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GM to ax 1,100 dealers
DETROIT -- General Motors on Friday announced it would inform about 1,100 dealers -- or 18 percent of its 5,969 stores -- that the automaker no longer "sees them as part of its dealer network on a long-term basis."
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I was born in 1919 in Fort Worth, Texas, and began by selling leather shoe parts. In 1963, I bought an electronics chain whose name I took as my own. In 1977, I introduced the first mass-produced personal computer: the TRS-80 microcomputer. Today I'm a major retailer of name-brand wireless communication products, along with all kinds of gadgets, gizmos and gifts. With 6,000-plus locations and 35,000 employees, I rake in more than $4 billion annually and have earned high marks for my customer service. You might call me a wireless transmitter hut. Or a broadcast bungalow. Who am I?
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Cellar 6 is town's new buzz
More than conviction is required to attempt the transformation of a bicycle shop into the area's first wine and beer boutique.
For GM investors, a gathering of misery
PHILADELPHIA -- There will be some who will say he should have known better, but that doesn't change the fix that Jim Modica finds himself in. Modica, 68, bet his retirement on General Motors Corp. Now, it seems, he lost.
My dumbest investment
A Past of Cattle Futures
Factory output dips
WASHINGTON -- More evidence emerged Friday that the recession is easing, with output by the nation's factories, mines and utilities falling at the slowest pace in six months.
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Solid Freeport
Official: Recovery will be a 'very slow slog'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans should brace themselves for a slow recovery back to health after the recession ends, with unemployment likely to hit the double-digits, a Federal Reserve official said Friday.
Business Briefs
Group looks into business incubation center
Business Briefs
Caroline Brainard joins Taylor, Wainio & Neville
Music and events
Cellar 6 provides an entertainment menu as distinctive as its wines.
Ask the Fool
Bulls and Bears, Oh My!
Fiat autoworkers march in Turin
ROME (AP) Fiat autoworkers fearing factory shutdowns rallied Saturday in Turin near the company's headquarters.
Trend-setting students hit the books
In 2002, Volunteer Florida Foundation and Florida Trend's Next Magazine launched Teen Trendsetters Reading Mentors a new program to place high school students as reading mentors with elementary school children.
Arts festival slated
The First Coast Arts Festival will feature live theater during a week-long celebration of performances at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.
Nease senior earns National Merit honors
EVANSTON, Ill.--The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced that Nathan Georgette, a senior in the International Baccalaureate Program at Nease High School, is one of 2,500 distinguished high school seniors who have won National Merit $2,500 Scholarships.
Anderson, Schenideman
News and Notes
Dog walk, class reunions, musical slated.
Festival artist winners announced
The St. Augustine Art Association announces the winners of the Annual Spring Art and Craft Festival, recently attended by thousands of visitors at Francis Field.
Showing off Seashells
You don't have to travel to Key West to meet a conchologist. There are plenty in our midst, more commonly known as shell collectors.
Wedding cupcake contest announced
St. Johns and Duval residents are invited to participate in the "How We Met Story" contest sponsored by LuLi's Cupcakes for a chance to win 75 wedding cupcakes.
Attitude is the key when toilet training
Two weeks ago, I addressed what has become the Number One Toilet Training Problem in America: Children who refuse to use the toilet for bowel movements.
Outstanding youth recognized
Outstanding seniors in St. Johns County high schools were honored recently, when the St. Augustine City Commission presented the annual citizenship awards.
Library Activities
Events at area libraries this week
College honors, poetry contest, KidzfACTory show
South Woods thanks volunteer
Kindergarten students at South Woods Elementary are writing with even more confidence thanks to the support provided by Bonnie Decker.
Palm Coast Memorial Day tribute
The City of Palm Coast will play host to a Memorial Day ceremony at 8 a.m. May 25 to salute national and hometown veterans and pay tribute to those who lost their lives in battle.
Flagler awards diplomas to residents
Flagler College graduated more than 350 seniors during the college's spring commencement ceremonies held on April 25, on the college campus.
Happy First Birthday
Bergin, Meeks
SJA student named Presidential Scholar
St. Joseph Academy senior Andrew P. Carmedelle was recently named as a 2009 Presidential Scholar.
Memorial Day ceremony set at National Cemetery
The Florida National Guard, the Military Officers Association and veterans' organizations of St. Johns County will host the annual Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. May 25 at the St. Augustine National Cemetery, 104 Marine St.
Teachers return to Haiti for conference
First Coast residents will be returning to Haiti this summer to attend the second annual Teachers Conference.
Potato art in spotlight Saturday
"One potato, two potato, three potato, four...."
An unwanted slithering adventure
I came home from work the other day and casually walked into what is known as the You Know Who Room and there it was a coiled black ring!
GTM to hold fun hour
A family fun hour "Where Should Turtle Be?" begins at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the GTM Research Reserve, featuring author Susan Ring's book.
Guardsmen teach students values
Students at Gamble Rogers Middle School recently got the chance to participate in the Florida National Guard's Youth Leader program.
Community events scheduled
Trips around the state, concerts and fundraising events are in the news in coming weeks.
Local named to PIK office
Members of St. Johns River Community College's Alpha Xi Eta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society recently attended the PTK International Convention held in Dallas, Texas, where their president was named to division II international vice president.
Rapper T.I. headed to Ark. prison
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- T.I. will be coming to Arkansas by May 26 to serve a prison sentence on federal weapons charges.
The Reef offers patrons a little art with their wine
Art and wine
SJA holds spring arts show
Carol Wells again orchestrated the works of her St. Joseph Academy students to present the 2009 Spring Fine Arts Show.
Chico's displays summer styles
After an absence since 2005 from the fashion show circuit, Chico's of Ponte Vedra will show its new summer line at the luncheon fashion show put on by Lynn Anderson and the L.A. SophistiCats.
Fashioning new spending habits
Not long ago, a friend persuaded Angelika Hederer to accompany her on a little shopping spree at Banana Republic. Hederer, who concedes her clotheshorse tendencies but considers herself a choosy, temperate shopper, bought two pairs of pants (one black, one white) and a navy blue V-neck sweater, items that already were well-represented in Hederer's abundant wardrobe at her Los Angeles home.
Obey these tips to get bronze while being safe
* Apply sunscreen 20 to 30 minutes before going outside
Q. The daisy plants on the sand dunes were frozen. They were so attractive last year. I have not seen them freeze before. Will they come back?
Spiderwort in your garden won't bite
Everywhere you drive in north Florida in April or May, you see blue on roadsides and seldom give it a thought. The native wildflower splashing blue all over the landscape goes by the unusual name of spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis). It's related to the day-flower that reclines and spreads among other flowers.
Tip of the Week
Look for bugs
Get ready for storms
Many people are finding it difficult to keep the landscape watered due to the lack of rain. This shouldn't be a problem for much longer since, in about two weeks, hurricane season will begin. To help you prepare for the advent of a hurricane, I am inviting you to a "Hurricane Party".
Become a Master
Geraniums take freezes in stride
Heart commotion can be deadly
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I read a terrible story in the paper that has me upset. A young boy was hit in the chest with a baseball and his heart stopped. If his mother, a nurse, and two other nurses in the stands hadn't rushed to his aid, he would have died.
Child, adult glucose levels similar
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Q and A: What health care legislation could mean
WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that they expect to have a health care package before Congress by the end of July.
Tribunals at a glance
President Obama said he would institute several changes to the process, including:
N.Y. officials defend swine flu closures
NEW YORK--As three more New York City schools were shut Friday amid renewed swine flu fears, officials defended their handling of the closures following criticism from the wife of a critically ill assistant principal.
Democrats' focus on torture issue risky
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama warned Democrats in Congress against making a partisan cause out of the Bush administration's harsh interrogation tactics.
Frieden chosen to head CDC
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Friday appointed New York City's crusading health commissioner, Dr. Thomas Frieden, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the disease-detective agency that spearheads the nation's fight against threats from AIDS to obesity.
National Report
Judge rules teen must see cancer doctor
Swine flu virus spreads rapidly in U.S.
WASHINGTON -- The new swine flu virus is spreading rapidly around the United States and more than half of the states are reporting unusually high levels of flu-like illness at a time of year when the respiratory disease usually disappears, federal health officials said Friday.
World Report
European scientists launch space telescope
Texas attacks fire ants with natural enemy
Texas may soon experience swarms of fire ant zombies, but that is a good thing. Really.
Teachers and students protest potential layoffs in California
LOS ANGELES --Schools throughout Los Angeles were disrupted Friday as thousands of teachers called in sick and hundreds of high school students walked out of classrooms to protest possible teacher layoffs at the nation's second-largest school district.
Students break record for 'Thriller' dance
RICHMOND, Va. -- In what the organizer jokingly calls a case of his "Michael Jackson obsession gone wrong," a group of College of William & Mary students has won the world record for most people to dance to the singer's "Thriller" simultaneously in one place.
Abducted boy safe with mom
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.--A 3-year-old boy abducted from his home two weeks ago by two armed men was reunited with his mother Saturday after police found him wandering a Mexican town's streets, sheriff's officials said.
The Latest about Swine Flu
Developments on swine flu outbreaks:
First lady urges grads to 'remember you are blessed'
MERCED, Calif.--First lady Michelle Obama urged graduates to "dream big and think broadly" about life during her commencement speech Saturday to the inaugural class of the University of California at Merced.
Proposal would require all to have coverage
House Democrats are crafting a plan that would require all Americans to carry health insurance and would help families making less than $88,000 pay the premiums. Employers, too, would have to help foot the bill.
Poll: More Americans call themselves pro-life
NEW YORK -- A Gallup Poll released Friday found that 51 percent of Americans now call themselves pro-life rather than pro-choice on the issue of abortion, the first time a majority gave that answer in the 15 years that Gallup has asked the question.
2 minor shark attacks reported
NEW SMYRNA BEACH--Two minor shark attacks were reported on Florida's Space Coast.
Climate bill shortchanges tax credit
WASHINGTON -- The House Democrats' bill to limit gases blamed for global warming would generate a fraction of the money President Barack Obama wanted to get from it to pay for a middle-class tax credit.
President to leaders: Pass credit card bill
RIO RANCHO, N.M.--President Barack Obama urged Congress on Thursday to quickly send him legislation ending abusive credit card practices. But his populist appeal also included a stern warning to shoppers whose eyes are bigger than their budgets.
National Report
Final edition of Tucson Citizen hits the streets
Some insurers cool to Treasury bailout offer
WASHINGTON -- Ameriprise Financial, one of six life insurers offered federal bailout funds Thursday, said Friday that it is turning down the money.
Commuter crash raises questions
WASHINGTON The investigation into the commuter plane crash in New York that killed 50 people in February has exposed the long hours and low pay of some regional airline pilots. Lawmakers now are wondering if such working conditions are widespread and pose safety risks.
Congress faces battle in latest energy fight
WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats and Republicans are girding for battle this week over how to shape the nation's future energy and environmental policies, as both parties put the final touches on their proposals on climate-change and energy production.
Seeking affordable health care
CHICAGO--When his 2 1/2-year-old daughter tripped at day care and cut her chin recently, Lance Moore didn't take her to the emergency room. Instead he rushed her to an urgent care center.
Kelly Kemp earns top cop award
A chaplain and the woman who is many people's first glimpse of the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office were saluted at the 25th annual awards banquet Friday night at World Golf Village.
Junkanoo parade interruptions
The Junkanoo Island Festival, scheduled for today in the Plaza de la Constitucin, will include a brief parade, or "rush," along St. George Street between Cathedral Place and Hypolita Street.
Trouble encircles people in Haleigh's life
Early in the search for Haleigh Cummings, Putnam County detectives posted a family tree on their office wall to keep track of and explore any intertwined connections in the case.
W. Augustine salutes project
According to a local merchant, there is a detour to the New Orleans of St. Augustine.
Lane closures
The following lane closures are scheduled on road construction projects in St. Johns County through Friday.
Go and Do
A daily selected guide on things to do around the nation's oldest city
Good news for local GM, Chrysler dealers
Jack Wilson Auto Dealerships and Parker Cadillac on Friday joined Atlantic Dodge Chrysler Jeep in getting good news that they will retain their franchises.
Notes from World Golf Village
For the 10th year, one of America's premier motorcycle events was held Saturday at World Golf Village.
Aircraft built here takes off
Northrop Grumman's long-range detection aircraft, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, reached its 1,000th hour of flight testing, leaving it on track for deployment in 2011, the aerospace company announced Friday.
Marriages, divorces
Marriage license applicants
Boating accident injures 3
Charges are pending in a boating accident in the St. Augustine inlet Thursday that sent three women to area hospitals after a large powerboat struck an equally large sailboat, said Lt. Joy Hill with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
For the Record
Women's Circle
Cause to celebrate
The Plaza de la Constitucion exploded with sound and color Saturday as the second Junkanoo festival drew hundreds of people downtown.
SAHS gets principal
The buzz is on at the three St. Johns County schools that found out Friday they have new principals.
Other honors went to:
* Charles M. Pettit -- Volunteer of the Year
Hastings intersection to close
The intersection of East Carter Street and Wilson Road in Hastings will be closed May 20 and 21 to allow St. Johns County to replace a cross culvert.
Obituary: Friedman
Robert C. Friedman, 73, of Borger, Texas, died Thursday, May 14, 2009.
Obituary: Bowen
Bradly Richard "Brad" Bowen, 35, died May 14, 2009, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Brad was a graduate of Apollo Beach High School and had been a resident of St. Augustine for 15 years, moving here from Apollo Beach, FL. He was an electrician and was employed by TAG Electric and Ferrell Electric of St. Augustine. Brad loved life and most enjoyed spending his free time at the beach surfing. He was personable, outgoing and charismatic and everyone he met remained a friend. He was loved and adored by his family.
Obituary: Randel
Kyler Rusk Randel, 9 months, of St. Augustine, died May 14, 2009, at his home. He was born August 16, 2008, at Shands Hospital in Jacksonville and had lived all of his life in St. Augustine.
Letter: Tourism plan must be all-inclusive
Editorial: There's nothing cozy about the public's business
Though Florida's Government in the Sunshine Law is more than 40 years old, local governments don't always get it when it comes to doing the public's business in a welcoming room.
Will probably pass on next year's Crab Boil
Says Pius XII spoke out against Holocaust
Letter: Jefferson had family ties to city
Perspective: Why is that man smiling?
There's nothing un-funnier than Saturday night's jokes reviewed by the caffeinated light of Monday morning.
History buffs should not miss this sale
A curious e-mail showed up Thursday with "Rummage sale for historic preservation" in the subject line.
Guest Column: Artists won't make Plaza a flea market
The city of St. Augustine has lost yet another round in their seemingly endless war against art and expression. A federal judge has now issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the city from enforcement of its ordinance against the sale of visual art. Along with the ruling that the ordinance is unconstitutional as applied to the sale of art, comes the very real potential that the city will have to pay attorney fees for the lawyers who represented the artists in their fight against the city. This is in addition to the many thousands of dollars that the city has already spent for "special counsel" to represent the city in the preparation and drafting of the various ordinances, the defense of previous ordinances in county court, and now in federal court.
Opinion: Americans at odds over waterboarding
Woman to Woman
We are what we are
Only one out of five Americans is willing to describe himself or herself as a Republican these days, and frankly I am tempted to become one of them. For the variety, and because they need me and because when I heard former Vice President Cheney talk about the meaning of Republicanism the other day -- "We are what we are," he said -- I felt drawn to the simplicity and dignity of that. And I have never been a Republican, just as I've never been to South America, and that makes it tempting.
Local Watch 2
St. Joseph Academy had eight flag football players make the District 5 all-star team. Nicole Ratkovic and Katie Burchfield made the first team of the squad on offense and defense, respectively. Denny Seibt and Angie Accorti were second-team offense picks. Jackie George was a second-team defender. Macy Hernandez, Nicole Sarris and Kat Kirkman were all honorable mention. ...
Johnson shoots 60 at Texas Open
SAN ANTONIO--Defending champion Zach Johnson matched the La Cantera course record with a 10-under 60 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead in the suspended third round of the rain-soaked Texas Open.
National: Phelps back at top of medal stand
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Sporting a goatee and an old-school swimsuit, Michael Phelps picked up right where he left off in Beijing.
Colts shuffle coaching staff
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts used one succession plan to replace Tony Dungy. Now, new coach Jim Caldwell is implementing his own succession plan to complete his staff.
Blackouts likely for Jaguars
If Jaguars fans want to see the team play at home this year, they're probably going to have to buy a ticket.
Top-seeded Lakers creating lots of doubters
Kobe vs. LeBron would bring the best player buzz to the NBA finals, and Lakers-Celtics is always a can't-miss matchup.
Dodgers win after Manny's apology
MIAMI -- Juan Pierre, Manny Ramirez's replacement in left field, hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning, and Los Angeles rallied from a three-run deficit to beat slumping Florida 6-4 on Friday night.
Better than boys
BALTIMORE--Girls rule!
Switch is a big risk for Borel
BALTIMORE -- Calvin Borel has complete confidence his horse will win the Preakness, the kind of gravitas expected from the Kentucky Derby-winning jockey.
Football springs forth in county
Bartram Trail took its first step toward erasing a painful memory on Saturday. Meanwhile, Nease began its season by creating one.
Doornbos fast in early Indy qualifying
INDIANAPOLIS Hitting the wall at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway twice could slow down some drivers.
Johnson up front for all-star race
CONCORD, N.C. -- Chad Knaus, the mastermind behind a lot of Jimmie Johnson's success, didn't put any extra into the preparation for tonight's Sprint All-Star race because the team only knows one speed -- all-out.
NFL: Report says Favre consulting with famous orthopedic surgeon
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Brett Favre saga took another turn Thursday night when ESPN reported that the retired quarterback has consulted with noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews about his options regarding the torn biceps tendon in his right shoulder.
Patience paying off for Crumpler
Chris Crumpler has given up on his basketball dream so many times, he almost hates to get excited about it again.
Former NBA veteran Tisdale dies at 44
Wayman Tisdale, a three-time All-American at Oklahoma who played 12 seasons in the NBA, died after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 44.
Hornaday wins Trucks race
CONCORD, N.C. -- Ron Hornaday Jr. raced to his first NASCAR trucks victory of the season and the 40th of his career, holding off Kyle Busch over the final laps Friday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Magic keep composure vs. Celtics
ORLANDO -- The Magic's shots were not falling. Orlando was not getting rebounds and couldn't make a defensive stop.
NASCAR mum on Mayfield
CONCORD, N.C. -- NASCAR chairman Brian France called Jeremy Mayfield's positive drug test "a serious violation" of the sport's toughened new drug policy.
Golf: Goydos builds 3-stroke lead
SAN ANTONIO -- Paul Goydos shot a 5-under 65 in the Texas Open to take a three-stroke lead over three-time champion Justin Leonard and four others.
Phelps shows he's not unbeatable
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Michael Phelps is not unbeatable.
Coaches should show recruits respect
For anyone who noted Isiah Thomas had never coached in college and wondered how he'd adapt to NCAA rules and Florida International University culture, this story is for you.
A-Rod hits walk-off HR
NEW YORK--Alex Rodriguez belted a game-ending, two-run homer in the 11th inning to give New York a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.
Local Watch
Valdosta State softball player Andi Braswell (Bartram Trail) was named the South Region Player of the Year.
Tips from a golf pro
The way to become a consistent golfer
Preakness: Good trip for Woolley
BALTIMORE -- Chip Woolley Jr., the cowboy with the big black hat, will be glad to get home when the Triple Crown is over.
Stewart wins All-Star event
CONCORD, N.C.--Tony Stewart won his first race as a team owner Saturday night, breaking through for a $1 million payday with a victory in the annual All-Star race.
Pressure mounts for winless Jr.
CONCORD, N.C. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s fans fill the infield. He's mobbed wherever he goes at his home track. Lines wind around the corner to get into his nearby nightclub.
Local Watch
The Michelob Ultra 37th Annual National Beach Paddle Tennis Championship will be held May 21-25. There are numerous divisions available to enter, including pro men's and women's, which have a purse of $1,000 to each winning team. Entry fees are $60 for pro and $45 for all others. Mixed doubles begin play on May 21 at Ron Parker Park and continue throughout the weekend. The men's and women's pro division finals will be held May 25 on the beach. ...
MLB: Manny apologizes; Ripken wants answers from A-Rod
MIAMI -- Manny Ramirez walked into a South Florida hotel conference room Friday afternoon, hugged his teammates and coaches, then anxiously faced the group.
Local Watch 2
Nease volleyball player Kamryn Sherman was named to the roster for the U.S. Girls' Youth National Training Team. Sherman was one of 19 players who made the team. The roster will be trimmed to 12 players, who will compete in the IVB Girls' Youth World Championship July 3-12 at Nakhonratchasima, Thailand. Sherman, a sophomore setter, was The Record's top player last season. ...
Spring roundup: Turnovers slow Creekside
Second-year program and Class 3A school Creekside held its own with 6A Sandalwood in its spring scrimmage Saturday. The Knights were tied at 14 before the backups saw playing time.
National: Nadal to face Federer in Madrid final
MADRID--Roger Federer will face Rafael Nadal for a championship.
Lakers hope for hot start
LOS ANGELES--The Western Conference semifinals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets appears to come down to a simple question.
Home court no guarantee for Celtics
WALTHAM, Mass.--The Boston Celtics are exactly where they want to be for Game 7 home. Now they must keep Dwight Howard from getting to his favorite spots, right near the basket.
Shipwreck survivors brought on shore
FORT LAUDERDALE -- The 11 migrants who survived the capsizing of an overloaded boat were brought ashore and into custody Friday afternoon after two days on a U.S. Coast Guard cutter.
Sen. King has pancreatic cancer
TALLAHASSEE (AP)--A longtime Florida lawmaker and former state Senate president has announced he has cancer.
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College class focuses on television's 'Lost'
JACKSONVILLE--It's 8 a.m. and a room full of University of North Florida literature students is eager to discuss last night's assignment.
Astronauts work through trouble at Hubble
CAPE CANAVERAL -- Spacewalking astronauts had to put a refurbished pair of gyroscopes into the Hubble Space Telescope after a brand new set refused to go in Friday, but scientists were satisfied nonetheless and confident the observatory would point precisely to ever more distant objects in the cosmos.
Noise complaints made in the 17th century
Noise has been a source of argument in our town for a long time. What is considered to be noise nuisance and who is annoyed changes.
Spacewalkers complete tough repairs
CAPE CANAVERAL--Spacewalking astronauts gave the Hubble Space Telescope a more commanding view of the cosmos by installing a new high-tech instrument Saturday, then pulled off their toughest job yet: fixing a broken camera.
3 fired, 2 resign after children shocked with stun guns
MIAMI--Demonstrations at three Florida prisons where more than 40 children were shocked with stun guns have led to the dismissal of three employees and the resignation of two others, the Department of Corrections said Friday.
Vietnam vet awarded Silver Star
LEHIGH ACRES--A Lehigh Acres man has been awarded the Silver Star nearly 44 years after rescuing wounded soldiers in Vietnam.
Breakaway Somali region stable
HARGEISA, Somalia--It might surprise you to learn that Somalia that post-apocalyptic shell of a nation where Islamist insurgents, clan warlords and now pirates hold sway over a helpless government has some nice parts, too.
Obama revives tribunals
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Friday he would reform and restart the military tribunals he once reviled for Guantanamo Bay detainees, jeopardizing his timetable for closing the prison by January and dismaying many supporters who suggested he was going back on campaign promises.
Odd bird gets private beach
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A species of birds able to fly immediately after hatching from eggs buried beneath the tropical sand has just been given its own private beach in eastern Indonesia, a conservation group said Friday.
Acid attack injures 30
HONG KONG (AP)--Two bottles of acid were thrown into a crowd in a shopping district in downtown Hong Kong on Saturday, injuring 30 people, police said.
Somalis running out of food
MOGADISHU, Somalia--Hundreds of foreigners fighting alongside Somali Islamic insurgents have driven this week's fierce battles against government forces, which have killed more than 100 people, the U.N. envoy to Somalia said Friday.
Moscow police end gay pride rally
MOSCOW--Riot police broke up several gay rights demonstrations in Moscow on Saturday, hauling away protesters hours before the capital hosted a major international music competition.
Pakistan claims death of 55 Taliban in Swat Valley
MARDAN, Pakistan -- The Pakistani military said it killed 55 Taliban in the Swat Valley on Friday and that it had lifted a curfew so thousands more civilians could flee the area in advance of an expected operation against militants in the area's largest town.
Bombing, U.S. strike kill dozens in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD--A car bomb destroyed an Internet cafe and tore through a bus carrying handicapped children in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding many more, police said.
Prices crash for most expensive melons
TOKYO -- The latest victim of Japan's recession is round, sweet and famous for being shockingly expensive.
World Report
Gunmen free 53 inmates from Mexican prison
French doctors report that ex-Guantanamo inmate is OK
PARIS--French doctors for a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who recently ended a more than two-year hunger strike have said he's in stable condition, the man's lawyer said Saturday.
Congress Party wins India's national election
NEW DELHI India's election took five weeks, cost hundreds of millions of dollars and involved 700 million eligible voters from the snow-capped Himalayas to the beaches of south India. But the wait was worth it for the ruling Congress Party alliance, which Saturday won a surprisingly strong showing at the polls.
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The Sensex was up 94.94 points or 0.49% at 19,486.80, while the Nifty gained 30.40 points or 0.5% to 5930.9. The ' gains were led by interest rate-sensitive companies that added between 2% and 3% on Thursday. The Bank Nifty, the NSEs sectoral index on banks, rallied more than 1% to a two-year high.
The markets recent rally, which was triggered by Goldman Sachs upgrading its outlook on Indian equities, is further powered by expectations that the government will strengthen its reforms stance post the FDI debate in parliament. Goldman joined other foreign brokers including JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and UBS that had raised their outlook on the Indian market in the last six months.
In fact, the Indian market has outdone not only those in BRIC peers but also most Asian counterparts. Having gained more than 5% in the last seven trading sessions, both the Sensex and Nifty, with year-to-date gains of 26-28%, are two of the best-performing emerging market indices.
In contrast, China's Shanghai Composite is the worst performer, having lost close to 8% during the year. The benchmark indices from Brazil (Bovespa) and Russia (Micex) have added a meagre 1.5% and 2.5% in 2012, in that order.
Even after its outstanding performance, the Sensex is quoting near its long-term valuations.
At the current level of about 19500, the index is trading at 17 times its 2012-13 earnings and 14 times to that of 2013-14. On a standalone basis, the Sensex valuations (price to earnings multiple) look competitive to that of Jakarta Composite and Thailand's SET but cheaper than both Taiwan's Taiex and South Korea's Kospi. While net inflow from foreign institutional investors (FIIs) so far this year was $20.7 billion, South Korea saw $12.4 billion worth of stock purchases by FIIs in the period.
In dollar terms, the Indian benchmarks fared better than Asian markets even as the rupee lost more than 3% of its value in the last 11 months and remained volatile. The dollar-term gains of the Nifty and the Sensex stand near 25%.

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NAROWAL, Pakistan, Aug. 23 (UPI Next) -- For the fourth summer in a row, flash floods triggered by torrential rains have hit Pakistan, claiming scores of lives and displacing more than a million people. Yet with thousands of people still cut off by the floods, an official says the government has refused help from humanitarian organizations this year.
"We do not need foreign aid to deal with the current disaster, and the Pakistan army has refused the assistance from foreign aid agencies," Brigadier Kamran Zia, chief of operations for the National Disaster Management Authority, told UPI Next.
The floods have left hundreds of thousands of children vulnerable to water-borne diseases caused by pollution and poor sanitation, a UNICEF assessment found. The organization says the newly elected government, in office just two months, has not asked any U.N. agencies in Pakistan for help.
"We are well-prepared to provide assistance to the government, but so far the government has not accepted our offer for assistance," said Dr. Tahir Manzoor, a health and nutrition specialist for UNICEF in Islamabad.
"The NDMA has kept the U.N. aid agencies at a distance, and the government has not allowed any international organization so far to come forward and take part in the relief efforts."
Zia said his agency was carrying out an extensive disaster management plan and trying to reach out to everyone affected, even in remote areas. He said the authority still had more than 50 percent of its emergency relief in stock, including food, tents and medicines, and was trying to contact people who had been displaced within the country.
"The authority was well-prepared to cope with the disaster," Zia said. "But the situation was aggravated after the people living along the beds of rivers ignored all flood warnings and refused to evacuate."
He said flood warnings were issued well in advance.
However, residents of Narowal, Hafizabad and adjacent areas of Punjab province said the government did not issue flood warnings. Even the Gujranwala Sub-divisional officer, Muhammed Nadeem, told UPI Next no such flood warnings were passed on to him to vacate the areas.
The Gujranwala Division was left in the dark about the impending flooding, he said angrily. "We were not told to pass on any flood warnings to the residents along the river bank," he said.
Despite the government contingency plan, thousands of people are still living in the open and complaining about the absence of aid.
"Around 500 houses have been washed away and submerged in the flood water in our village," a middle-age woman, Mukhtaran, of Hafizabad, the area of Punjabmost heavily affected by the floods, shouted when asked if the government had provided relief.
"We can't even take shelters in schools, which have been declared semi-permanent shelters, because they are also inundated," she said. "Where should we go? Our children are dying of hunger."
There also are complaints that the government response has been slow and inadequate.
Muhammed Usman, 60, of Narowal complained that people had to wade through waist-deep water for hours before they could get any help.
"The stagnant water is aggravating the situation, as it is hampering access to relief camps, and there is no aerial assistance," he said. "We are sleeping in the open, along the main roads."
NDMA statistics show 169 people have been killed, including 55 in Punjab, 24 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 35 in Sindh, 18 in Balochistan, 12 in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, and 25 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The statistics also show that about 5,000 villages were hit, affecting more than 1.4 million people.
Agriculture is the mainstay of Pakistan's economy, employing most of the population. Official statistics show more than 1.3 million acres have been affected by the recent floods, out of about 19.7 million acres.
Ibrahim Mughal, chairman of Agri Forum Pakistan, an organization representing farmers, said the floods had destroyed 30,000 head of livestock, 100,000 acres of cotton, 80,000 acres of rice, 30,000 acres of sugarcane, 15,000 acres of corn, 70,000 acres of fodder, and 50,000 acres of fruits and vegetables.
"The government has set the GDP [gross domestic product] growth rate at 4.5 percent, but the recent devastation of the agriculture land will lower the rate by 1 percent, making it difficult for the government to meet the target set for this year," Mughal said.
The scale of the disaster is much greater than expected because of the aftereffects of the 2010 floods, the worst in 80 years, in which more than 2.5 million people were affected and more than 1,000 deaths reported, the International Red Cross said. Many Pakistanis have still not recovered from those floods.
Arif Mehmood, chief of the Pakistan Meteorological Department, told UPI Next that rains and snowmelt from the Himalayas, encroachment of riverbeds, and poorly maintained embankments that leak and collapse are the main reasons for the large-scale devastation.


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I use this site often to keep up with the several comets observable in telescope, binocular and naked eye each month. I hope it helps those who are comet seekers as well as helping those who woild like to see their first comet. The site updates each month during the first week. This site is very helpful since ALL forcasting is based on actual observations, NOT computerized predictions like other sites.
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Michael Jacobson to Perform in Faculty Recital Nov. 3Oct. 28, 1998
by Richard Veit
Michael N. Jacobson, Baylor University associate professor of saxophone, will present a faculty recital at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Meadows Recital Hall. He will be assisted by his wife, Suzanne Blaker Jacobson, and by pianist Doug Claybrook, lecturer in academic studies.
Jacobson has taught at Baylor since 1984. He holds a bachelor of music degree from Arizona State University and a master of music degree from Indiana University.
The first half of the recital will consist entirely of 20th-century music. It will open with "Lessons of the Sky" by Rodney Rogers. A performance of Alexej Fried's three-movement "Tympanon" will follow. Fried is a contemporary Czech composer and bandleader who fuses jazz stylings with a modern classical approach.
Following intermission, Jacobson will perform his own transcription of "The Seventh Healing Song of John Joseph (Blue)" by James DeMars.
Jacobson will also perform Charles Rochester Young's arrangement of a late piano piece by Johannes Brahms, the Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118, No. 2. Young, a Baylor graduate, serves as the chair of composition and music theory at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
The program will conclude with "Angels in the Rain" by Gregory Woodward.
This recital is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, call the Baylor School of Music at 710-3991.
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Tablet PC SDK provides two very powerful but easy to user Ink controls for Ink recognition. These two controls are - InkEdit and InkPicture. This article discusses how to work with InkPicture control.
Adding Tablet PC Ink Controls
Ink recognition controls are controls that recognizes Tablet PC Ink and provides functionality to work with Ink. Ink controls are installed as .NET components and defined in the Microsoft.Ink namespace, which means both controls are managed controls. These controls are a part of Tablet PC SDK. If you are running a Windows XP Tablet PC edition, you do not have to install Tablet PC SDK.
You can add Ink Controls to the Toolbox by right clicking on the Components tab of Toolbox and select Add/Remove Items, which launches Customize Toolbox dialog. Select InkEdit and InkPicture check boxes and click OK. ( See Figure 1).
Figure 1. Adding Ink Controls to Toolbox.
Once these controls are added to Toolbox, you can simply drag and drop them to the Form and work with them. See Figure 2.
Figure 2. InkEdit and InkPicture controls.
InkPicture Control
InkPicture control is an extended version of Windows Forms PictureBox control. Besides the standard PictureBox functionality, this control is Ink enabled, which means if you draw on top of the image using Tablet PC Ink Pen, the control recognizes the ink. You can also save ink as it was drawn and the later load it back.
To test the InkPicture control, I create a Windows Forms application and drags InkPicture control to the Form. Download InkPicture Source code here. Now if you run the application, you will notice the InkPicture control is ready to accept ink input. Figure 3 shows the ink enable InkPicture control.
Figure 3. InkPicture control with ink.
InkPicture control is an extended version of Windows Forms PictureBox control. Besides the standard PictureBox functionality, this control is Ink enabled, which means you can write on the control by using a mouse or Tablet PC pen. In this article, we covered how to use this control at design-time without writing a single line of code. In my forthcoming article, I will discuss how to write, save, and load ink on this control.
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The winner of the Chobani giveaway is….
Emily from A Nutritionist Eats! Congrats, Emily! Send me an e-mail with your address so Chobani can send the new flavors your way!
As I mentioned on Wednesday, my husband and I ended up at a relatively new Mexican restaurant I've been wanting to try for a while – Verde. Since Mexican is my favorite cuisine, it was a perfect Valentine's Day date.
They offer 150 different tequilas, daily specials, and some pretty freaking delicious homemade chips with lots of salt and just made tomatillo salsa.
According to Twitter, they describe themselves as: "a Pittsburgh-based restaurant serving fresh, authentic Mexican food in an upscale, modern setting".
My husband said he felt like we were dining in Ikea. We were there early so it wasn't too crowded. For me, it was all about the food, not the atmosphere.
The menu is limited (about 10 entree choices), but each item is unique enough to give diners plenty to choose from.
Since I could eat a bathtub full of guacamole, we opted for a small side to share instead of the tableside version – I know I would have gone overboard given the option!
The guacamole was as fresh as it gets – we were told they had just begun mashing the avocados so it took a few minutes.
We had a wonderful server who helped me to decide between the multiple(!) vegetarian dishes that I wanted to try. The sweet potato tacos sounded the most unique, so once he recommended them, I was sold.
Tacos de Camote: Roasted sweet potatoes, fried chickpeas, Mexican style tzatziki
My husband isn't a big fan of chicken (which was in a lot of the entree dishes), but the special was exactly what he was looking for – steak tacos. Both of our entrees came with rice and beans.
Carne Asada Tacos:grilled steak, cabbage, fried onions, chimichurri
We were so stuffed from the meal that we didn't even think about dessert, but were presented with chocolate covered strawberries for a Valentine's day treat.
I only got through one of my tacos at dinner, so I added the contents, plus some beans, avocado, and roasted red pepper to make a delicious salad for lunch the next day. I love getting two meals out of one.
Overall, Verde was a great experience and we'll definitely be back.
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Administration secretary visits to promote governor's budget proposal
Michael Huebsch, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, came to Hudson Tuesday afternoon to promote Gov. Scott Walker's 2013-15 budget proposal.
The governor's proposal would spend a little less than $68 billion over the next two years, including $30.5 of state tax dollars.
State spending would increase 3 percent in the first year, and 2.1 percent in the second year.
The theme of 1,093-page budget, Huebsch said, is "greater prosperity, better performance and true independence" for Wisconsin's residents.
It is built around five priorities, he said:
1. creating jobs,
2. developing the workforce,
3. reforming education,
4. investing in infrastructure, and
5. reforming government.
"The governor has said the government doesn't create jobs. People do," Huebsch said. "What the government can do is either create an environment whereby jobs will be created, or they won't. Businesses will want to grow and expand here in Wisconsin, or they will go someplace else."
That, the secretary said, is the main theme of the governor's budget and his entire administration.
To encourage job growth, the governor has proposed reducing income taxes by $343 million over the next two years.
"By focusing on reducing middle class rates and by combining it with the Manufacturing and Agricultural Credit passed in Act 32, Wisconsin will become a more attractive place for all people to live or start a business," an administration brief on the budget states.
Critics have said the tax reduction is modest for middle- and lower-income people (a decrease of about $106 annually for a family of four earning $80,000 a year). But Huebsch notes that the reduction in rates will result in lower tax bills for years to come.
The total tax cut is more than $1 billion over the next decade, he said.
The proposed budget also provides $75 million in additional economic development tax credits and $25 million to start a capital investment program to help start-up businesses.
To develop the skills of Wisconsin's workforce, Gov. Walker has proposed making "smart, targeted, performance-based investments" in the University of Wisconsin System, the Wisconsin Technical College System and traditional K-12 education.
The Wisconsin Department of Development has 30,000 vacant jobs listed on its website, and yet the state unemployment rate is 6.6 percent, Huebsch said. The goal of the governor is to provide people with the training they need to fill the available positions.
The governor's budget proposal transforms education, Huebsch said, by rewarding high-performing schools with increased funding, and providing additional money to fix low-performing schools.
But local schools will be held to the same revenue caps they were under the 2011-13 budget, a fact that brought protests from several school administrators in western Wisconsin.
Under the revenue cap, schools are limited to an increase resulting from new construction in the district.
Huebsch said state spending for secondary education will increase by $100 million in the next biennium, but it will be based on performance, not the traditional model of distributing it to school.
The governor's plan to expand the school voucher program to eight or nine more school districts, and increase the funding for it, also has come under criticism, including from some Republican lawmakers.
The 48-year-old Huebsch is from West Salem and represented District 94 near La Crosse in the State Assembly for 16 years.
During his time as speaker of the Assembly, he appointed then-Rep. Kitty Rhoades of Hudson to the Legislature's powerful Joint Finance Committee.
Rhoades has recently risen to secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.


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The woman in Boden in northern Sweden had just begun treatment for her cancer condition when the letter arrived. Local newspaper Norrlänska Demokraten (NS) reports that the woman was not in the least amused by its contents.
"Unfortunately this is a case of human error. The administrator was dealing with several cases simultaneously and a mix up occurred with the address details," Eva Sjöberg at the insurance agency's Malmö office said to NS.
"We apologize profusely for this. It has never happened before and I hope that it will never happen again."
Such errors should not be able to occur since the Social Insurance Agency must first receive a notification of person's death from the Tax Agency (Skatteverket) before sending out a death confirmation notice.
But standard procedure was not followed in this case, according to a baffled Ingrid Nilsson at the woman's local social insurance office in Luleå.
The agency has now amended its routines as a result of the case. Administrators are now permitted to work with only one case open on their desk at a time to prevent any repeat of this type of error.
The woman in question is now focusing on her treatment to defeat the cancer and achieving a clean bill of health.


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There's a new literary prize in Canada and it's already bringing attention to the gender disparity in literary criticism and awards in this country. Dubbed the Rosalind Prize, the award was created (or is being created) by Janice Zawerbny, the editorial director of Thomas Allen.
When the US organization VIDA released a 2011 report on the gender disparity in American and British literary publications back in February, it helped start a conversation here in Canada about the gender disparity in our own literary magazines and, more specifically, the gender disparity in our literary criticism. And yet the general perception is still that women authors are doing pretty well in Canada. At least that's what Zawerbny believed until she attended a panel on Women and Literature at the Vancouver Writers Fest last month. "I found [the statistics] shocking, because I work in publishing and it's not a gender disparity that I was even aware of. If someone had asked me if things were equal in Canada, I would have said, "Oh yeah, of course they're equal."
The panel included Kate Mosse, UK author and founder of the Orange Prize (a women's fiction prize in the UK); Gail Jones, an Australian author and academic; Susan Swan, a Canadian novelist and past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada; and Gillian Jerome, a Canadian poet and founder of Canadian Women in the Literary Arts (CWILA).
CWILA was founded earlier this year and its website launched with a count of the number of women reviewed in 15 Canadian publications during 2011. CWILA also published the percentage of books from the Governor-General's Literary Award submissions written by women, by genre, and counted the number of reviews written by women. These are some of the statistics Jerome presented at the Vancouver Writers Fest panel.
Like Zawerbny, Susan Swan also believed that women were thriving in Canadian literature, but she discovered otherwise when she started doing research for the panel. "I was flabbergasted by the dismal statistics. Books by Canadian women receive only a third of our literary prizes and get only a third of the coverage in our national magazines and newspapers," she explained by email. "And women write as many books as men; last year they wrote more."
When asked if she thought that awards like the Rosalind and Orange prizes, and groups like CWILA, would make a difference to the inequality women writers are facing, Swan said: "I think these prizes open the conversation about our inherent biases. Not just in men but in women too. Historic precedent means it is often easier to give men's books prizes. It feels natural because it has been done before. Does drawing attention to bias change bias? Eventually, yes."
The Rosalind Prize, like the Orange Prize, will be an award for women's fiction. Zawerbny is hoping to launch the award in 2014. "I don't know if that's realistic or not, but I think it is. I think a year to set up the prize… So 2012-2013 set up the prize and then 2013-2014 actually executing the first [year of the prize]."
Since initially discussing the prize with the Globe and Mail and making an appearance on Q with Jian Ghomeshi, Zawerbny says she has received a lot of support. Supporters have shown interest in both financing the prize and helping to set it up.
But as with anything, not everyone is on board. When Zawerbny was on Q, Jian Ghomeshi played a clip of Leah McLaren, a national columnist with the Globe and Mail, criticizing women-only prizes for putting women in a "pink ghetto." Zawerbny disagrees: "Prizes like this are doing the opposite. They're taking women, who are now being marginalized, and bringing them into the centre."
Zawerbny's goal is to put books written by women in the spotlight, which she believes will lead to more reviews, bigger audiences, larger advances and higher royalty rates. "The Orange Prize has actually done statistical analyses of the writers that are nominated for their prize and it has been proven that they do sell more books and they do make more money. The prize really affects the economic livelihood of women writers."
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Dear Emma,
Alyeska Resort, just 40 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska, is the best! My Mom and I went to the top and skied all the way down. I, however, managed to trip over my skis a few times. The weather here is perfect for skiing, and I know you would be having a blast if you were here with us. We had a great time eating yummy hamburgers for lunch at the Chalet at the top of the mountain. After lunch we took a nap in our rooms. The Prince Hotel makes us feel like royalty. I wish you were here so we could go skiing and fall down together!
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This edited collection explores issues surrounding the provision of collective goods within the context of post-crisis East and Southeast Asia. It includes case studies on Korea, Indonesia, China, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore among others.
Publisher: Routledge (October 02, 2012)
Format: EPUB
Page count: 272 pages
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Stolen vehicle found on fire in the Town of Clayton
NEENAH - Police in Neenah are looking for information regarding a stolen vehicle found on fire in the Town of Clayton early Sunday morning.
A Winnebago Co. sheriff's deputy discovered a black 1997 4-door Saab on fire in a field near Woodenshoe Rd. and Breezewood Ln. just before 3:30 a.m.
Officials say the vehicle was stolen from the area of Lowell Place and Edgewood Dr. in Neenah, about four miles away, sometime after 2 a.m.
Neenah Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call (920) 886-6000.


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I rarely can find cool and innovative things that Microsoft pulls off, but geez…huge props on this. One of their new ad campaigns for Vista is Clearification.
There's so much cool content on the site. It's really just a marvelous execution of an ad campaign. I highly suggest you take a look around. If anything, just leave it on the opening page and listen to the kid talk…it's hilarious.
The artwork is done by Michael Gillette.


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Tips and tricks for commissioning, balancing buildings
CSE: Please describe a recent commissioning project—share challenges you encountered, how you solved them, and aspects you're especially proud of.
Michael P. Feyler: On a recent data center project, the client was to incorporate hot aisle containment. In order to validate the hot aisle/cold aisle design, mock-ups of each pod were built. A testing procedure was developed to validate the capacity of the fan-wall design to maintain the designed cooling load, verify the control and heat distribution, and validate the fan wall sequence of operations. Temperature sensors were placed at points within each hot and cold isle, with humidity sensors spaced within the data hall to monitor the temperature and humidity distribution during the testing. RDK developed the load bank placement and sensor scheme, and calculated the total anticipated load for each rack. Information was logged to the building automation system (BAS). RDK worked closely with the controls contractor to develop commissioning pages on the building management system (BMS) that not only captured the information from data hall, but also enabled the team to review mechanical and electrical data from key equipment such as the switchgear, uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), chillers, and pumps.
Robert J. Linder: We still encounter instances of contractor nonperformance. The lack of care taken by contractors to truly pretest their work leads to incomplete systems and the inability of the CxA to perform functional testing. We can write it up as such and walk away until it is complete, but this does little to assist the project team in meeting its schedule. Instead, we like to actively coordinate retesting and often document the deficiencies on a punchlist. We cover ourselves for the increased scope of work by developing a thorough commissioning specification that outlines how we will be compensated, by the responsible contractor, for additional services upon its lack of performance.
Bauers: We recently completed the commissioning of a BSL-3 laboratory for a northeastern U.S. university. The university built a new BSL-3 lab to support the efforts of a key academic research team. With grants an important element of university funding, this lab was key to the university's effort to develop its biological research capability. While the technical challenges of the laboratory were significant, we were able to identify the need to develop standard operating procedures for the university's engineered environmental systems as well as its laboratory procedures. Leveraging our experience in commissioning these facilities, we were able to assist the university to both bring its facility on line and develop the procedures necessary to achieve U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approval for operating the laboratory.
Szel: Working with a Silicon Valley client, we were commissioning the complete removal and replacement of a UPS system with live critical load. We worked with the vendors and the owner to create a detailed schedule that included load testing the temporary generators that were brought in to power the load during the demo and installation process. Risk reviews were performed to ensure risks were mitigated during critical load transfers. Because of the spirit of collaboration and cooperation (and an excellent electrical contractor), we completed the project and had the new UPS carrying the critical load ahead of schedule.
York: RMF was recently responsible for providing third-party U.S. Green Building Council LEED commissioning services for a large detention center facility. The project installed a complex smoke control system, which must be able to control smoke within any one of the 27 smoke "zones." With building occupants that cannot easily be evacuated in the event of a fire, proper smoke control is essential. The system functioned by maintaining a pressure differential across adjacent zones. The variation in construction type—some areas were leaky while others were tightly constructed—made it very difficult to establish proper pressurization. Our team worked closely with the construction manager and designer, often at night, to determine the necessary airflows that allow the system to operate properly. The end result was the system passed the local fire inspector's inspection successfully the first time and the facility managed to open three months early.
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Obama Insists on Diplomatic Solution to Crimea Crisis in Talk With Putin
'Russia cannot ignore calls for help in this matter and it acts accordingly, in full compliance with the international law,' Putin says.
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine – U.S. President Barack Obama emphasized to President Vladimir Putin of Russia Thursday that the United States was taking several...
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UN: Spain must not block Franco-era trials
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Special rapporteur on torture Juan Méndez talks to the Herald on recent report
The United Nations rapporteur on torture yesterday pressured the Spanish government to comply with its international obligations and collaborate with the Argentine judiciary on the investigations for violations committed during Francisco Franco's dictatorship.
In an interview with the Herald, special rapporteur Juan Méndez supported last week's report by the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances that gives the Mariano Rajoy administration 90 days to explain how it is going to help the victims of Franco's regime.
"This document will have an important effect, it may not be immediate or decisive by itself, but it proves the government is not complying with international law and has the full weight of the UN behind it," Méndez said.
The UN report gives a long list of recommendations to Spain's judiciary, requesting that a schedule be provided on how it will implement the measures to further the human rights violation cases. The UN Working Group, which responds to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, exhorts the Rajoy administration to comply with the Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances that the country ratified in 2010.
"If the Spanish government ignores this, they will pay a high political cost, especially in the United Nations community," Méndez explained.
Concretely, the working group has sent Spain 42 recommendations and offered its assistance to "help" the country improve its istuation. Some of these recommendations were to give greater financial and government support for victims' organizations and families, as well as the formation of a state-run organization to coordinate these issues and the setting of a nationwide list of all the people who disappeared.
The UN document also requested judges to make themselves available for the exhumation of graves where the human remains of alleged disappeared people are purported to be. Many relatives have complained in the past that despite submitting cases of having recovered bodies that have signs of torture, the majority of the courts ignore them and never reply.
A timely report
The report comes in high time to support Argentine Judge María Servini de Cubría's crimes against humanity case representing 300 victims from the Franco era. Yesterday 98-year-old Felix Padín, who was held prisoner in a Franco concentration camp for over six years, gave testimony that was later submitted to Servini de Cubría. But the Spanish government has refused to investigate crimes committed during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and up to the end of the Franco government (1975) on the basis of an amnesty law passed by Spain's first democratic government in 1977. This amnesty prohibits the investigation and prosecution of all those accused of crimes against humanity during the military dictatorship.
However, the universal jurisdiction of crimes against humanity, UN officials and rights advocates argue, overrides Spain's amnesty law and should allow for the investigation of these crimes. The local office of Amnesty International joined the UN official calls for investigations yesterday, stating that it was of extreme importance.
"It is urgent that the state makes the search for truth, in particular the whereabouts of the disappeared people, its immediate priority," said the Argentine director of Amnesty International Mariela Belski.
When asked by the Herald if a government more friendly to opening up crimes against humanity cases could have an influence in advancing Spain's investigations, the UN rapporteur said that he didn't believe it would have much of an effect as it did in Argentina with the coming to power of late president Néstor Kirchner.
"I don't think there is a great difference between the current ruling party or another, because the Spanish judiciary is mainly independent of political influence like Argentina — and just as divided on the issue," Méndez said.
The UN official explained that although the centre-right Popular Party (PP) was against investigating any of the Franco-era crimes, the Socialist Party (PSOE), when in power, created a Law of Historical Memory that was very weak as it gave in to many of the Popular Party's demands.
Even if Rajoy's administration does not have to abide by the recommendations, since they are not compulsory, it must reply within 90 days as to why it will — or won't — take the UN's advice.


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In Reply to: Has ortho-tricylin HELPED anyone's acne? posted by Amy on December 05, 2000 at 15:37:29:
Wish I could be a good example for you, but my skin only got worse on tri-cyclen although I am sure it is different for everyone.
I start Ortho-tricyclin next month and I am getting really scared from reading peoples' posts about how it ruins your skin. Has anyone had any success with it fighting acne at all? Please reply, thanks!
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New York - Two Libyan diplomats, including the UN envoy, no longer represent the country after denouncing embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi , a UN spokesperson said on Monday.Libyan ambassador Mohammed Shalgham and deputy ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi have been relieved of their duties following a request from Libyan authorities, spokesperson Martin Nesirky said."On the 27th of February, the UN received a communication from the government of Libya stating that Mr Dabbashi and Mr Shalgham are no longer authorised to represent or speak on behalf of the Libyan authorities at the United Nations," Nesirky said.Days before the letter was sent, Shalgham and Dabbashi had defected and given impassioned speeches condemning Gaddafi as a "tyrant". They have accused the Libyan leader of committing genocide against his people.The UN has received a second letter naming Ali Triki, a former foreign minister who was president of the UN General Assembly in 2009-1010, as Shalgham's successor, but he has not yet presented his credentials for recognition to the UN, Nesirky added.The United Nations recognises the Gaddafi regime as the legitimate government of Libya, despite a resolution last week calling for "all necessary measures" to stop attacks on civilians.Shalgham and Dabbashi were granted courtesy passes giving them access to the UN offices.The UN Security Council on Monday planned to hold a closed door meeting on Libya, diplomats said, amid rising international criticism of air strikes directed at the Gaddafi regime.Missile and air strikes launched over the weekend by US, British and French forces targeted Libyan air defence systems to impose a no-fly zone on Gaddafi's forces, and on Sunday demolished a building in the Libyan leader's compound.
But the ANC and its followers are well informed and they say it is ok to commit genocide and to be a "tyrant".
So, you contribution to the world and our country is to open your mouth by reflex and utter the most idiotic and irrelevant words? So much for a 'welleducated' dude like you... Or did you get your education inside a well?


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Bike hire
We highly recommend Florian and Cedric at Bourgogne Randonnees (see brochure in the apartment). Mention our name and they will look after you. They are very friendly chaps, with a great command of English as well as French. They hire bikes at around 20 Euros per day and will help you plan your trip. You can find them on the street you walk down from the station (Avenue du 8 Septembre). They are on the right, just before the ring road at number 7. Their telephone number is +33(0)380220603. Click here to see their web site with all relevant details.
Great bike tours from Appartement Rose
Beaune to Chagny via Santenay
The best introductory day trip is to wander through lovely villages and towns down to Santenay along a very well designed bicycle path – Route des Grands Crus de Bourgogne – that only shares with small agricultural machinery. There are very few cars. You will pass through the villages of Pommard, Volnay, on to Meursault (for morning coffee) and thence to Santenay via Puligny-Montrachet (see lunch suggestion below).
From Santenay you can proceed south till you meet up with the Canal Centre. Turn left onto D113a and left again onto the tow-path towards Chagny. There you can get yourself and your bike back to Beaune on the train for about €3.50. The bike in carriage is labelled 'Velos'. You need to cross to the other side of the station from the road using either the pedestrian tunnel with steps or ride down the hill and bob under the rail bridge and up the other side. Don't forget to validate your rail tickets prior to boarding the train.
A good place for lunch is the Cafe le Terroir in the main square in Santenay. Make sure you get there well before 1:45 pm or you will miss out. The phone number is 0380206347. This is open every day for lunch, but closed on Thursday and Sunday (and Wednesday in winter) for lunch (1200 noon to 1:45 pm) or dinner (7:00 to 9:30 pm).
If you would like a reasonably-priced dining treat, book at the Restaurant Montrachet (rated 1-Hat by Michelin) for the menu de jour. At around €32 per head this is exceptional value. For bookings, phone 0380213006. This restaurant is located in Puligny-Montrachet. You could make this a part of your bike touring day, or head down in your hire car.
There is no obvious eating place in Chassagne-Montrachet, though there is a lovely park if you want to take your sandwiches.
The Chagny train departs to Beaune at the following times: 1247, 1347 (not Saturday or Sunday), 1425 (not Sunday), 1447, 1624 (not Saturday or Sunday), 1658 & 1724.
Beaune to Gevrey-Chambertin via Nuits-Saint-Georges
Take the train (with your bikes) to Nuits-Saint-Georges (make sure you catch the LOCAL train, because other trains do NOTstop at Nuits – check the timetable). Ride to the main street from the station then walk through the pedestrian mall, buying your filled baguette along the way.
Head north towards Chambolle-Musigny and you will pick up the Route des Grands Crus de Bourgogne. Follow this minor road north towards Dijon via Morey-Saint-Denis to Gevrey-Chambertin. Turn around here and scorch back to Beaune with the wind at your back, stopping in Morey for lunch in the park.
When you get back to Nuits, either head up into the hills for the ride back to Beaune (that is where the scenic route takes you, but it involves some uphill grunting), or pile your bikes back onto the train.


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A few not-so-shocking giveaways about this week's new movie releases, including Justice League and Frank Serpico
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According to NBC Sports, Toronto-based sports personality Bob McCown of the Fan 590 reports that Philip Anschutz "has or will" purchase 35% of the Chargers. Billionaire Anschutz is angling to build an NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles, and recently announced his desire to buy all or part of a team. This came at roughly the same time the Chargers said a piece of the team is for sale. McCown says the alleged Anschutz purchase is "apparently" the first step in the team's move to L.A. -- something, despite its denials, it has desired for a dozen years. Here's one that should scare Chargers fans: earlier, the team's spokesman Mark Fabiani said, "If AEG [Anschutz Entertainment Group] buys a piece of the team, then people have a right to be concerned."
Bad timing-fans might stay away from the remainign games, especially if they start losing.
One thing is certain, this city will save billions if they leave...........
NOTE: FABIANI SAYS RUMOR NOT TRUE. Last night (11 p.m.) Chargers spokesman Mark Fabiani sent an email to reporters saying that, "There is no truth to the rumor out of Toronto that the Chargers have agreed to sell a portion of the team to Mr. Anschutz." His statement seemed to calm the buzz on the Internet, although the stories are not likely to cool down much, since Anshutz wants a team or part of one, and the Chargers are willing to sell a part of theirs. Anschutz wants to build a stadium in downtown L.A. There was also a rumor that basketball legend Magic Johnson may join with Anschutz's AEG to bring a pro football team to L.A. Best, Don Bauder
That's just lawyer speak...While it probably TRUE the Chargers have NOT "AGREED" to sell a portion of the Chargers. I would not doubt Mr. Spanos, an adept and sophisticated negotiator, is in the "process of reaching an agreement". Lawyer talk is always full of loopholes and language specifically designed to confuse and obfuscate the truth.
You may well be right. That word "agreed" could be the slippery one. It would not make sense for the Chargers and Anschutz to reach agreement, at least publicly, now, because Chargers attendance would get hit quickly. Then there would be the question of what the team would do until the stadium was built in L.A. -- if it is ever built. if the two sides reach agreement, they will try to keep it secret until they figure out where the Chargers will play the next three seasons, or more. Best, Don Bauder
I believe, with the current labor strike just over the horizon, things will be on hold until a new collective bargaining/labor agreement is reached between the player's union and the owners.
I don't think that will affect the move, or potential move.
I just don't see a strike as something that would hold up the grand plan of the Spanos Crime Family.
WHenever I hear these rumors, it scares the sh&t out of me.
No, not because the Chargers may leave...
It's because I can't help wondering what back room deal is going on for a new SD stadium that will then be "leaked" so they can say, give us this, or we'll be moving ...
Obviously, you have figured out that your reaction is exactly what the Chargers want: they want to scare the sh*t out of you. Best, Don Bauder
I love the team, but hate the owners.
Good bye Chargers, I will miss you greatly, but would rather keep the tax billions in the cities pocket than Spanos's pocket.
Yeah, but Spanos wants all the money he can stash into his pocket. That is why the team has coveted L.A. for a dozen years, but kept San Diego as a second choice in case the league didn't want the Chargers to move, or some other team or teams got first or second crack at the L.A. market. Best, Don Bauder


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Sheridan's State Senator Bruce Burns is pushing a bill to allow the use of a firing squad to execute condemned state inmates, if constitutional problems or other issues prevent using lethal injection.
In a statement released to The Associated Press, the Republic senator explained that state law calls for using a gas chamber if lethal injection is unavailable, and some states have had problems finding drugs for lethal injections.
He says Wyoming doesn't have a gas chamber ready and says using a firing squad would be cheaper. In nearby Utah, inmates have been allowed to choose a firing squad.
Richard Dieter is executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, D.C. He says Wyoming could face constitutional challenges if state officials tried to use the firing squad as its only method of execution. Currently, Wyoming has only one inmate on death row.


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Swansea striker Alvaro Vazquez is hoping to open his Premier League account on Sunday at Southampton.
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Vazquez is yet to open his account for the Swans after joining from Getafe on deadline day, but he is soon hoping his first goal will come.
"My first aim is to help the team, but I am a striker so of course I would like to score," he told the Swansea Evening Post.
"I haven't set any goal targets, hopefully I can get my first goal soon and move on from there.
"On and off the pitch I'm feeling really good. There are a lot of Spanish players here and I feel at home.
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The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, Gene Robinson, has been chosen to deliver the invocation at Barack Obama's kickoff inaugural event Sunday. Robinson tells Melissa Block that he doesn't think Obama picked him to balance the selection of evangelical pastor Rick Warren, who angered gay-rights supporters with his support of the ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage in California.
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~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs. I love seeing what other people are knitting and reading as well. So, what are you knitting or crocheting right now? What are you reading?~ -Ginny
Well, I published the cowl pattern yesterday. I spent way too much time knitting twice another cowl like it to use for the tutorial at the end and had to rip it out twice because I didn't have quite enough yarn. I was trying to squeeze a 110 yd project out of 90 yards and I know better. I know better.
I'm excited at how much bigger the response was on Ravelry than for my other pattern, so I feel like I'm headed in the right direction. It was a big encouragement to me to keep on writing patterns.
I've started David's "Dirk sweater" and hopefully it will be finished up quickly so I can get my notes done on it and move along. As long as I don't go off on a rabbit trail like I just did with the Clara Cowl, I should be fine.
I'm using knit picks again. The orange (for the body) looked so much brighter in real life than in the picture on their site, or even in this picture. I was going for a duller sophistication, but David absolutely loves the hue, and I suppose that's all that matters. The collar, shoulders and arms will be the dusk/navy color.
I also spent some time winding up and starting to knit some of this handspun BFL that I got in a swap last winter. It's about the coolest yarn ever. I intend to whip up a double length Clara Cowl and put it in my store. I mean, what's the fun of knitting if you can't be distracted by…more knitting?
I'm reading a book that my in-laws gave me as part of my birthday present. It's by the same author of Giants in the Earth and this is a small collection of some of his short stories. Most of his short stories still remain untranslated, but these 6 are supposed to be some of his best. The feeling of them is so much lighter than that of his masterpiece. I just read a fishing story about 3 former fishermen in Norway now fishing in ponds in America. They make fun of the Irish who have no idea what they're doing and can't fish. Since I'm half Irish and half Norwegian, I got a great kick out of this one. I also read the short biography of the author in this book. I love biographies.
So that's what's going on here. What about you? If you want to peek into what others are knitting and reading more, hop on over the the yarn party at Ginny's.


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i was searching for an .admx template for IE9 when i came across this article:
specially this note that is highlighted near the bottom:
You cannot configure Internet Explorer 9 settings using Group Policy preferences. You can use Administrative Templates, or Internet Explorer Maintenance to manage Internet Explorer settings. For more information, see Using Administrative Templates, or Using
Internet Explorer Maintenance Extension.
there is no date for this article. however i also found this that has a hotfix:
however, the situation described here is a windows 2008 r2 domain with group policy admin tools for windows 2008 r2
our environment is win 2003 domain controllers with windows 7 clients running ie9. would this hotfix apply to us? is there an .admx template file for ie9 available now?
thank you for your consideration!
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Firstly, based on my knowledge, this Microsoft Hotfix cannot be applied to Windows Server 2003.
In addition, regarding Internet Explorer 9 group policy template, on each computer which Internet Explorer 9 is installed, the Internet Explorer group policy template (inetres.admx) is updated to the new version. You can find it in C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions
and don't forget to copy the inetres.adml file from your language folder under C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions.
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I was able to repro the issue. It looks like the initialization code run by the dijit library yields and subsequently we miss the app.activated event and don't re-raise it. I've opened a bug for WinJS to examine if we can fix the issue in the next version.
In the meantime, there's a reasonable workaround here (http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winappswithhtml5/thread/2790d838-ccd9-42b1-ba08-d72d4f10858e) that involves moving your require declaration into the ready handler. While it doesn't match the common AMD pattern, I hope this workaround will work for you for now.
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Wednesday, Aug. 27
• Help support the Ironwood Ridge High School marching band. Register now for the third annual Vanguard Classic Golf Tournament at the Sun City Vistoso golf course on Saturday, Sept. 13. Cost is $75 and includes dinner and music. Log onto www.irhsvanguard.com for details.
• As the weather cools, join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers' buffelgrass removal. Bring hiking gear and enjoy the scenery while yanking the invasive weed. Details: 6 to 9 a.m.; Pima County Tucson Mountain Park, 2020 N. Kinney Road (at caretaker's house across from Desert Museum); free; ages 12 and older; for more information, call 615-7855 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thursday, Aug. 28
• Jazzercise combines aerobics, Pilates, yoga and kickboxing into a fun and exciting workout. All fitness levels are welcome at this high-energy class, taught by longtime instructor Shawna Dorame. Details: 5:45 to 6:45 p.m.; Oro Valley Recreation Room, 11143 N. La Cañada Drive, Suite 107; call 349-4335 for prices.
Saturday, Aug. 30
• Kids love butterflies, in all their shapes and colors. The Sonoran Desert Kids Club will hunt for swallowtails, queens, blues and more during this education session. Details: 9 to 10:30 a.m.; Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Road; free; kids ages 5-12 with families; for more information, call 615-7855 or e-mail email@example.com.
Sunday, Aug. 31
• Members of the Oro Valley Mixed Doubles Tennis Group seek a few good backhands. Details: 7 a.m.; $5 ball fee every 10 weeks; Ironwood Ridge High School tennis courts, 2475 W. Naranja Drive; for more information, call 575-0829.
Monday, Sept. 1
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Tuesday, Sept. 2
• The sight and song of birds are a morning treat. See cardinals, hummingbirds, songbirds and raptors nestled among the trees during a walk geared toward beginning and intermediate birders. Details: 8 to 9:30 a.m.; Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Road; free for all ages; for more information, call 615-7855 or e-mail email@example.com.


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WASHINGTON (AP) - The unquestioned love of Nancy Reagan's life was her husband, Ronald. But she's also had a long-running love affair with red dresses.
She and first lady Laura Bush are promoting a heart health campaign for women centered on those crimson-colored clothes. Called The Heart Truth's First Ladies Red Dress Collection, it includes a historic medley of scarlet gowns, dresses and suits worn by Mrs. Reagan, Mrs. Bush, Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Barbara Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Mrs. Reagan and Mrs. Bush unveiled the collection Thursday. The current first lady noted Mrs. Reagan's love of things red.
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