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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to accept title to lands and interests in lands near the entrance to the Sequoia National Park, subject to existing easements for public highways and public utilities, within the following described tracts:
Tract A. A portion of tract 37, township 17 south, range 29 east, Mount Diablo meridian, Tulare County, California, comprising approximately two acres.
Tract B. A portion of the east half of the northeast quarter of section 4, township 17 south, range 29 east, Mount Diablo meridian, Tulare County, California, comprising approximately thirty-eight acres.
Tract C. A portion of the south half of tract 37, township 17 south, range 29 east, Mount Diablo meridian, Tulare County, California, comprising approximately sixty one-hundredths acre.
The owners of the lands to be conveyed to the United States, before any exchange is effective, shall furnish to the Secretary of the Interior evidence satisfactory to him of title to such lands. Such property shall become a part of the Sequoia National Park upon the acceptance of title thereto by the Secretary, and shall thereafter be subject to all laws and regulations applicable to the park.
Source(Dec. 21, 1943, ch. 372, § 1,57 Stat. 606.)
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Pub. L. 99–338, June 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 641, as amended by Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(d)(4),Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4583; Pub. L. 108–447, div. E, title I, § 139(c),Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3069, provided: "That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to issue a permit for ten years, and may issue not more than 3 renewals of equivalent duration, for portions of an existing hydroelectric project, known as the Kaweah Project of Southern California Edison Company, to continue to occupy and use lands of the United States within Sequoia National Park as necessary for continued operation and maintenance.
"Sec. 2. The Secretary shall not execute any permit renewal prior to one hundred and twenty calendar days from the date the same is submitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives.
"Sec. 3. The permit shall contain the following provisions:
"(1) A prohibition on expansion of the Kaweah Project in Sequoia National Park.
"(2) A requirement that an independent safety assessment of the Kaweah Project be conducted, and that any deficiencies identified as a result of the assessment would be corrected.
"(3) A requirement that the Secretary prepare and submit to Congress an update of the July 1983 report on the impact of the operations of the Kaweah No. 3 facility on Sequoia National Park.
"(4) A requirement that the permittee pay the park compensation as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the permittee.
"(5) Any other reasonable terms and conditions that the Secretary of the Interior deems necessary and proper for the management and care of Sequoia National Park and the purposes for which it was established.
"Sec. 4. The proceeds from any fees imposed pursuant to a permit issued under this Act shall be retained by Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park and shall be available, without further appropriation, for resources protection, maintenance, and other park operational needs."
Pub. L. 93–522, Dec. 14, 1974, 88 Stat. 1660, as amended by Pub. L. 95–625, title III, § 314(d)(3),Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3482, authorized Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit to occupy and use lands of United States within Sequoia National Park necessary for continued operation, maintenance, and use of hydroelectric project known as the Kaweah Number 3 project of Southern California Edison Company, provided that in no event could the term of such permit extend for any period in excess of ten years following the date of its issuance, unless specifically authorized by law, provided for terms and conditions of permit, required report on impact of hydroelectric project, and provided for applicability of the Act.
Pub. L. 88–47, June 21, 1963, 77 Stat. 70, authorized Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit to use and occupy United States lands within Sequoia National Park necessary for continued operation, maintenance, and use of the Kaweah number 3 hydroelectric project of Southern California Edison Company, which by its terms was to provide that any privileges granted thereunder were to be exercised in accord with Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.) and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and which was to expire no later than Aug. 6, 1974.
Act Dec. 21, 1943, ch. 372, § 3,57 Stat. 606, provided as follows: "Nothing in this Act [sections 45a–1 and 45a–2 of this title] shall be construed to alter or affect in any manner the provisions, or extend the term, of the permit heretofore granted to the Southern California Edison Company and predecessors thereof for the use of lands in the Sequoia National Park for electric power development purposes, or to relieve the company of any financial or other obligation under said permit, or under agreements or orders relating or supplementary thereto."
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Cellular Immune Responses to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)- Longitudinal Follow up and Natural History
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It remains unclear why some individuals are able to clear HBV from their bodies while in others HBV is a persistent infection. We plan to investigate this process by collecting blood and analysing how the patient's white blood cells respond to different pieces of the HBV virus. We will use new tools that can precisely tell us which component of the immune response may be different in individuals who are chronically infected with HBV and also in individuals who are also infected with HIV.
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|Hepatitis B HIV Infections
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|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
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|Cellular Immune Responses to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)- Longitudinal Follow up and Natural History
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There are two groups of patients in this study. Group A mono-infected with Hepatitis B, and those with co-infection HBV/HIV.
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- Acute hepatitis B
- Chronic hepatitis B, HBV DNA+ve , normal ALT , HBeAg +ve
- Chronic hepatitis B, HBV DNA +ve , normal ALT, HBeAg -ve
- Chronic hepatitis , HBV DNA +ve, increased ALT, no HBV treatment B, HBeAg +ve
- Chronic hepatitis B, HBV DNA +ve , increased ALT, no HBV treatment B, HBeAg -ve
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- To be HIV/HBV co-infected
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Picornaviridae Infections
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Lentivirus Infections
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One evening in 1937 at the end of Shabbat, 8:30 PM, and the festive opening of the bazaar of the Jewish National Fund, to which were invited hundreds of citizens of the city, a telephone message was received from the starosta (head of the city), courtesy of his colleague in Wyszkow, that a convoy of hundreds of Naravitsim had passed through Wyszkow as the sun was setting, and they were heading for Radzymin. I am certain that they are about to make a pogrom on the Jews of your city, warned the head of Wyszkow. The starosta of Radzymin was a non-Jew, lenient towards the Jews and a devotee of the General Skladkowski (who at one time came out with the slogan, to pogrom against the Jews -- definitely not. To destroy their stores and stalls please!)
The starosta alerted Michael Kosover and explained the severity of the situation. He advised Kosover to cancel the festive opening of the bazaar to prevent the gathering of Jews in the streets. He advised them to shut themselves up in their homes and not go out during the night. It was not known at what hour 'they' would arrive from Wyszkow.
This news traveled fast among the Jewish inhabitants, who began to disappear from the streets. Gershom Hendil, who had accompanied Kosover to the starosta's house and had waited outside until the end of the meeting, advised Kosover not to depend on the words of the starosta, who had advised the local police officer to mobilize the police and to remain on guard, but to telephone the Senator, Rabbi Dr. Professor Moshe Shor and to inform him of all that was happening. From the house of the starosta the two of them hurried to the news office on Third of May Street. Michael Kosover as chairman of the local Zionist organization called Senator Shor and asked him to urge the head of government, General Skladkowsky, to intercept the convoy of Naravitsim on their way to Radzymin. Senator Shor calmed Kosover and assured him that he would take immediate action.
Within half an hour, armed police units in special closed trucks sped from Warsaw on the road to Radzymin and Wyszkow and overtook them. They met the column of hooligans about two kilometers north of the city, close to the house of Hanoch the blacksmith on the edge of the road from Wyszkow. They forcefully demanded that the Naravitsim disperse; when they refused, they beat them with clubs. They confiscated their vehicles, and many of the braves, thirsty for Jewish blood, scattered into the fields and between the houses and in the villages.
A night of dread and trembling enveloped the citizens of Jewish Radzymin. They all locked themselves up in their houses out of fear, and without knowing what had happened to the approaching convoy of Naravitsim. Many of them did not shut an eye the whole night. Young people stayed close to their old parents to protect them in case of trouble. Meanwhile, a few members of the Zionist youth groups and sport groups advised their companions to organize in groups, and in case of an attack, to prepare to defend themselves until the police responded, in hopes that the police would defend the Jews. It is said that the threat also became known to the city and to neighboring villages, and that people there were getting ready to help their friends.
In our area there lived about twenty Jewish families in five houses. From among them, fifteen people were organized, including my father, Abraham Kosover and his sons. The youngest of the group was eleven. Also with us were Leibel Yonish, Shimshon Dembsky, Aharon Leib Ribek, the blacksmith, the brothers Lerner, the shoemakers, two sons of Asher Gottlieb, the two brothers Florkovitch, the sons of the butcher, Meir Grosbard and others. Each of us had a 'weapon' in his hand -- some, a hammer, an ax, or others simply an iron pole or a heavy stick. We also had two pistols, one in the hand of Aryeh Leib Ribek and the second in the hand of Shimshon Dembsky, who was elected leader of the group of defenders in our area.
We separated into four units. Each one stood guard by the four nearest houses to be ready for the approaching mob. We agreed among ourselves that when a screeching whistle was heard, all the units would rush in that direction.
Meanwhile we learned that police reinforcements were patrolling the city, but nevertheless, several units of Naravitsim from the scattered convoy were successful in infiltrating the city. They reached the area of Stary Rinek, and they threw heavy stones into Jewish homes. Here and there they tested their strength and tried to break into houses, but they found the doors locked and bolted. They then decided to leave the area because of the noise and screams raised by the residents. Nevertheless several Jews were wounded because of broken glass. Wild Naravitsim also came to our area, with two riding horseback at their head. They tried to break into dwellings, but found the doors bolted. Shimshon Dembsky blew a whistle when he saw the riders and their followers. We advanced with the axes in our hands and with one revolver. Hearing the sound of the whistle, the rioters retreated, fearful that an armed unit was about to attack them. The next morning the wounded were brought for medical treatment to the local physician, Dr. Zeslavsky.
In this kind of environment we lived in Poland in the thirties. We, the Zionist youth, and many of the older generation understood clearly that the Jews had no future in this land, and that a bitter fate awaited them. We knew that our place was in the land of Israel. But we were not able to bring the mass of people to Israel, and the price we paid was annihilation.
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I'm Perry, I'm only 18 (nearly 19! ) and I've been studying Buddhism since last September. I'm leaning more to the Theravadin tradition but I'm in no rush to call myself anything other than a simple Buddhist for the near future.
I have always been interested in Buddhism, but it wasn't until I read Ven. Dhammika's fantastic "Good Question Good Answer" back in September that I became serious about it.
Unfortunately I know nobody in person who is a Buddhist, so therefore 100% of my Buddhist studies have been via the internet and books. Hopefully this will change next week as I have a session with a local Buddhist monk.
Dhamma Wheel looks great, so hopefully I continue to contribute here.


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text: Coyotes right at home in the city By John McCoy December 1, 2012 Story Share City dwellers are more used to seeing two-legged predators than four-legged ones.So when folks who live in the city or the nearby suburbs see a bear or a coyote prowling the neighborhood, they sometimes get a little concerned.A few days ago I got an e-mail from a reader in Charleston's Fort Hill region. He said he had seen coyotes roaming around, and just the evening before had heard a pack of them howling in the woods behind his house.He wondered if Charleston residents were fully aware that coyotes have set up shop well within the city limits.Truth be told, many folks aren't aware. So here's the scoop:Coyotes have been present in and around Charleston for more than two decades. They are extraordinarily adaptable animals, able to live close to humans without being noticed.I did an interview in the mid 1990s with Tom Dotson, at the time the Division of Natural Resources' wildlife biologist for the Charleston region.Dotson told me that the hills just south of the Kanawha River, in Charleston and immediately surrounding it, probably held the state's largest single concentration of coyotes."It makes sense when you think about it," Dotson said. "The area has a lot of houses and a lot of woods. There are lots of garbage cans to raid and lots of mice, chipmunks, squirrels and small house pets to feed on. There's an extensive road network with lots of roadkill. A coyote can make a pretty good living there." The city's northern suburbs have their share of coyotes, too. A friend of mine, who lived in the Sugar Creek area between Charleston and Sissonville a few years back, cured his wintertime cabin fever by trapping coyotes. He enjoyed tremendous success, yet never seemed to diminish the number of "yotes" roaming the woods near his home.Charleston residents probably don't realize there are so many coyotes because they are so easily mistaken for small German shepherd dogs or mongrel strays with strong German shepherd characteristics.They're also often fooled by coyotes' size. When people hear the word "coyote," they tend to think "wolf" and imagine a really large animal. Not so. Coyotes from the American west average just 25 to 35 pounds. Eastern coyotes, whose ancestors crossbred with gray wolves as they migrated through the upper Midwest, tend to be larger. They average 30 to 50 pounds - not small, but not nearly wolf-sized either.Despite their relatively small size, they are efficient predators that can easily handle even a large dog in a fight. In a 2001 study at Canada's Laurentian University, a researcher determined that a 55-pound coyote's jaws exert about 153 pounds of bite pressure. By comparison, a large Labrador retriever' jaws exert just 125 pounds of pressure.With jaws like that, coyotes can eat most anything.Geriann Albers, a West Virginia University graduate student who recently completed a study of coyotes' stomach contents, said deer accounted for 44 percent of the contents' volume, followed by small mammals at 12.5 percent, squirrels and chipmunks at 8.2 percent, fruits and seeds at 7.1 percent, grass and twigs at 7.1 percent, rabbits at 3.3 percent and livestock at 3.1 percent. "Their diets vary according to what is available," Albers said. "They will eat anything - and I do mean anything."One coyote in Albers' study appeared to like fast food, or at least the contents of Beckley-area fast food stores' trash containers."It must have been a Dumpster diver," she said. "In its stomach we found the remnants of a Dairy Queen napkin, a Subway sandwich wrapper, a Taco Bell sauce packet and a commercial crab leg." Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about sandwich 5 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan Outdoors notes -- Dec. 2 Previous Story Christmas Bird Count, FeederWatch coming up Next Story


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No, not really. I'd be interested in hearing more about those times when people feel it is appropriate. What do we hope to accomplish, and are we likely to accomplish it? etc.Peter wrote:Sometimes it's appropriate, sometimes it isn't. Did you expect any other answer?
Jechbi wrote:I'd be interested in hearing more about those times when people feel it is appropriate.
Peter wrote:Keep in mind that public criticism isn't always for the benefit of the one being criticized. In a public forum such as this one often it is for the benefit of those reading and not participating. Those people see what gets criticized and what doesn't and that can be helpful to them.
Pannapetar wrote:... instilling shame and fear -even if done with good intention- is very likely to be counterproductive and damaging.
This suggests to me that to the extent we are in a position to infuence how another person might engage with the world, then if we are able to find a skillful way to help them develop these sukka lokapala, that's a good thing for them and good for all of us. Do you see it differently?Bhikkhu Bodhi wrote:Hiri is an innate sense of shame over moral transgression; ottappa is moral dread, fear of the results of wrongdoing. The Buddha calls these two states the bright guardians of the world (sukka lokapala). He gives them this designation because as long as these two states prevail in people's hearts the moral standards of the world remain intact, while when their influence wanes the human world falls into unabashed promiscuity and violence, becoming almost indistinguishable from the animal realm (Itiv. 42).
Pannapetar wrote:To be honest, I doubt this sort of thing is effective. In fact, I would go further and say that instilling shame and fear -even if done with good intention- is very likely to be counterproductive and damaging. It sounds more like brainwashing than education. As an instructional method it's a poor choice, except perhaps for reaching the lowest levels of human intuition.
Jechbi wrote:This suggests to me that to the extent we are in a position to infuence how another person might engage with the world, then if we are able to find a skillful way to help them develop these sukka lokapala, that's a good thing for them and good for all of us. Do you see it differently?
Peter wrote:You are saying he [the Buddha] engaged in brainwashing, that he gave teachings which were counterproductive and damaging, that it was a poor choice.
Ottappa: http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philol ... :4434.pali
Ottappa (nt.) [fr. tappati1 + ud, would corresp. to a Sk. form *auttapya fr. ut -- tapya to be regretted, tormented by remorse. The BSk. form is a wrong adaptation of the Pāli form, taking o˚ for apa˚, viz. apatrapya M Vastu iii. 53 and apatrapā ibid. i.463. Müller, P. Gr. & Fausböll, Sutta Nipāta Index were both misled by the BSk. form, as also recently Kern, Toev. s. v.] fear of exile, shrinking back from doing wrong, remorse. See on term and its distinction from hiri (shame) Dhs trsl. 20, also DhsA 124, 126; Vism 8, 9 and the definition at SnA 181. Ottappa generally goes with hiri as one of the 7 noble treasures (see ariya -- dhanā). Hiri -- ottappa It 36; J i.129; hir -- ottappa at M i.271; S ii.220; v.1; A ii.78; iv.99, 151; v.214; It 34; J i.127, 206; VvA 23. See also hiri. -- Further passages: D iii.212; M i.356; S ii.196, 206, 208; v.89; A i.50, 83, 95; iii.4 sq., 352; iv.11; v.123 sq.; Pug 71; Dhs 147, 277; Nett 39. -- anottappa (nt.) lack of conscience, unscrupulousness, disregard of morality A i.50, 83, 95; iii.421; v.146, 214; Vbh 341, 359, 370, 391; as adj. It 34 (ahirika +).
-- gāravatā respect for conscience, A iii.331; iv.29. -- dhana the treasure of (moral) self -- control D iii.163, 251, 282; VvA 113. -- bala the power of a (good) conscience D iii.253; Ps ii.169, 176; Dhs 31, 102 (trln. power of the fear of blame).
In the present-day world, with its secularization of all values, such notions as shame and fear of wrong are bound to appear antiquated, relics from a puritanical past when superstition and dogma manacled our rights to uninhibited self-expression. Yet the Buddha's stress on the importance of hiri and ottappa was based on a deep insight into the different potentialities of human nature. He saw that the path to deliverance is a struggle against the current, and that if we are to unfold the mind's capacities for wisdom, purity and peace, then we need to keep the powderkeg of the defilements under the watchful eyes of diligent sentinels.
Preacher was a talkin' there's a sermon he gave,
He said every man's conscience is vile and depraved,
You cannot depend on it to be your guide
When it's you who must keep it satisfied.
It ain't easy to swallow, it sticks in the throat,
She gave her heart to the man
In the long black coat.
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Pannapetar wrote:I am sorry Ben, but can we speak English rather than Pali?
Chris wrote:Hello all,
This may be of interest:
Hiri Ottappa - Ajahn Jayasaro
http://www.knowbuddhism.info/2009/01/hi ... asaro.html
Hiri, that sense of shame or conscience is really a shrinking away from that which is inappropriate, the corollary of which is, that we should always consider the significance and appropriateness of our actions. We might consider that on a number of different levels such as what is appropriate on a wider scale, what is appropriate for us as human beings, what's appropriate in our relationships with others? What sort of principles are proper and correct, noble principles? How should we act towards the natural world,- the environment? We might look at the appropriateness of personal relationships towards mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, workmates and so on. We really need to consider what principles should underlie our conduct towards all these people, and as Buddhists, what is appropriate behaviour, speech, and thought?
The more we reflect upon these aspects of our behaviour, discriminating between the appropriate and the inappropriate, the more we train our mind, which then becomes more refined, sensitive, confidant and protected.
Ottappa is a reflection on Karma; that willingness and preparedness to stand back and think it through. We consider the whole process from the initial action ( with the ramifications both for ourselves and others) to the final results. The clearer our understanding, the stronger our reasoned faith in Kamma. There develops a wise fear, an intelligent fear based upon the painful consequences of our unskillful activities. These guiding forces or influences are not blind emotions although there is an emotional force there grounded in Wisdom and Understanding, an understanding of what is appropriate and what will result from our actions. Of course when the mind is intoxicated, full of negativity or craving, these are the very things we don't wish to think about because it just takes away so much of the excitement and enjoyment when we stop to consider "Is this really appropriate; What will be the consequences upon ourselves and other people?"
In the Abhidhamma, it states that every unwholesome mind state is accompanied by recklessness and shamelessness- the very opposites of Hiri and Ottappa. When Hiri and Ottappa are strong and resolute we have the brake of self-discipline which allows us to refrain from any pleasure of the immediate moment through realising it will lead ultimately to an increase in attachment, to fear, paranoia, anxiety, worry, sorrow and despair. When Hiri and Ottappa are present, then we can easily keep the Precepts as the basis for the spiritual life not only through their intellectual acceptance, but by the additional emotional support, as a friend and a strong force for protection.
mikenz66 wrote:In answer to the orginal question, I suspect that trying to induce hiri-ottapa in others is futile.
Ben wrote:I found your comment above perplexing.
In the present-day world, with its secularization of all values, such notions as shame and fear of wrong are bound to appear antiquated, relics from a puritanical past when superstition and dogma manacled our rights to uninhibited self-expression.
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Meet Petrossian's Chocolate Miam ($3.50). Miam as in "miam-miam," the French saying for yummy. You'll hear it most commonly from children, but we'll have to make an exception here. The croissant dough is twirled in circles with melty dark chocolate chips distributed evenly from the center of the snail all the way to the outside. It's like a pain au chocolat reinvented so that every bite is rewarded with a kiss of chocolate chips. Petrossian's buttery dough is flakier that most (remember this pistachio croissant?) so bring plenty of napkins.
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North's Test Re-ignites Debate in South on Nuclear Weapons
North Korea's nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009 stirred debate on the southern side of the peninsula about Seoul arming itself with nuclear weapons in response.
The debate predictably flared up again this week after Pyongyang staged its third such test on Tuesday.
Several lawmakers from the ruling conservative Saenuri Party as well as right-leaning newspapers have been vocal in calling for the South to respond in kind against the mounting nuclear threat from the North.
"You just can't deal with a gangster in your neighborhood who has bought a new machine gun with a stone," Rep. Chung Mong-joon, who once headed the governing party, said at a party meeting Wednesday.
Incoming president Park Geun-hye hasn't spoken publicly about the prospect of Seoul having its own nuclear arsenal but outgoing President Lee Myung-bak gave the idea qualified support in an interview with the Dong-A Ilbo published Friday.
"There are some people saying South Korea should also have nuclear weapons. Those remarks are patriotic and think highly of them. I don't think the comments are wrong because they also serve as a warning to North Korea and China," the newspaper quoted Mr. Lee as saying.
But Mr. Lee added that it isn't appropriate to discuss developing nuclear weapons at a time when Seoul's ultimate goal is to make the North give up its nuclear ambitions via international cooperation.
Seoul's interest in nuclear armament goes back to the 1970s when President Park Chung-hee, the father of Park Geun-hye, sought to secretly develop nuclear arms before the plan was dropped because of widespread opposition from the international community.
As part of efforts to end the North's nuclear development program, Seoul officially gave up having nuclear explosives in 1992 by declaring "the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
With Pyongyang recently announcing it was no longer interested in denuclearization, South Korea could argue that effort is now effectively dead.
But it would also have to follow North Korea in exiting the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, a step that would see it become an outcast of the international community.
Expect the debate to continue each time North Korea demonstrates new progress in nuclear weapons development.


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A MAJOR seach was launched after an elderly man went missing following a visit to Westonbirt Arboretum on Thursday.
Police were drafted in from other areas to scour fields and gardens in the area, including Prince Charles's Highgrove estate near Tetbury, during the early hours.
The man from Warwickshire, who had been staying in Crudwell, was found in the Avon and Somerset area at 7am on Friday morning.
A helicopter was seen circling area late on Thursday night and at 2.30am a neighbour woke to find police in his garden.
The man, whose does not want to be named, said: "I saw lights and heard talking, so I got up to see what it was. "At first I thought it might be burglars, but when I looked outside it was the police. I went out just to check what was going on and they said they were looking for someone."
Officers began searching after a call was made to Gloucestershire Police at 8.30pm by his worried family.


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TWO roads in Harnham could be closed to non residents on weekdays because parents are causing chaos on the school run.
People trying to get to the popular infant and junior schools are parking on pavements and yellow lines in Hollows Close and stopping householders getting out.
And they are spilling over into neighbouring Folkestone Road.
"It's like the Wild West in Hollows Close at dropping-off time," said city councillor Ian Tomes, a junior school parent.
"It's quite dangerous. You have to walk in the road because the pavements are completely blocked. People can't get out of their drives,"
said ward councillor Brian Dalton, who was called in by residents to help them campaign for a permit-only zone.
"People park on the yellow lines at the top of the close and some have been quite rude, refusing to move. Cars have been damaged, too."
Hollows Close resident Tim Bilton said: "I live on the bend opposite the school and we have had a brick wall and a fence knocked down and our garage door has been knocked off its rollers twice.
"These people park on your drive or across your drive.
They have no regard for the Highway Code. If you ask them to move you get abuse.
"On the yellow lines it's chock-a-block every day.
"These cars have to turn round because we're a no through road, and I'm worried about the safety of parents and children who do walk. We've had a couple of near misses in the last few months."
But there are fears that a clampdown will only move the problem elsewhere.
Saxon Road, running up to the schools' site, already has similar restrictions in place, and there is an ongoing public consultation about yellow lines in Parsonage Green because buses cannot get through.
Cllr Tomes said: "People are like water, really, they'll flow to the next easy spot."
The schools do have a green travel plan and parents are encouraged to walk or cycle, and to use Old Blandford Road for parking.
But Cllr Tomes said that many would not walk that far, especially if they need to go on to work or if it was raining.
The schools' headteachers, Luke Coles and Suzanne Clarke, said: "We have been working for a while with our neighbours in our joint travel group.
"We encourage parents to park in specific areas so children can walk with them to school, and have issued maps of suggested safe routes.
"We have been very successful in raising the number who walk or cycle. But there will be some for whom this is not an option and it would be quite useful to have a discussion about what arrangements could be put in place for them. We accept that you do risk moving the problem to the next road.
"While we understand the frustrations of our neighbours, this is an issue for all schools."
Wiltshire Council said public feedback would be carefully considered and decisions would rest with deputy leader John Thomson.


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Workstation Computers are towers that contain all of the internal elements of a normal desktop computer without the added on screen or computer monitor. This is a great way to save if you already have a screen from a past computer or you are looking to hook this computer up to a LCD TV and make it into a home media center. These are powerhouse machines that combine fast processors, large amounts of RAM, and huge hard drives to meet any computing needs.


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Playgroups are set up and run by parents and caregivers, with children choosing from a range of activities set up to meet their varying needs.
In a playgroup, parents and caregivers stay to interact with the other adults & to play with the children.
Playgroup can be held anywhere that is safe for children and where groups of people can meet - community and neighbourhood centres, health clinics, women's centres, preschools and kindergartens, church halls and even in someone's house.
No child is too young for playgroup. All children from 0-5 years, including babies, love new experiences and benefit from developing sensory, social and communication skills through activities at playgroup.
Adults also benefit from playgroup - a time to talk, make friends and share experiences, while children learn through their play experiences.
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Callaspo to learn as he goes in platoon at first
PHOENIX -- Alberto Callaspo will be the A's first baseman on days the club faces a left-handed starter this season. Manager Bob Melvin confirmed as much Tuesday morning and said he felt confident putting the versatile infielder out there, despite his limited experience at the position.
"He's done some hard work and drills out there," said Melvin, who first mentioned the possibility of such a scenario in the offseason.
This means Brandon Moss and Daric Barton will share time at first base against right-handed starters, though Moss will most likely draw several starts at designated hitter -- at least in the early going. Moss has proved to be a reliable defender at first base, but Barton is still considered better with the glove.
"We're going to play each and every game what we think the best matchup is," Melvin said. "There's different factors -- who's swinging well, and if we have chinks in the armor as far as injuries and so forth. But with us, there's really no set lineup, and that dynamic [at first base] would suggest that, too."
Callaspo had never played first base before this spring, and it remains a work in progress for the 30-year-old, who will also continue to provide a backup option at second and third base.
Callaspo is a career .300 hitter against lefties, reaching base against them at a .346 rate.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, Major Lee-ague, and follow her on Twitter @JaneMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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-Letter: USPS Outlines Plans for Stamp Vending Machines as APCs are Deployed- USPS plans for stamp vending machines "will have an impact on the staffing (SSPC Technicians, Level PS-6, and operator maintainers, generally Level PS-5 when performed by bargaining unit employees) needed to support vending in some districts. Maintenance craft activities may also be impacted." (7/27/04)
Automated Postal Centers- The Board of Governors approved funding to design and develop 2,500 self-service kiosks called Automated Postal Centers that will let customers buy stamps and postal products just as ATMs enable customers to conduct self-service banking. Evaluation of 30 units will begin in October. Nationwide deployment will begin in mid-winter and is expected to be completed by summer 2004.--USPS April 1, 2003
International Business Machines Corp. of Bethesda, MD awarded an $80.1 million contract from the Postal Service's Supplies and Services Purchasing Division for the Automated Postal Center ProgramDecember 1, 2003.
What can the APC do?
(Excerpt from USPS Transformation Plan);
Move Simple Transactions Out of Post Offices
Stamp sales comprise the overwhelming majority of transactions conducted in Post Offices. However, there are more convenient alternatives for selling stamps that save time for customers and avoid the costs associated with window transactions (e.g., vending machines, Stamps by Mail®, Stamps Online, and Stamps on Consignment). Many customers are simply unaware that alternatives exist. Therefore, the Postal Service began actively promoting these alternatives, emphasizing that services are available where customers need themat home, at work, where they shop, or at the Post Office.
In November 2002 the Postal Service launched a national campaign promoting alternative access to postal products and services to create customer awareness of stamp purchasing alternatives. This campaign included television and print ads, in addition to new logos and postal product signs that are displayed at 60,000 locations selling stamps, including over 16,000 ATMs.
Create New, Low-Cost Retail Alternatives
The Self Service Platform/Automated Postal Center (SSP/APC) is a next-generation self-service kiosk that enables customers to purchase postage and weigh and rate letters, flats, and parcels. The SSP/APC dispenses information based indicia (IBI) postage in any First-Class Mail, Priority Mail®, Parcel Post®, and Express Mail® denomination. It also dispenses First-Class Mail ATM stamp sheetlets; prints the Click-N-Ship-style electronic label and Return Receipt; and provides Postal Service and mailing information, including ZIP Code lookup. The SSP/APC provides a touch-screen customer interface, an integrated scale for weighing and rating mailing items, and a debit/credit card swipe and pin pad. The SSP/APC does not accept or return cash. While the SSP/APC offers an alternative to full-service, it also replaces obsolete vending equipment.
The SSP was approved in March 2003, for the design, manufacture, and deployment of 2,500 units. Initial deployment for field evaluation will begin in mid-FY2004, and full deployment is scheduled for completion by the end of December FY2005.
To further customer access, the Postal Service is partnering with commercial retail outlets to sell postal products. An agreement with Hallmark was signed in September 2002 for the use of postage meters and the introduction of postal retail services at approximately 1,200 Hallmark Gold Crown stores to be completed by the end of FY2004. (emphasis added by postalreporter)
USPS Agrees to Cancel Hallmark Retail Program - The Postal Service has agreed to end a pilot program with Hallmark that permitted the card and gift store corporation to perform retail postal services - Letter from USPS canceling Hallmark initiative (9/10/04)
Optimize the Retail Network
This strategy entails determining when and how to modify the retail network so that a different design will result in equivalent or better retail services for customers, in addition to avoiding unnecessary future expenditures.
Recognizing that there are many postal transactions that will still require visiting a Post Office, the Postal Service will address the types and levels of retail services best suited to customer needs by optimizing its retail network. Through retail optimization the Postal Service will provide more access to underserved areas, often fast-growing suburbs, while consolidating underutilized retail offices.
To determine how best to provide access to retail services the Retail Network Optimization initiative is developing a consistent and systematic methodology to maximize retail access strategy, which will result in equal or better value for Postal Service customers, in addition to avoiding unnecessary future postal expenditures.
At the same time, in preparation for rationalizing the retail network, field training for closing Post Offices was completed in August 2002, and Phase One of closing currently suspended Post Offices was finalized in November 2002. Phase One involved 230 offices. Phase Two, involving the closing of 281 currently suspended post offices, will be finalized in mid-FY2004.
Develop New Retail Services that Increase Customer Value and Postal Service Revenue
While the Postal Service will rationalize its retail network and continue to provide more convenient, lower-cost access alternatives to customers, it will maintain a nationwide network of retail locations to provide full service for postal products.
To generate additional revenue, the Postal Service is developing new services that will be offered at some postal retail locations. One successful initiative is the alliance agreement with FedEx, which included the installation of some 5,000 FedEx drop boxes at postal retail locations as of August 2002.
In the near term the Postal Service also is expanding and enhancing services it already provides for government and commercial partners, such as acceptance of passport applications.
As work hours and labor force reductions** continue, USPS Vice President of Retail Henry Pankey updated the Board on the Automated Postal Centergetting their unanimous vote to proceed with placing 2,506 of the new units in the field in all 85 districts.
"This self service platform is aimed at providing our customer with more self-service," he noted. "The Postal Service will now offer state-of-the-art kiosks that provide 80 percent of the most common transactionsand will be able to do it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and with the same convenience as an ATM."
The new postal center enables customers to weight and rate letters and packages, as well as does Express Mail, Priority, First Class and Parcel Post. Self-adhesive labels are generated and receipts are printed; use is by credit or debit cards only. The pilot testing was done in 16 locations including New York City, Washington, DC, and central Florida.
"Customers across the board have accepted the new centers," added Pankey. "The units meet mail security requirements as well."
The units will be placed from December 1, 2003 through July 2004, with an average of 500 installed per month. Real-time diagnostic service is also a component of the new units.
"We expect a return on investment of 30.4 percentage," said Pankey in closing.
source: National League of Postmasters
**Link added by postalreporter April 1, 2003
Postal customers have long dealt with limited hours and long lines for even basic services such as purchasing stamps and mailing packages. To improve customer service, the US Postal Service introduced Automated Postal Centers or APC's that are located in Post Offices and even in retail locations. Postal customers can now have 24/7 access to basic postal services without waiting in lines, while allowing postal workers to concentrate on more complex transactions. The APC's are networked to the IBM retail point-of-sale back-end system for transaction handling and are remotely monitored by the US Postal Service for replenishing consumables, proactively dispatching maintenance and security. This approach to equipment service has dramatically reduced replenishment costs versus the traditional approach to scheduled service visits." IBM
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At the Palladium Hotels & Resorts, we believe in quality and variety. Thanks to our All-Inclusive Program, the Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa offers a large selection of exquisite cuisines as well as national and international premium drinks. Enjoy a relaxing day in our Spa & Wellness Center**, or have fun with any of our activities and shows, with no extra charges.
Guest can use any of the facilities located at both resorts.
The number of visits to a la carte restaurants is unlimited.
No need for reservations.
Subject to availability.
** Starting on December 23rd, 2013, access to the wet areas (hot tubs, pool, sauna and steam baths) in our Zentropia Palladium Spa & Wellnesscenters will have a $10USD fee per guest, per day for Grand Palladium´s guests.
Our Royal Suites guests and Palladium Travel Club members have their entrance included in their stay. Also there will be offers and special attentions towards our guests.
Also, guests who purchase any of our spa treatments at Zentropia Palladium Spa & Wellness will be given free access to our wet areas that day.


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Jeff Coon Brings a Brand New Variety Show Series to Cape May Tonight
Cape May's own and Philadelphia favorite, Jeff Coon, is co-creating and hosting three unique, cabaret-style variety shows for shore audiences at the Cape May Convention Hall this summer. These shows titled, An Evening at the Cape May Summer Club, are being co-created with Ree Carney Dunphy. Dunphy is known for assisting in creating and operating Carney's, the legendary pub on the University of Philadelphia's campus, and the famous Carney's Restaurant and Bar in Cape May, New Jersey. In addition, Dunphy plays a pivotal role with the American Cancer Society and is a co-creator of the black tie event, the BasketBall, one of Philadelphia's premiere social events.
According to Mr. Coon, An Evening at the Cape May Summer Club will have three performances that promise to be "swinging events chock full of singing, dancing and fantastic fun. Hosted by me and featuring some of my most talented friends, along with an incredible seventeen-piece live band." This is an evening of live entertainment that you will not get anywhere else at the Jersey Shore. The shows will highlight music from the Golden Era of Song, Broadway Standards and Shore Favorites specially created for each evening at the Summer Club. Each show also features a variety of special guests, including comedian Tony Braithwaite, Broadway's Jennifer Hope Wills, Philadelphia favorite Fran Prisco and several others. In addition, each show will have a dance floor for audience members who want to dance the night away and beverages sold by Carney's, a landmark restaurant in Cape May. "Audiences will enjoy completely different shows at each performance. We have amazing talent lined up that will change from show to show, along with specialty acts and dance routines that will vary as well. Audiences members will see a new show each time they attend," says Mr. Coon. This is one event that you do not want to miss in Cape May this summer.
One of the primary motivations for the creation of this event was to help establish and grow a connection between An Evening at the Cape May Summer Club and the Cape May community at large. According to Dunphy, "We wanted to create an event that the visitors will come to, but more so, the residents of Cape May could call their own." With that in mind, the organizers of this event established a scholarship to be awarded to students from the Lower Cape May Regional school district who are currently involved in the live arts (theatre, music, dance), and who aspire to pursue their craft professionally. "The Lower Cape May Regional school district and the teachers and arts program within it are almost singularly responsible for my ability of having been a professional performer for over twenty years. I wanted to use these evenings not only as a way to feature amazing talent in concerts for Cape May, but also as a way to reestablish a commitment to the community and the teachers and artists who helped educate and motivate me. This scholarship is meant just for that," says Mr. Coon.
To purchase tickets, visit discovercapemaynj.com or call (609) 884?9563. Additional information, including confirmed special guests, can be found at facebook.com/capemaysummerclub and on Twitter @cmsummerclub. Tickets for this event are $35, and the dates for this event are tonight, July 26, and August 16, and August 30, 2014.
Jeff Coon is a 1988 Graduate of Lower Cape May Regional High School. He attended University of Pennsylvania, and, during the summer months, returned home to Cape May to work at Carney's, Restaurant Maureen (now M'Ocean), Summers and EsTaTi (now Cabanas). He graduated from Penn in 1993 with a Theatre Arts degree, and has been a professional actor and singer ever since. Called by Philadelphia Weekly "one of Philadelphia's most talented and vocally gifted musical performers," Mr. Coon has appeared in over 100 professional productions, and been nominated for 10 Barrymore Awards (Philadelphia's theatre awards), winning once. He appears frequently at Walnut Street Theatre and Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia, and has performed nationally with Philadelphia Theatre Company, The Kennedy Center, The Prince Music Theatre, Houston's Theatre Under the Stars and Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, among others. He has performed as Jean Valjean (LES MISERABLES), Harold Hill (The Music Man), Che (Evita), and Gaston (Beauty and the Beast), in addition to numerous other notable roles. Mr. Coon has also worked as a producer for Zakarak Productions of Wallingford, PA and produced live corporate events.


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Mijares departs after grandmother's death
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PHOENIX -- The Giants placed left-hander Jose Mijares on the bereavement list Monday, freeing the reliever to return to his native Venezuela to mourn his grandmother's death.
Giants manager Bruce Bochy related that Mijares, 28, learned after Sunday's series finale in San Diego that his grandmother had suffered a heart attack. Mijares left immediately for his hometown of Caracas. Players must remain on the bereavement list for a minimum of three days and a maximum of seven.
"He was very distraught," Bochy said of Mijares, who was raised by his grandmother following his parents' death in an automobile accident. "He was hoping to get home to see her but didn't get home in time."
To replace Mijares on the active roster, the Giants recalled right-hander Sandy Rosario from Triple-A Fresno. These moves left Javier Lopez as the only left-hander on the active Major League roster. The Giants could have avoided that by summoning left-hander Dan Runzler from Fresno, but Bochy explained that he wanted a reliever capable of throwing multiple innings. Rosario has pitched 13 2/3 innings in nine appearances with Fresno, compared to Runzler's 9 2/3 innings in 10 games.
Rosario also compiled a 3.29 ERA with 17 strikeouts, compared to an 0.93 ERA and 11 strikeouts for Runzler.
"It was a tough call," Bochy said, "because Runzler has thrown the ball well."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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text: Doctors in this study wanted to see if prenatal supplements in mothers could improve the mental and physical health of children. Researchers followed for two years 676 Nepalese children, aged 7 to 9, whose mothers had taken vitamin A with iron and folic acid, or a placebo of vitamin A, before and during pregnancy. Compared to kids whose mothers took only vitamin A, kids whose moms had taken iron and folic acid had greater intellectual ability and better control of fine muscle movements.


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Nearly 21% of adults in the United States smoke, according to a 2009 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Smoking had steadily declined among adults in recent years; though the trend has stalled between 2004 and 2006, according to the latest CDC report there was a 1% drop in smoking prevalence among U.S. adults in 2007.
The younger children start smoking, the more likely they will smoke as adults. Smoking is often rapidly addictive. According to the American Cancer Society, the earlier you start smoking, the more likely you are to develop long-term nicotine addiction.
In the past, advertising played a major role in encouraging some teens to smoke. New regulations have made it much more difficult for advertisers to promote smoking to young people. However, scenes that show people smoking, often in a positive way, are still common in movies and television shows. This may be a major influence on the attitude toward smoking in children and adolescents.
To prevent children from smoking, parents should not smoke, and they should tell their child that they disapprove of smoking. Studies have shown that schoolchildren who believed that both their parents strongly disapproved of smoking were less than half as likely to smoke as those kids whose parents did not show as much disapproval towards smoking.
Children whose parents closely monitor their television and music-listening habits are less likely to drink, use drugs, and smoke cigarettes.
Neglected children, or children with absentee parents, are four times as likely to abuse drugs, drink, and smoke as children living with parents who were regularly present and who offered a structured lifestyle.
Doctors can have a major effect on young people. However, in one survey, less than half of teenagers had ever been asked by their doctors if they smoked, or were counseled not to smoke, even though most teen smokers said they would admit to it if asked.
Of special concern iare recent studies that indicate smoking in adolescents is directly linked to suicidality in this age group. Teens who smoke are more likely to attempt suicide than their non-smoking peers.
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While the number of adults over 65 who smoke is lower than those in other age groups, older adults usually have smoked for a long time (about 40 years) and tend to be heavier smokers, according to the American Lung Association. Because of this, older smokers are more likely to have smoking-related illnesses.
Caucasian students (under age 18) are more likely to smoke than Hispanics and African-Americans. In 2008, the rate of smoking was highest among American Indians and Alaskan natives. Hispanics and Asians had the lowest rates.
In general, the rate of smoking is highest in the Midwest and South and lowest in the Northeast and West. Utah has the lowest rate of smoking in the United States.
A major U.S. government study reported that people who have not graduated from high school or received their General Education Development (GED) certificate tend to have higher smoking rates than those who attended college.
Higher rates of cigarette smoking have been reported among adults who have earned a GED and those with a 9 - 11 grade education. The lowest rates are seen among those with advanced college degrees.
People with low self-esteem and adolescents with behavioral problems have a higher risk for smoking. Men and women with mental disorders are 50% more likely to smoke than those without such illness. For example, depression and schizophrenia are known risk factors for smoking. Both may actually have biological effects that are responsible for this higher risk.
Smoking is much more common among persons with disabilities than those without emotional, mental, or physical limitations. A 2007 Centers for Disease Control study found that the rate of smoking is nearly 50% higher among persons with disabilities. The CDC survey included those with mental illness and drug and alcohol addictions in the disabled group.
Evidence now strongly supports the idea that genes play a role in a person's dependence on nicotine. Researchers are now targeting specific genes that may be responsible for nicotine dependence. So far, research has shown that there is a common genetic vulnerability to both nicotine and alcohol dependence.
Some studies suggest that the cheaper it is to buy cigarettes and smoke, the more widespread smoking will be. For example, states that have low taxes on cigarettes have a high proportion of smokers. Making it more expensive to smoke may reduce the number of smokers.


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New York City, Toys "R" Us is increasing the frequency of safety checks conducted on products sold in its stores after a slew of Chinese-made toys were recalled this summer due to unsafe levels of lead paint.
"Earlier this year we began spot checking of products on our store shelves as part of our increased efforts for quality assurance," said Toys "R" Us spokeswoman Kathleen Waugh. "But in light of recent recalls we have begun a systematic recheck of all products on our store shelves."
Earlier on Monday, The New York Times reported that the company had hired engineers to regularly visit the company's stores to take branded toys to independent labs for testing. The report also said Walt Disney Co. will start its own testing of toys featuring Disney characters. The process will include random testing of products already on store shelves, the report said.
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For the 1st time, I can say I can understand a reaction of Stephen Jackson; that picture of him kneeling down like that is every emotion I can think of.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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Notice Jackson in the 2nd to last picture. The moment Reggie started to head to the bench he got down like that. He only does that when he feels he has failed. Sad and touching at the same time to see him do it here. He wanted to give Reggie what the Spurs gave David Robinson.
The 7th picture down (or the 4th from the end) is the best one IMO. The one with Reggie in the corner, Jackson kneeling, and the Pistons starters and coaching staff and the Pacers players and coaching staff giving tribute.
I noticed Jax as it was happening live, J.O was very distraught also
Good stuff. A tough loss that had a nice ending.
bump for those who didn't get to see them.
"If I have the ball, I will shoot it, you have to believe that," - Stephen Jackson
Those are awesome pictures. I didn't realize the Piston players came clear over to the Pacer bench. That moment gets better and better.
The best exercise of the human heart is reaching down and picking someone else up.
Great photos. The picture of Jax kneeling down brings tears to my eyes, because its exactly how i felt.
Thanks MagicRat for the glimpse of a great moment in Pacers history.....
Great pics yet again!
I was at the game and then last night I came home anxious to see ABC's coverage of it all, but I must say ABC's camera work was horrible
I saw how pissed and sad Jack was that we lost, he got bent down and put his jersey over his head like he was about to cry, he seemed so sad about Reggie leaving the court. JO too, JO looked like he was about to tear the whole arena apart.
Great pics MR
Those are some really quality shots. Thanks a ton, MR.
JO looked pissed towards the end of that game...But JO played well and did his best..I understand why SJax was crouched at the line..He played pretty bad along with some of the other players on the Pacers so I'm sure they took it really hard.


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Newfoundland enjoyed two firsts at the 2013 Oceanex Eastern Canadian gymnastics championship Friday and Saturday at the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Centre in St. John's.
Two teams from this province won team silver medals, and Jeannie Weir of Foxtrap became the first Newfoundlander to land on the all around podium.
The Level 4 novice team of Allison Collins, Erin McGettigan, Samantha Hallett and Rebecca Squires placed second along with the Level 1 trampoline team which consists of Kassidy Slaney, Rachel Rideout, Nicole Pittman and Laura Connolly.
Weir was third overall in the provincial Level 4 Open competition, and also placed third on Open 4 floor.
Squires won a silver medal on vault in novice Level 4, and placed sixth overall, while McGettigan won bronze on bars in novice Level 4, placing seventh overall.
In other individual results, Abbey Dolomount won silver in vault in the Tyro Level 4 (finishing seventh overall), and Erica Devereaux won bronze on bars in the national Open category (11th). Liam Jackman placed third on vault in Level 4 13-plus, finishing 11th overall.
The Tyro 4 team (Dolomount, Maggie Gill and Jillian Hutchings) finished third of three teams.
Some 50 gymnasts from Newfoundland joined competitors from Nova Scotia, P.E.I., New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec in the two-day meet. Clubs representing Newfoundland were the Cygnus club from St. John's, Campia from Mount Pearl, Airials club from Gander and Corner Brook's Saltos Gymnastics Club.
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text: GW girls looking to finish strong at state soccer tourney By Tommy R. Atkinson October 31, 2012 Story Share Chip Ellis George Washington seniors Charlie Lucente (1) and Andrea Breeden (dribbling ball) are part of a senior nucleus that has been a stabilizing force for a team that starts six underclassmen. The Patriots return to the state tournament next week still seeking their first title. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- George Washington has a notorious rap at the state tournament.The Patriots have advanced to the semifinals eight previous times, but are still seeking their first championship after losses in the championship game in 1999 and 2010.Last year GW didn't even make it out of sectional play after finishing the regular season No. 1 in Class AAA.But this year's GW squad won't be prisoners of the past and is waiting to seize another chance to do what other teams have failed to accomplish time and again when the state semis begin Tuesday at Schoenbaum Soccer Stadium. (See Page 2B for pairings and schedule.)"Right now they're just excited to be back [at the state tournament],'' said GW first-year coach Derek Ragle. "I don't think they're thinking too much about the past. They're going to write their own story."The Patriots (17-4-1), who finished sixth in the final state coaches association rankings, have done just that, shaking off some late-season losses to propel themselves deep into the postseason.GW learned some hard lessons in falling to No. 3 Winfield (4-1), No. 4 Princeton (2-0) in the Mountain State Athletic Conference championship game, and AAA No. 1 and nationally ranked Morgantown (3-0) in the last few weeks of the regular season. The Patriots then embarked on their revenge tour, knocking off Capital 2-0 in the sectional final after getting upset by the Cougars last season in the semis, and edging Princeton 1-0 in the regionals."I think we just started playing our best soccer at the right time,'' Ragle said. "We finished the year playing some really tough teams - Hurricane, Winfield, Princeton, Morgantown. We really just buckled down. We went out and challenged ourselves on our schedule and it paid off. We got ourselves [in the state tournament].''The Patriots battled through a phalanx of six regional finalists (Parkersburg, Wheeling Park, Morgantown, Buckhannon-Upshur, Princeton and Winfield) during the season, dropping all but two games in preparation for their journey. GW also proved that it could overcome any obstacle after persevering through injuries to key starters over the last half of the schedule. The Patriots played without sophomore starter Kasey Rhodes for most of the sectional and the entire regional."On any given day someone steps up and delivers for us,'' said Ragle. "Everybody just comes out and does their job. It's been good enough to get us where we need to be."We don't have any one goal scorer. We're kind of well balanced, which I think is a good thing. You can't really game plan for any of our threats.''Junior Taylor Ellis, the second-leading scorer with 12 goals, moved from forward to defense late in the season to help stabilize a young back line.Sophomore Sara Bodnar has seven goals, but none was more important than her tally in the 1-0 win over Princeton in the regionals. Sophomore goalie Olivia Miller is as steady as they come with 12 shutouts, including the last three postseason games.The backbone for the Patriots, though, has been seniors Charlie Lucente, Haley Claudio, Andrea Breeden, Stephanie Kelly and Catherine Geis, who all played at states as sophomores where they fell 2-0 to University in the title game.Lucente is the top scorer with 13 goals, while Kelly (nine) and Breeden (seven) are threats."All five of them have stepped up and been leaders this year,'' Ragle said. "Without those five seniors, we're not making the trip [to the state tournament]."When things would get tough in big games, in years past, I think the teams have panicked and this year, for the most part, have kept it pretty calm and persevered. [The seniors] step up in big moments and they're a big calming force for the girls.''Reach Tommy R. Atkinson at email@example.com or 304-348-4811. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 2 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 3 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 4 Parole hearing set for Putnam man who claims wrongful sex assault conviction 5 Capital High to reopen Monday after shut down by mold Titus rewriting record book at Ravenswood Previous Story Fuente latest to try to revive Memphis Next Story


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What's A Michigan Tech Education Worth?
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These Michigan Tech grads have a lot to be happy about. According to Payscale.com, Tech graduates rank 18th in the nation among 437 public universities in ROI from their degrees.
May 9, 2013—
What's a university education worth? That's a question often asked by students, parents and legislators.
According to 2013 rankings recently released by PayScale, Michigan Technological University's graduates rank 18th in the nation among 437 public universities in the return on investment (ROI) from their degrees. PayScale compares the cost of a college education to the salaries earned by graduates.
PayScale ranked Michigan Tech in the top 10 for ROI among Midwest schools. ROI is defined as the cost of attending college compared to the gain in income over 30 years of a college graduate over a high school graduate.
This year Tech ranked 77th among all 1,511 public and private colleges and universities evaluated by the company. Michigan Tech's ranking in PayScale's annual report rose from 102 among all universities and 44 among public universities last year.
"This is impressive," said Michigan Tech President Glenn Mroz. "It validates what we believe here at Michigan Tech, that we are truly preparing our students to take their place as well-educated citizens, to get jobs, earn good salaries and create the future."
The report listed the typical starting salary of a Michigan Tech graduate at $56,000 and the 30-year net ROI at $999,300.
In an interview on "The Daily Ticker" on the Yahoo Finance web site this week, former Secretary of Education William Bennett said that the ROI is positive only for about 150 of the nation's 3,500 institutions of higher learning. Michigan Tech is one of those 150. Bennett analyzed the ROI of colleges and universities for his book, "Is College Worth It?"
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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Genomic Profiling of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Refining Prognosis and Identifying Therapeutic Targets.
Interesting abstract (the paper is paywalled). It reports the incidence of the IDH1 mutation in ICC as 15.5% based on 200 tumor samples. It also said that patients with "bilateral" tumors, which I understand to mean tumors in both liver lobes, have 2.75 times the likelihood of having the IDH1 mutation. That is starting to get reasonably likely for that type of patient.
Hopefully the IDH1 trial will fill and show a lot of promise.
Great news out of that trial would be fantastic.


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Lucky Lager was very popular in California & I believe the beer is still available. The sign displays a 1955 Chris Craft Cobra & the boat is very unique with it's fiberglass rear cowling painted gold. Only 100 boats were made in 1955, 50 were 21' & 50 were 18'. To own one today they are very-very expensive & highly collectible! The sign is from 1956.....one of my all-time favorite signs!