a maximum of $5,000, and
Research Allowances: reimbursement is allowable for travel, computing services, publications and other allowable direct costs, up to a maximum of $18,000 in year one and $13,000 in years two and three.
It is expected that fellows will devote full-time effort to their research programs. No additional stipend, salary, or other remuneration may be accepted from another appointment, fellowship, or similar grant during the period of the GLAST fellowship.
4. Duration of Fellowship
Contingent upon the availability of funding from NASA, GLAST fellowships are awarded through subawards to host institutions for up to a three-year period subject to an annual review.
5. Status
These fellowships are analogous to research fellowships or similar temporary programs at the postdoctoral level at universities. They are not intended to be, nor to compete with, permanent professional career positions.
It should also be understood that a GLAST fellowship carries with it no guarantee of GLAST observing time and implies no change in the way GLAST observing time is awarded. For details on the data policy see http://glast.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc/data/policy/
1. The Panel Review
The GFPO will receive all application materials and supporting documents. These will be reviewed by the GLAST Fellowship Evaluation Panel. The evaluation and recommendation by this external review panel forms the basis on which the selecting official (the NASA Headquarters GLAST Program Scientist) grants the GLAST fellowship awards.
Offers for GLAST 2008 fellowships will be made by the selecting official on or about February 7, 2008, and acceptance or refusal must be made on or before February 21, 2008. After this date other offers may be made if some fellowships are not accepted.
2. Commencement of the GLAST Fellowship
The GLAST fellowship should generally begin by September 1, 2008, but other starting dates may, in individual cases, be jointly negotiated with the fellow, the host institution, and the GFPO. All fellowships must in any case commence by the end of 2008.
3. Visa Requirements
Non-US nationals must be eligible for a non-immigrant visa sponsored by their host institution or be a permanent resident of the United States. Non-U.S. nationals will normally apply for an Exchange Visitor (J-1) visa sponsored by their host institution. US Work authorization arrangements are the responsibility of the fellow - in conjunction with their chosen host institution.
4. Taxes and Insurance
The host institution and the individual GLAST fellow are responsible for complying with matters related to income taxes.
A health insurance program must be provided by the host institution for the fellow. Funding for this purpose may be requested in the submitted budget, consistent with the host institution policies on this matter.
It is the responsibility of the fellow to become familiar with the policies of the host institution concerning these matters.
5. GLAST Fellowship Budget
After the selection process, fellows and host institutions will be notified of the intent to award a fellowship grant to the host institution. The host institution will be requested to submit a formal budget, signed by an authorized official, to the GFPO. Allowable budget expenses include the annual stipend, employer health insurance premium costs, relocation expenses (up to a maximum of $5,000 in the first year only), and research allowances, such as expenses for the fellow's professional travel during the appointment, computing services, publication costs, and other allowable direct research costs. A maximum of $13,000 per year ($18,000 in year one) can be billed for the sum of these research allowances. The additional amount in the first year is intended to offset start-up costs.
In preparing the budget, an institution's indirect cost rate may not be applied against either the fellowship stipend or the health insurance.
Note: A budget should not be submitted with the fellowship application. Detailed budget instructions will be mailed to successful applicants and their host institutions following acceptance of the fellowship.
6. Publication
When publishing results, GLAST fellows should identify themselves as such and should acknowledge the GLAST fellowship grant as follows: "Support for this work was provided by NASA through the GLAST Fellowship Program, NASA Cooperative Agreement: NNG06DO90A."
7. Fellows Symposium
Approximately annually the GLAST Project Scientist, in consultation with the GLAST User's Group, will schedule a GLAST Fellows Symposium in conjunction with a relevant science meeting. GLAST fellows will each be required to present a report on the results of their GLAST-related research. The symposium will be organized by the GFPO.
GLAST Fellowship Program Office
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DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL MATERIALS, INCLUDING LETTERS OF REFERENCE AND HOST INSTITUTION ENDORSEMENT, IS FRIDAY DECEMBER 7, 2007 (5:00 pm EST).
Any questions or comments about the GLAST fellowship program should be directed to Ms. Sandy Barnes (301-286-7780, firstname.lastname@example.com).
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From: Manuel Kasper <mk at neon1 dot net>
> On 01.01.06 21:20 +0000, listsubs0506 at comcast dot net wrote:
> > Manuel), but I'll be keeping a close watch in the coming days. I
> > did get the messages below in the System logs. But I'm guessing
> > those don't represent a problem as everything has been working fine
> > so far. - Steve Ronan
> >
> > /kernel: pid 363 (php), uid 0, was killed: out of swap space
> This means that your m0n0wall box is running out of memory. How many
> MBs do you have in there? What does the memory usage bar on the main
> webGUI page display?
> - Manuel
I'm using a Soekris net4501-30 bought about six months ago. They
say those currently have 64 Mbytes of RAM
and that's apparently what mine has. According to dmesg:
real memory = 67108864 (65536K bytes)
avail memory = 50819072 (49628K bytes)
and in regard to the flash card:
ad0: 122MB <SanDisk SDCFB-128> [980/8/32] at ata0-master BIOSPIO
I'll send you the full dmesg separately.
I've been showing 51-59% memory usage. It's an 8MB/768 line, operating at well under capacity.
Perhaps unrelatedly, the most troublesome symptom I'm seeing now is some messages like this:
(null) 408 Request Timeout Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:23:27 GMT
Cache-Control: no-cache,no-store Content-Type: text/html;
charset=%s Cache-Control: max-age=0 Expires: Mon, 02 Jan 2006
00:23:27 GMT Connection: close
408 Request Timeout
No request appeared within a reasonable time period.
I've encountered that while trying to log in via the captive portal after a timeout and while
checking logs/settings at the m0n0wall box address:
That may have nothing much to do with m0n0wall. I'm at the farther
reaches of a community wireless network averaging about 200 ms
pinging Google with something approaching 15% packet loss.
But if there's a timeout setting that could be changed for the portal, perhaps it would be helpful
in situations like this with a less than robust wireless connection. Though I realize there'd also
most likely be some downside to doing that.
I've been wondering, given the memory I have available, whether it would still make sense to
increase the default connections from the 4/16 where I have left it. Does it seem like that's
probably inadvisable? There do seem to be quite a few people (20-30 at a time?) (or at least their
computers which may be unattended) that get addresses through DHCP but don't log in through the
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Irwin Schmuckler's veritable love affair with "Mo" started more than six decades ago. These days, though, it's become something of a long-distance romance.
The 82-year-old said that he hasn't seen the "old girl" in 12 years, due to her limited mobility (to say nothing of his). She mostly hangs out in Hawaii, and it's hard to get around when you're five feet longer than the Titanic, 332 feet taller than the Washington Monument, weigh 45,000 tons, and come equipped with 13.5-inch steel plating and 67-foot weaponry.
"Mo," of course, refers to "The Mighty Mo," or, more formally, the USS Missouri. June 11 marks the 65th anniversary of the battleship's commission — its official entrance into the U.S. Navy. During its World War II service, it was the largest ship in the fleet.
For Schmuckler — a resident of Martins Run Senior Residential Community in Media — the ship holds a special place in his heart, since he served aboard her for 13 months during the final stages of the war, along with 3,000 other sailors.
Schmuckler was born and raised in Roxborough to Russian and Hungarian immigrant parents. When the war broke out shortly before his 14th birthday, he did the math (basing it on how long World War I lasted) and figured that the conflict would be over by the time he reached enlistment age. When it wasn't, he chose the Navy over the Army because, as he said, "I didn't want to walk around the world."
He hoped to be stationed on an aircraft carrier or a battleship, and on May 18, 1945, he got his wish when he boarded the Missouri. Schmuckler was assigned to the ship's radio division as a communications yeoman — a post he said he was awarded because he could type. Were it not for that skill, he said, he'd likely have been swabbing the deck full time.
Schmuckler said his tenure in the Navy offered him a front-row seat to history, most notably when he witnessed the Japanese surrender on board on Sept. 2, 1945. He also had the opportunity to visit Greece, Morocco, Turkey and Rome, where he had an audience with Pope Pius XII.
Schmuckler was one of fewer than 30 Jews on the Missouri, and he said that, at the time, he was unaware of the pontiff's track record with the Jews of Europe. When he later learned about it, his opinion didn't change.
"I met him as the head of the Catholic Church, not as a political figure," he said, adding that more than anything, it was "the opportunity of a lifetime to have an audience with the pope."
These trips to various major cities even gave him the chance to do some sightseeing, including stops at the Coliseum and the Parthenon; he still has a small piece of the latter tucked away in a cigar box on his desk.
"I drank it all in, because I knew I'd never be there again," he said.
A Teacher on Several Fronts
Later, Schmuckler earned degrees from Drexel and Temple universities (where his twin brother is a chemistry professor), and he spent his post-military career in the classroom.
To make some extra money, he began teaching at Eastern State Penitentiary three nights a week — a gig that eventually led him to a 21-year-long tenure at Graterford Prison in Collegeville, where he was school principal and established the prison literacy project.
His teaching career also afforded him the opportunity to travel, including jaunts to Europe and Israel in the 1970s.
Still, he said, none of those trips matched his time on the Mo, and his face lit up when he heard the news about his beloved's 65th anniversary. Going through meticulously organized scrapbooks, he beamed when he saw photos of the ship. There's even a small corner of his apartment dedicated to a large, original, handmade scale model created by his nephew.
Though he'd love to return to the ship, his doctors have recommended that he not travel.
But he can hold onto some recent memories. In 1995, he was on deck for the 50th anniversary of the Japanese surrender (accompanied by his son), and he said that particular experience meant more to him than almost any other in his lifetime.


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McLaughlin resigns; Trafford taps CPA as interim manager
Jeff McLaughlin stepped aside as Trafford's manager last week with an eye toward a job closer to his background in economic development and community revitalization.
Meanwhile, his replacement, Virginia Finnegan, is looking forward to a shorter commute and joked that "I can see Trafford from my house" in Monroeville.
Trafford's borough management is in transition after McLaughlin resigned on July 1 to pursue other opportunities and as Finnegan wraps up an interim stint later this month as manager in Harmony Township in Beaver County.
After jobs with Uniontown's redevelopment authority and the Mon Valley Initiative, McLaughlin arrived in Trafford in March 2013 as the first borough manager since the mid-1990s. But McLaughlin conceded he might have come in thinking the job duties were a little different from the jack-of-all-trades nature of a borough manager in a small town.
Administrative tasks such as keeping up with the borough's bills and managing the new Manchester Room banquet space left little time for the things he said were more in his "comfort zone," such as working with the Trafford Economic and Community Development Corp. or applying for grants for the police department.
Council members have credited him for crafting the application that helped Trafford get a $215,120 state grant to refurbish Westmoreland Park.
"It's a pretty amazing little town," said McLaughlin, 52, of North Braddock. "For it being so small, the people have a lot of pride."
In Finnegan, Trafford Council is bringing in a longtime municipal administrator and certified public accountant who has worked in several communities, including stints as financial manager in Ross Township and Wilkinsburg. She also serves on the Monroeville Finance Authority.
Finnegan, 69, said she is looking forward to starting in Trafford after being a finalist for the job last year.
"I got really good vibes," Finnegan said. "It seems to be a very dedicated council that wants to go in a positive direction."
Finnegan worked in Ross for 11 years until the board there voted 5-4 to fire her in 2006. After she filed a federal lawsuit, a jury decided in October 2008 that township officials sexually discriminated against her.
Among her positions since then was a nine-month role in 2010 as interim manager and finance consultant for Clairton. After her departure, Clairton Council voted 3-0 — with two abstentions — for Finnegan to repay the city for vacation and personal time that officials said she paid herself without their approval.
Finnegan described the situation as a "communication issue" that was "resolved very amicably" when she repaid the city. Clairton's mayor, Rich Lattanzi, and manager, Howard Bednar, did not return phone calls requesting comment.
Asked about the situation in Clairton, Trafford Councilman John Daykon said borough officials "properly vetted" Finnegan and are satisfied with her background. Finnegan will work part time in Trafford without benefits, Daykon said. Finnegan will earn $45 an hour.
"We want to see how it works out and go from there," he said.
Finnegan's hiring on an interim basis last year in Harmony Township contributed to the building of a criminal case against the township's former secretary, who is accused of stealing $190,000 from the municipal coffers from 2006 to 2013.
Among the financial discrepancies in the township, Finnegan determined that cash payments for sewage and garbage collection were not deposited into township accounts.
Harmony Township Commissioner Paul Kokoski said he would "highly recommend" Finnegan, based on her one year there before the board hired a permanent manager last month.
"She did a very good job for us," Kokoski said.
Chris Foreman is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at 412-871-2363 or email@example.com.


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Cases of explosions and fires caused by electronic cigarettes have been increasing over the years. One of the very first cases of an e-cig explosion was reported by CBS Los Angeles after interviewing a couple from Corona, California, regarding an incident in which an electronic cigarette exploded while charging in their car. The explosion resulted in second-degree burns on the wife's legs and serious damage to their vehicle's upholstery. In a similar news story by KUTV in Utah, a woman reported burning her fingers when her e-cig caught fire in her vehicle. Rick Epp, a 30-year smoker who had switched to a vaping device produced by the same company reported the device caught fire in his living room. It should be noted that, in the latter two stories, the product manufacturer found that the products involved were not being used with the chargers supplied with the units as directed in the owner's manual.
Exploding E-Cigs Exploding the Media
Stories like those listed above seize the attention of a broad audience and elicit an array of complex emotions, and with good reason. As a population of consumers, we tend to instantly empathize with others when they endure a sudden traumatic experience with a product they trusted to be safe. It is crucial, however, to remember that stories such as these largely ignore the bigger picture when it comes to electronic cigarettes and damage in general, both to health and personal property.
While it's easy for the media to focus on a few isolated incidents involving exploding e-cigs and to foster a sense of fear or distrust among the public, it's important to point out the facts behind the real damage caused by cigarettes and other common items we use every day. How many wild fires, for example, have been caused by the careless toss of a cigarette butt? How many millions of dollars are spent every year treating young children for illnesses caused by inhaling secondhand smoke? Consider other products we call safe only to see on recall lists from time to time. From top brand peanut butter contaminated with salmonella to supposedly healthy greens tainted with E. coli, nothing out there can claim to be 100 percent safe 100 percent of the time. Even infant formula should be, without question, one of the safest products out there, and yet it has occasionally been found to contain metal shavings. The only things any company can do to ensure product safety is strive to uphold superior standards of quality and continue to improve their processes as their industry grows.
Vaping vs. Smoking: Which is More Dangerous?
Though unfortunate incidents of exploding e-cigs have increased over the years, statistically speaking, using electronic cigarettes still poses a potential threat far lower than the alternative: using a tobacco product proven to be lethal in even small doses over time. Every year, tens of millions of lives are lost to tobacco-related illness and disease. Since their introduction to the American market in 2007, millions of people have tried electronic cigarettes as an alternative to tobacco cigarettes for a variety of reasons.
Since their introduction to the American market in 2007, electronic cigarettes have helped millions of smokers by providing an alternative to tobacco. To put it in even greater perspective, consider the fact that, in the next hour, approximately 50 people will die due to smoking or exposure to the toxic ingredients in cigarette smoke. Conversely, not a single person has died from using an e-cigarette.
Related: Survey Says E-Cigs DO Help Tobacco Cessation
As with any new product or technology, research into overall improvement must continue in order to ensure optimal function and safety. Currently, exploding e-cigarettes have only been reported in cases of advanced personal vaporizers powered by lithium-ion batteries, and the problem typically occurs when the product is used improperly or with an unapproved charger. Though White Cloud does not manufacture these types of e-cigs, we do strongly recommend using the charger that comes with your product and familiarizing yourself with the best practices for e-cig battery safety. This will not only maintain maximum battery life, it could keep you out of harm's way.


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GAHANNA — Denise Ann Mosier, 41, passed away Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at home.
She was born Dec. 14, 1972, in Lima, Ohio.
graduated from Shawnee High School, Lima, in 1991 and The Ohio State
University in 1995 with a B.S. in fashion merchandising. She currently
worked for Value City Furniture as a planning manager and previously
worked as a planner in the Longaberger Basket Building. She loved to
travel and shop and spend time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her mother: Phyllis (Pelkey) Facer, and
grandparents: Orville and Edna Pelkey and Clyde and Elsie Facer.
is survived by her husband, Keith Mosier; sons, Noah and Caleb; father,
James Facer; brother, Roger (Karen) Facer; sister, Susan Grumblis, and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, at Messiah Lutheran Church, 1200 Waggoner Road, Reynoldsburg
with Pastor Karl Hanf officiating. Interment to follow at Forest Lawn
Contributions in Denise's memory may be made to The
Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center, 1145 Olentangy River
Road, Columbus, Ohio 43212 or Messiah Lutheran Church, 1200 Waggoner
Road, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068.
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By Holly Wise
The Cove Herald
I filled a lot of sand bags the summer I was 10.
The dump trucks dumped the sand behind an old building - a feed store as my cloudy memories recollect - and the Red Cross volunteers in that tightly knit Illinois community along the Mississippi River were waiting.
It was 1993, the year of the "Great Flood," when the Mississippi and Missouri rivers swelled and formed the most devastating and costly flood in United States history.
My family was traveling through Illinois and saw a sign soliciting volunteers to help fill sandbags in desperate attempts to hold the levees.
I wasn't privy to the conversation about if we should go, when we should go, why we would go, or the final decision to actually go, but we did.
I remember the sand, the sacks, rain and food.
And I remember the day the levees broke. It was the numbing day we stopped filling sandbags and redirected our efforts to making sandwiches for volunteers and displaced families.
Eighteen years later, in the face of catastrophes, I'm moved by my implicit desire to do something and the sacrificial offering of my local community.
It's been five days since Central Texas has been ravaged by wildfires. To date, the Bastrop fire has claimed two lives, consumed 32,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,300 homes.
In the time it takes to breathe a breath, people have lost family members, homes and possessions.
And forming a ring of support above the mushroom clouds of smoke from two counties over are the local communities of Bell, Coryell and Lampasas counties. As I'm writing this, my phone is ringing with calls from additional businesses letting me know that they, too, are joining the effort.
Individuals, organizations and businesses have networked and organized donation drop-off sites. Restaurants have taken food to feed volunteers and firefighters. Would-be garage sale items have been trucked over to Bastrop. Local ranchers have offered their pastures and barns, and they've been filled within hours.
It was never a question of if we should help. It was only a matter of when and how.
Here are some local drop-off locations:
UMHB Bell Baptist Association Building, 1125 College St., Belton; 9 a.m. to noon today.
Schoepf's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que, 702 E. Central Ave., Belton; 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday.
Grace Christian Center, 1401 E. Elms Road, Killeen; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 15.
H-E-B customers can donate $1, $3 or $5 at checkout; the company is donating $50,000.
Fort Hood Harley Davidson, 875 W. Central Texas Expressway, Harker Heights, is accepting non-monetary donations from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
To donate directly to the Red Cross, go to www.centex.redcross.org.
For more information on drop-off locations, visit our Facebook page, facebook.com/kdhnews.
Holly Wise is city editor of the Killeen Daily Herald. Contact her at email@example.com or (254) 501-7555. Follow her on Twitter at KDHcityeditor.


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Seeking to break with eight interminable years of information lockdown, President Obama ordered two studies on Wednesday that would review the government's procedures of classifying state secrets and the degree to which information is being held from the public. National Security Adviser James Jones, Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano have been assigned to head the investigations.
The Washington Post:
President Obama directed his national security adviser and senior Cabinet officials yesterday [Wednesday] to examine whether the government keeps too much information secret.
In a memo, Obama acknowledged that too many documents have been kept from the public eye for years and affirmed that he remains "committed to operating with an unprecedented level of openness."


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Advanced Micro Devices and Microsoft were among the co-sponsors who showed up at the White House on Thursday to applaud President Obama as he launched the National STEM Video Game Challenge. It allows students grades five through eight to compete for a cash prizes, plus tech gear from AMD and Microsoft. They must design an original video game to win.
Another competition is geared for college-age contestants. A cash prize of $25,000 awaits the creator of the top technology with "high potential to reach underserved communities, such as games built for basic mobile phones that address urgent educational needs among at-risk youth."
This is another step towards shaping a new generation of cybersecurity professionals highly trained and motivated to defend the Internet. This program joins the ongoing Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition and The University of Maryland University College first-of-its kind cybersecurity bachelor's and master's academic degree program that's just getting underway this month.
Technology Live caught up with Allyson Peerman, corporate vice president of AMD Public Affairs and president of the AMD Foundation just after the President announced the competition.
TL: The concept here is to boost the cool factor of the sciences?
Peerman: The concept is to make learning about science and math more appealing for students, and a very effective way to get kids excited is through video game development. If kids think the contest is cool, that's an added bonus!
TL: At the end of the day, how will you measure if these contests are a success?
Peerman: I think the success of this contest will be measured by whether we excite kids about learning math and science. Long term, if some of the contestants opt to pursue higher education and careers in math, science and engineering, then that's an even bigger win.
TL: The U.S. leads the world in chip technology, among other things. Yet we lag in teaching the basic sciences to our youngsters. How do you explain that?
Peerman: Young people are craving relevance in their math and science education, and I think we need to find ways to do a better job of providing that relevance. Some of the best in-school and out-of-school programs are helping kids make that connection and helping make it fun. That's one of the reasons AMD Changing the Game has been so effective; the programs we've supported and enabled are making math and science relevant and fun for kids. It's all about meeting young people where they are and inserting the learning on their own turf; in this case it's through video games.
TL: Do most CEOs of the top tech companies get that this is important?
Peerman: Absolutely. Tech industry CEOs know better than anyone how important it is to have a workforce that's deeply steeped in math and science education. At AMD, for example, our success as a company directly depends on the strength of our engineering talent pool. AMD's primary co-sponsors for the National STEM Video Game Challenge are both tech companies, as well. And if you look at the roster of 100 member companies that joined Change the Equation, the tech industry is very well represented.
TL: How important has it been to have the President get out in front of this?
Peerman: It's hugely important for the President to set the tone and raise the conversation to a level where it's getting a lot of focus. People have been talking about improving STEM education in the United States for years, but we need concerted, cooperative efforts by enterprise, non-profits and public entities to move the needle. This is a national priority, it's a priority for corporations and it's a priority for students.
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