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Frontier Communications (FTR - Free Report) , a provider of telecommunication services to rural areas, reported third quarter 2012 adjusted earnings per share of 7 cents, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Adjusted earnings increased 40% from 5 cents earned in the year-ago quarter.
Adjusted earnings for the quarter excluded the impacts of severance costs of $6.8 million, integration costs of $4.5 million and losses on the early debt retirement of $0.2 million and impact of reversal of uncertain tax positions of $7.8 million.
Revenue of $1,252.5 million surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,238.0 million but dropped 3% from $1,290.9 million in the year-ago quarter. The decline was due to lower residential and business customers and switched access revenues.
On a year-over-year basis, local and long-distance services revenues dropped 8.1% to $556.4 million, while data and Internet services revenues grew 0.7% to $461.2 million. Other revenues registered an improvement of 19.6% to $94.9 million.
Operating Income & Expenses
Operating income in the third quarter increased 52.6% year over year to $275.2 million, driven by lower depreciation and amortization, integration costs and network access expenses. Operating margin improved 800 basis points to 22%. Operating expenses decreased 12.0% year over year to $977.3 million.
Customer Trends
Frontier exited the quarter with 4.9 million total access lines, down 8% year over year from 5.4 million lines in the year-ago quarter. Residential and business segments registered year-over-year decreases of 9.5% and 5.5%, respectively.
Frontier added approximately 983 broadband customers in the third quarter to reach 1,782,278 (up 1.7% year over year). The company lost 179,897 video customers, bringing the total number of customers to 388,257 (plunged 30.2% year over year). The steep decline was due to the loss of 203,100 DirecTV subscribers in the reported quarter as Frontier discontinued DirecTV services from its bundled packages.
Frontier exited the quarter with $1,099.5 million of cash and cash equivalents compared with $326.1 million at year-end 2011. Long-term debt increased to $8.5 billion at the end of the third quarter from $8.2 billion at the end of 2011. Free cash flow was $215.3 million compared to $267.5 million in the year-ago quarter.
The company paid a total of $99.8 million in dividend in the third quarter, being equal to a dividend payout of 46% of free cash flow compared with dividend payments of $186.6 million, which was equal to a dividend payout of 70% in the year-ago quarter.
For fiscal 2012, the company maintained its estimates on capital expenditures and free cash flow, excluding integration expenses and integration capital expenditures, in the bands of $750-$775 million and $0.9–$1 billion, respectively.
The company expects operating expenses and capital expenditures on integration activities of approximately $80 million and $50 million, respectively.
The company also incorporated guidance for 2013, which includes capital expenditure estimates in the range of $625 - $675 million. It also expects cash taxes expense in the range of $125-$150 million.
Frontier focuses on generating new revenues through customer retention, customer wins, new product deployments, tiered pricing, broadband expansion, and profitability and cash flow management through reductions in operating expenses and capital expenditures. In addition, the reduction of access line losses would boost Frontier's profitability and provide cost synergies going forward.
However, intense competition from the company's peers like Windstream Corporation (WIN - Free Report) , a highly leveraged balance sheet, regulatory pressure as well as integration risks in converting the acquired properties into its own system might limit the earnings potential in the upcoming quarters.
Consequently, we maintain our long-term Neutral recommendation supported by a Zacks #3 Rank (short-term Hold).
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The Peoples' Assistance Food Bank will be on Main Street Saturday to host a picnic for the community. The group is also selling raffle tickets for an RRA LAR-15 Elite Comp .223 rifle and an 8'x8' childrens' playhouse. Food Bank spokesman, Dan Lick, says business is booming, and he's running short on cash.
Lick said he needs to raise about $1,500 per week to accommodate the 2,026 families he helps each month. The Peoples Assistance Food Bank on North Main gives out groceries, including fresh produce, and household goods to anyone who needs the help. Saturday's drive will go toward paying the utilities for the food bank's facility. To purchase a raffle ticket or pick up some lunch, look for the red wagon in front of J.C Penny's between 10 and 4 Saturday.

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Aaron Watson honored with alumni award
Friends and family of country recording artist Aaron Watson ('00) were on campus last night to see him receive Abilene Christian University's 2011 Young Alumnus of the Year award.
"Aaron is the epitome of what the Young Alumnus of the Year represents. Since his graduation, he has brought prestige and honor to the university both personally and professionally, through his performance on stage and as a businessman with his own record label," says Jama Cadle, who has been serving as ACU's interim director of alumni relations. "Aaron is always quick to promote his alma mater and share how ACU was influential in his life. He is most deserving of this recognition."
He has a busy concert and tour schedule, has recorded 11 albums and owns his own growing company, Big Label Records. Ray Benson, leader of legendary western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, has produced several of Watson's hit songs.
On stage and off, Watson is well known for his Christian witness in an industry often lacking such. As he reflects in his Barbed Wire Halo Blog, "An old cowboy preacher, after one of my Fort Worth shows seven or eight years ago, put it best when he said, 'Aaron, in the end, selling a million CDs will be worthless if you aren't glorifying God while doing so.' Well that ol' preacher hit the nail on the head but this was something I had always known in my heart but had never backed up with my actions. I knew I wasn't giving God my best and it was time to step it up a notch."
ACU's honor, selected by its Alumni Advisory Board, is evidence he has.


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Chevrolet Suburban Models and Suburban History
One of the longest running model names in the auto industry, Suburban has been attached to Chevrolet's utility vehicle offerings since 1935. Growing in popularly through the 1990s, the Chevrolet Suburban sport utility vehicle resided as a flagship for its brand. Eight-cylinder engine power and a maximum seating capacity for nine occupants have been staples for the modern Suburban. Available in half-ton and three-quarter-ton capacities, the 1998 Suburban was constructed on a 131.5-inch wheelbase. Offered as a rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive vehicle, a Vortec V-8 engine served as base power for the 1998 Chevrolet Suburban.
The Suburban was also offered with a 7.4-liter V-8 and a 6.5-liter turbocharged diesel powerplant. A completely new Suburban was introduced for the 2000 model year constructed on a chassis featuring hydroformed construction. Smoother, rounded exterior bodylines and a reworked interior provided the 2000 Suburban a modern sport utility vehicle appearance. Interior storage space benefited with the movement of the spare tire from the rear cargo area to underneath the vehicle. The 2000 Chevrolet Suburban received a new pair of Vortec V-8 engines consisting of a 5.3-liter and 6.0-liter powerplant. From 2001 to 2006, the Suburban was offered with a high-capacity 8.1-liter V-8 engine.
An all-new Chevrolet Suburban was introduced for the 2007 model year based on a new chassis. A more steeply raked windshield for better aerodynamics and distinguishing headlamps were part of the improved traits found on the 2007 Suburban. In celebration of the model's 75 years on the market, a special Chevrolet Suburban's were sold in 2010. Limited in production to 2,570 examples, Suburban 75th Anniversary Diamond Edition models were painted with exclusive White Diamond Tricoat, 20-inch chrome wheels and badging. For the 2015 model year, the Chevrolet Suburban has received a complete styling and mechanical makeover.


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Discrete Lyapunov Exponent and Differential Cryptanalysis
Partly motivated by the developments in chaos-based block cipher design, a definition of the discrete Lyapunov exponent for an arbitrary permutation of a finite lattice was recently proposed. The authors explore the relation between the discrete Lyapunov exponent and the maximum differential probability of a bijective mapping (i.e., an S-box ...Download Now
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The authors propose a generalization of the Learning Parity with Noise (LPN) and Learning With Errors (LWE) problems to an abstract class of group-theoretic learning problems that they term Learning Homomorphisms with Noise (LHN). This class of problems contains LPN and LWE as special cases, but is much more general. ...Download Now
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SkyNET is a stealth network that connects hosts to a botmaster through a mobile drone. The network is comprised of machines on home Wi-Fi networks in a proximal urban area, and one or more autonomous attack drones. The SkyNET is used by a botmaster to command their botnet(s) without using ...Download Now
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In this paper, the authors explore the concept of enterprise resiliency in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) for development initiatives. ICT are necessary to improve access to vital services and to ultimately support efforts to improve economic conditions in developing regions. Access to information resources provides substantial benefits in the ...Download Now


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Knesset Balks at Renewing Electric Corp License
MK Shama-Hacohen fumes at utility's inability to reform itself, says won't give it more time next time.
The Knesset Economics Committee balked Tuesday at renewing the Israel Electric Corporation's operating license for the eighth time, to protest the utility's unending foot-dragging over implementing reforms.
Given that without a license, the utility - a monopoly over electricity generation in Israel - can't operate, the committee ultimately bent and approved another extension, but only for four months.
Committee chairman, MK Carmel Shama-Hacohen rejected the boilerplate request by the Energy and Water Ministry, formerly known as the Infrastructure Ministry. "You've reached the deadline and you have nothing to say," said Shama-Hacohen.
The IEC's license expires at year-end. The reason for the endless extensions, rather than a routine process of renewal, is that the company had been given until its license's expiration to implement a reform passed in 1996. It never did execute the reform and the IEC has ever since been wriggling through the loophole, requesting that its license be extended.
In November the IEC had asked the ministry for a one-year extension, until January 2013, and the ministry had passed the request on to the Knesset committee.
In the company's defense, just two months the government unveiled the current incarnation of the reform, which calls for the dismissal of 2,000 employees over five years, and reducing union involvement in management.
Despite his umbrage, Shama-Hacohen said his committee would extend the IEC's licenses until April 15. "You have until then to draft an orderly law, because we won't be the ministry's rubber stamp," he said. "As far as we're concerned, the government can give you permanent approval to extend the IEC's licenses, but I find it unacceptable that we're asked to rubber-stamp this extension at the end of every year," he said.
Ministry officials said they may not be able to get a law through during the four-month window given by the committee. They said they fear they will have to ask for another extension.
Shama-Hacohen disagreed, noting that all they need is a two-sentence law that sets a clear government stance on the matter. "Don't count on another extension beyond April 15," he said.
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Traffic stop leads to injured officer and an arrest
Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:01:04 GMT —
The Osage County Sheriff's Department and Linn Police say a Loose Creek man is behind bars after a traffic stop.
Thirty-one-year-old Leif Haslag was pulled over Wednesday on Hwy 50 near Osage County Road 301.
During the stop, Haslag assaulted officers and resisted arrest.
One officer suffered minor injuries.
Haslag was arrested for possession of meth, drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, assault on a law enforcement officer, and resisting arrest.
Deputies transported Haslag to the Osage County Jail, where he was booked and held on a twenty-four hour hold, pending charges. Haslag was out on parole for stealing charges.


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Hoping for More / A Down Payment
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah does not like making small-scale deals, and yesterday's exchange was a "small deal," both in terms of the value that Hezbollah received and the price it paid Israel. Neither Hezbollah nor Israel need "confidence-building measures," because at issue here are not long-term processes of mutual recognition or a wide-reaching change in Israeli and Lebanese bilateral policy. There is already a tradition of trust between Israel and Hezbollah with regard to exchange agreements and total distrust in every other sphere.
The conclusion that must be drawn is that this was a down payment on a broader deal. Can new, significant information about missing Israeli navigator Ron Arad now be expected? It is doubtful that such information would be given to Israel in exchange for the release of a minor Hezbollah activist and two bodies. In the past, Hezbollah demanded a much greater payment, and it is punctilious about not releasing any new information whatsoever about abducted Israeli soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser.
Sources in Lebanon said yesterday that they believed the background for yesterday's swap was an Israeli promise to release a large number of prisoners, including not only Lebanese but also other Palestinian and Arab prisoners being held in Israel as part of a wider deal. Such a deal is likely to include the release of the Israeli captives, and yesterday's deal was requested by Israel, which must prepare public opinion for the release of these Arab prisoners. According to one of these Lebanese sources, the latest deal originated with Germany's desire to demonstrate to the Israelis that the drawn-out negotiations for the release of Regev and Goldwasser had not hit a dead end, and that Hezbollah has an interest in continuing to negotiate.
The analysis of the Lebanese sources, however, stumbled when it came to explaining the timing of the current deal and determining whether it implied that the big deal has been concluded and yesterday's exchange was in effect the start of its implementation, which will continue to unfold in the days or weeks to come. The answer to that will apparently come today, in the announcement that is expected to come from Nasrallah. He seeks to prove that the deal was an important achievement for him and for Lebanon, and for that he will have to detail the nature of that achievement. After all, Nasrallah has not yet made good on his "historic" promise to obtain the release of Samir Kuntar, and two bodies and a single Lebanese detainee certainly cannot be considered an achievement.
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PopGames and Electronic Arts have delayed the Xbox One and Xbox 360 release of Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, but only slightly.
The game was supposed to come out on February 18 for the systems, but it will now hit a week later on February 25. A PC edition has been announced, but no release date has been assigned to it yet.
Also unveiled today is a video showing off the game's four-player co-op play. If you like this, feel free to check out this 10-minute gameplay clip.
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Remember when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick joked about having hangnails on his pinkie toes last season? It was one of the few times he got into the specifics of an injury that forced him to show up on the 49ers injury report for a couple weeks.
In less-than-surprising news, Kaepernick wasn't all too forthcoming when speaking to the media at that time. And now there appears to be good reason for it. The young quarterback revealed on Wednesday that he suffered a chipped bone on his forefoot and a ruptured capsule in the ball of his foot on a Week 2 play against the Seattle Seahawks (via The Sacramento Bee).
It remains to be seen whether this injury impacted Kaepernick's overall performance on the football field, but it is important to note that he didn't take off an run as much in the games following this injury.
A seemingly minor injury, it didn't keep Kaepernick from practicing. But it could have very well been one of the reasons San Francisco held back from calling designed runs for the athletic quarterback. In the eight games following said injury, Kaepernick averaged just five rush attempts per game. Once the playoffs came calling, San Francisco realized it needed the run game in order to succeed. At that point, the signal caller put up an average of nearly nine rush attempts and 81 yards per outing.
49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh acknowledged this past offseason that there was a "conscious effort" by the team to limit Kaepernick runs after the injury occurred against Seattle.
For his part, Kaepernick had this to say about the injury.
It was something that was always there," he said of the injury. "Never spoke about it, never said anything about it because you're a football player, you play through pain. Unless you're being carted off, you should be on the field. If it's something you can play through, that's what you do.
Now 100 percent, it will be interesting to see if the 49ers employ more Kaepernick-based runs early this season. Though, having a less-than-stellar backup quarterback situation could still hold them back a great deal.
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Residential Life
The St. Gregory's University Residence Life program is a co-curricular educational program that is an integral part of the university's educational and religious mission. The purpose of the program is to facilitate development of character and leadership skills of individual student residents while teaching the students about the balance of personal freedom with responsibility to community. This is accomplished by encouraging student residents placed in the program to take part in forming a residential community of students where personal behavior is consistent with Christian/Catholic moral principles and virtues, and Benedictine values are encouraged through activities and policies.
In short, living in community isn't all about "me." As students at a Catholic university, daily life is about your roommate, suitemate, the student who lives down the hall or in the room above or below you. It is about the people who make up your community—especially those who are in need. This foundation is best expressed in the Office of Student Life's motto: "I become me by becoming we."
St. Gregory's features two female residence halls and two male residence hall. There are no coed residence halls. Freshman men are housed in Mark Braun Hall and have shared community-style bathrooms. Non-freshman females reside in Felix DeGrasse East Hall and Felix Degrasse West Hall, where two students per room share a private bathroom with two other students. Non-freshman male students reside in Thomas Duperou Hall.
Residence Hall entrances and hallways are monitored by camera 24/7 by Security staff. Inter-visition hours are as follows:
- Sunday-Thursday: 3:00pm until 11:00pm
- Friday: 12:00pm until 12:00am
- Saturday: 8:00pm until 12:00am
Degrasse East Hall
Degrasse East Hall is a three-story, suite-style residence hall for male students. A suite consists of two bedrooms (either double or private rooms) joined by a bathroom.
Degrasse West Hall
Degrasse West Hall is a three-story, suite-style residence hall for female students. A suite consists of two bedrooms (either double or private rooms) joined by a bathroom.
Duperou Hall
Duperou Hall is a three-story, suite-style residence hall for female students. A suite consists of two bedrooms (either double or private rooms) joined by a bathroom.
Mark Braun Hall
Mark Braun Hall was the first residence hall built at St. Gregory's. This hall is a three-story, traditional residence hall, with primarily private rooms and community bath facilities on each floor. In addition to living facilities on the second and third floor, Mark Braun's first floor houses the Nursing Department.
Mark Braun Second Floor
Mark Braun Second Floor houses female students in primarily single rooms, and also houses the women of the Sacred Heart Scholasticate, a living and learning community that is a cooperative effort between the offices of campus ministry and student life. Mark Braun second floor has 24-hour quiet hours which creates an environment more conducive for studying.
Mark Braun Third Floor
Mark Braun Third Floor houses male students in primarily single rooms, and also houses the men of the Sacred Heart Scholasticate, a living and learning community that is a cooperative effort between the offices of campus ministry and student life. Mark Braun third floor has 24-hour quiet hours which creates an environment more conducive for studying.
Meal Plans
Students living in the residence halls are required to purchase a meal plan and can choose from two different plans: 14 or 21 meals per week. All meal plans come with $150 of Cyber Cash to be used in the Cyber Café on campus. Meals are served food-court style with breakfast, lunch and dinner every week day. Weekends feature a late brunch and dinner. The main dining area is Bernard Murphy Hall and features an assortment of home cooking, grilled or made-to-order items. Vegetarian and other dietary considerations are available upon request.
Residency Requirements
Living on-campus is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students to live in and be a part of a Benedictine student community. Research at colleges and universities across the country indicates on-campus students are significantly more likely to succeed academically than their off-campus peers. They are also more likely to be involved in campus activities, to graduate and to feel positive about their college experience.
For these reasons, St. Gregory's University (like most private and many public colleges and universities) has a policy requiring students to live on-campus. The university's policy is intended to require all traditionally-aged students to live on-campus for the entire first and second year of studies. St. Gregory's University policy is as follows:
All new, first-time, transfers, and any student who left St. Gregory's University (SGU) and returned after a semester are required to live on-campus for the first three years of attendance at SGU. Exceptions to this requirement may be made at the discretion of the Dean of Students on a case-by-case basis. Following the first year, students can apply to live off campus using one of the provisions listed below:
- For the entire period in question, the student will continue to live with his/her parents or court appointed legal guardian(s) in the family home where the street address of the home is no more than fifteen (15) miles from campus.
- The student is twenty three (23) years of age or older at the time of admittance to the University. Alternatively, if the student turns twenty three (23) at any point of his/her time at St. Gregory's, the student is free to apply for an exception that would be applicable to the first full semester after the birth date.
- The student is married. Students with plans to marry during the time they are required to live on campus will be required to live on-campus up to the date of the wedding.
- The student is the legal custodial parent or court appointed custodial guardian of a minor, child or children.
- The student obtains senior status, in good academic standing, and is the age of twenty one (21) before the first day of classes for the semester in question.
- The student is registered in the Student Disability Services program with a documented disability and is able to provide appropriate documentation to verify the need for reasonable accommodation in the student residence facility that the University is not able to provide. Students who would like to submit a request for approval to live off-campus consistent with this this should submit a request to the Dean of Students.
The University reserves the right to consider each request on a case-by-case basis, and to request and receive any and all documentation deemed necessary to verify the information submitted with the request. As part of the approval process, a legally recognized parent or court-appointed legal guardian must sign the request. A minimum of five (5) business days is required to process requests. The student is advised not to enter into any off campus lease or rental agreement before the University makes its determination with regard to the student's request.
The residence life staff is here to serve on-campus students and provide a positive residential environment based upon a Benedictine model of community. The residence life staff assists residents with needs and concerns. They are authorized by the university to enforce policies in the residence halls and elsewhere on the campus. The residence life staff includes:
- The Director of Residence Life is responsible for providing leadership for the University's student residence program. He/she provides supervision for all student residence facilities, supervises the sign-up process for student housing, makes room and roommate assignments; supervises checking in and out of residences; and mediates conflicts between residents.
- The Residence Directors (RDs) are professional level staff residing on-campus in student housing. The RDs provide leadership for the residence life program within the on-campus residence facility. They are responsible for supervision of their hall and the staff and residents who live there. They enforce university policies and they have the authority, with the approval of the associate director of student life, to establish policies specific to the circumstances in their hall. They are also authorized to assist the Dean of Students in the administration of student discipline.
- Prefects are students who also live in the student residences and are employed by the university to assist the RDs in serving student residents. Prefects are authorized to enforce university policies and to document violations. They have the authority to refer violators to RDs or to the Dean of Students for conduct sanction.
Laundry facilities in each residence facility are available for residents of that particular residence hall. Laundry machine operation costs are free to students; however, students must supply their own detergent and related items. Non-residents are prohibited from using the laundry facilities unless they have a resident student host with them.
Important Forms
All St. Gregory's students are required to complete and submit an Immunization Form prior to the start of the semester, or he/she will not be allowed to attend class. Click here for the Immunization Requirement Waiver form.
Students who wish to make special request in reference to on-campus housing, can fill out the Housing Request Form on CampusVue and submit it to the Dean of Students.
Students who wish to live off campus should click HERE to place a request.


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Working beside davids has got me addicted to this tea. The chocolate notes are delicious. My favorite part is the fact that it turns slightly pink when steeped because of the little lip sprinkles. This is absolutely wonderful as a latte. One of my favorites for sure.
Flavors: Chocolate
My sister brought this home from her work (teavana) after raving about it to me, it didn't live up to her reviews in my opinion but nonetheless it's a good tea. Rather refreshing especially for a pineapple lover like me. However it's definitely not one of my favorites.


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Tuesday, 9 January, 2001, 13:30 GMT
Tanni is Welsh sports personality
Paralympic champion Tanni-Grey Thompson has rounded off a golden 2000 by collecting the title of BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year.
The athlete from Cardiff was presented with her award in a ceremony at St David's Hall on Monday by Britain's most famous Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave.
She picked up four gold medals at the Sydney Paralympics - her final appearance - at 100, 200,400 and 800 metres.
It is the second time that Grey-Thompson has won the trophy - the other occasion was in 1992 when she was unable to collect the trophy herself because of competitions.
"Its amazing to take it for a second time," said Grey-Thompson.
Her triumph follows her success at the BBC's UK Sports Personality of the Year where she was voted into third place.
Embassy World Snooker Champion Mark Williams was the runner-up in Wales.
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The Taylor Report by Sen. Rich TaylorBoost economy by 'buying Iowa'
Creating jobs and expanding our middle class are top priorities for all Iowans. What Iowa businesses need most is customers walking through their doors and buying their products.
The State of Iowa should be one of those customers whenever it makes sense. There are hundreds of state purchases open for bid at any given time — everything from ice machines to furniture to information technology services. Iowa's hard-working small businesses should have first crack at those state contracts.
Senate File 15 will strengthen an existing law that requires state purchasers to give preference to Iowa products and Iowa-based businesses. Under this legislation, if an out-of-state business makes the low bid and an Iowa-based business is within 5 percent or $10,000 of that bid, the Iowa-based business will have a chance to match the lower bid. The bill only applies to purchases of less than $500,000, meaning the benefits will go mostly to small businesses.
Here are some state purchases that got my attention: Did Iowa really have to buy digital cameras from a Massachusetts company and aprons from a Pennsylvania company? One Iowa state agency bought bedding, towels and sheets from North Carolina. And a contract for bread and bakery products was awarded to a company from Missouri.
Iowa businesses should have had a better chance to supply all those needs. The Senate Economic Growth Committee has already approved this approach, and I look forward to a vote by the whole Senate.
It's a win-win. It promotes local products in a way that is good for Iowa businesses, communities and employees. At the same time, the state always pays the amount of the lowest bid and can still purchase from an out-of-state vendor if their bid can't be matched.
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For contest, it's not what you know, but what you can learn
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Every fall around this time, a few dozen students from across campus -- divided into teams of three -- compete over four days to solve a math problem.
But if the Cornell Mathematics Contest in Modeling (MCM) sounds straightforward or tame, Amrish Deshmukh '10, a member of last year's winning team, describes it differently.
"The MCM is probably the closest thing I have to an undergraduate war story," he said.
And he's looking forward to doing it again this year.
The contest, scheduled this year for Nov. 6-10, is actually a race to find answers to a real-world question -- where to place walkways on the Arts Quad to maximize convenience and aesthetics while minimizing cost, for example; or writing guidelines for designing bicycle wheels to optimize performance on a given track.
Participants can brainstorm with each other, use online or printed reference materials, write their own software or use existing computer programs. But they must agree on a strategy, manage their time wisely, be creative and work quickly.
Some knowledge of math and programming is important, said Alex Vladimirsky, assistant professor of math and contest co-organizer, but participants also need good writing skills, an eye for spotting relevant details amid mountains of data and the ability to work well on a team.
"It truly is not as much about what they know already, but what they can internalize in the space of three days," Vladimirsky said.
Last year, the Cornell team of Deshmukh, Matthew Guay '10 and Rudolf Stahl '09 earned an "Outstanding" designation in the international competition, placing in the top nine of 1,675 teams from 13 countries. Another Cornell team earned a "Meritorious," finishing in the top 18 percent.
Vladimirsky will give a related lecture, "Mathematical Models: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," Monday, Oct. 19, at 4:30 p.m. in the math lounge on the fifth floor of Malott Hall.
Information and training sessions for the local MCM will be held Oct. 27 and Nov. 4; both from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in 253 Malott.
The departments of mathematics and operations research co-sponsor the MCM. Winners get Cornell Store gift certificates and go on to compete in the International Mathematical Contest in Modeling Feb. 18-22.
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Sagitta XC Electric ! 174"!
Hi Guys; I ordered this a while back from Dream Catcher Hobbies. A Sagitta XC short kit. This is a 174" RES glider from Airtronics from several years ago, 1980's.
I had been looking for a BIG floater for a while and had planned on a Sailaire kit but they were out so I went for the short kit of the Sagitta XC.
I plan on using a motor to get to altitude so Im sure some planning will need done in the fuse area. Im not going for anywhere near vertical performance by any means. Just enough cells/watts to get to altitude 2 or 3 times climbing on the wing.
Ive gotten a few good tips from Ramair as he had a couple of these when they were out.
Any one else fly one or do a conversion on something similar?
Ive seen pics of a similar sized plane that Vonbaron posted some info on so I wont be the first
This is going to be my summertime between flying cutting grass etc project so I expect it will be drawn out for a while.
Well I got lucky on this. I just found out at work we have a copy machine for blueprints
Up to 36 " wide and any length. I was able to run a couple copys of the plans so I wont have to cut up the originals to get it built.
I was going to see about having this done at one of the copy centers but free is much better
Hi Adam,
Not sure if this has been dealt with on the new kits, but the older Saggita XC would shed its stab at higher speeds. The plane would tuck, and then the wings would fold. This normally happened during XC runs, where the plane was so high you could not see that it had gained to much speed. So, be careful with you speed !!
For motors, if you climb on the wing, you won't need much for power. About 35 watts per pound should work. The glider takes lead up front, guessing about a pound (does anyone know?) so motor weight is "free".
If you want to go cheap, an old geared Astro 40 should be fine on 12 to 14 cells.
Can you post the normal flying weight as a non-E glider?
PS: I have 2 Sag 900's and 1 Sag 600. Nice gliders! Here's my 600
Neat Modification
Guess you will build the poly version. If you do spoilers, Top & Bottom spoilers are real SWEET !!
They act as spoilers & airbrakes and reduce that pitch down problem of top spoilers only. Also slows the plane down, which top spoilers do not do.
I like to use carbon plate bottoms with a thin balsa top that is sanded to the airfoil shape.
Like this
Thanks for the input guys;
Dave; First, Nice pics I am building a poly version and I will be adding spoilers, which type I dont know yet but the split ones look good!
They are calling for an AUW of the glider at 8lbs or 128 oz
As for the issue of the stabilizer the plans show a pivot point about midway and the servo connected via a cable to the front.
I can see several options here to keep this from coming apart.
1) Build per the plans and eliminate the cable; mount the servo in the tail and have a direct linkage to the front of the stabilator.
2) Build a non-flying stabilizer with seperate elevators.
3) Built a T tail with a seperate elevator.
4) Do something else?
Just a note here; This is a short kit that is only a set of plans and a set of ribs. The rest is in the open as far as any mods or deviating from the plans.
adam; on some of the newer sagitta`s,900/600 they changed the stab to a bellcrank system but the main differance was that it also just reversed the pins eg;the stabs pivit on the front pin and then attached to the push rod at the rear
the stabs where not changed at all or nor was there position.
the new mod. uses the hollow section of the fin for the enclosed bellcrank,therefore giving you a reduction and the option to use a solid push rod
i would try to resist puttin a servo in the tail because the plane will all ready require nose weight
i also suggest using a strong metal gear for the rudder servo,its got a lot of rudder and brakes on landings if not centered[rudder skids the ground]
Glad you liked the pix. Not to push to hard, but the Top and Bottom spoilers are the way to go. Move the hinge point back about 2 from the spar, as you do not want to cut into the spar for linkage. Also, reduce the length by one rib bay. Do this at the inside of the spoilers, which moves the vortex away from the stab.
AUW 8 lbs as glider, less one for lead, add one for Motor, GB, prop and we are back to 8. Add 2 lbs for 16 *2000 SCR Sanyo cells. Now we are at 10 lbs. At 35 watts per pound, we need 350 watts. 16 volts at 22 amps for about a 6(-) minute motor run. (Start at 16 cells, but you can also run 20 cells at 10.5 lbs, 525 watts (50 watts a pound), 26 amps. Or 10 cells at 9 lbs, 315 watts, 31 amps, 4.5 minute run.)
You can do all of these with a Geared Cobalt 40 (10 turn, not FAI). You get the idea.
Stab to follow
Sheez, I think the stabs are all wrong, for the big XC version.
First, by proper design the pivot should be at MAC of the stab, actually a tiny bit in front of MAC. (Not at the leading edge!) If you pivot at the LE, you are asking for a major load on the servo.
Next, a pin behind this pivot point should control the stabs. Why? With the main pivot in the right place, the stabs will follow the wing. With the control behind the pivot, any slop will make soft controls, not flutter.
I think the Sag has too much sweep in the stab to make this work. I also think that dynamic / static balance is a problem. Although it would change the look of the plane, I suggest a proven stab design that does not have these problems. I would also stay with full flying as they trim so well (VS. a fixed tail or T-tail).
How about a Falcon 800 Stab (or similar) scaled up to fit your Sag? Use this and a bell crank.
Happy Landings,
Ok; As for motor setup Ill probably go with an Aveox F12 for the main reason that I already have it. I had to steal it out of my Magic sport plane but sacrifices happen
Ive been putting the numbers in Motocalc and from the motors I have it looks to be the most reasonable choice.
Ill try to get a couple images of the stab and associated hardware and post them. I had always thought that any fully moving control surface needed to pivot at the cg of the surface itself. Similar to Daves statement about the sweep/pivot point not making for a balanced setup.
use a bellcrank and a strong servo,keep in mind that ;its wasnt that the sagitta performed better than most in its class,it was its sweet handling .
if i was you i would question the effects of prop wash on the flying stab
i have flown a similiar plane and found that under power the stab responce was very slow,i believe the stab was directly in the wash [shook the stabs loose]
it seems a shame to alter the design but maybe its needed,i would hesitate changing anything if its not needed,i would hate to loose the flight charateristics of the sagitta because in my oppion thats what made the xc so sweet!
hey adam, i know you have heard me say that before but really ask around,,its like the old paragon,,its not perfect,but its hard to improve on,many have tried!! thermals by itself!!!!
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Alumni Gym was packed. The 1,857 fans were loud and clad in all white. Despite the raucous home-court advantage for the Elon University men's basketball team, it was not Elon's night.
The University of Massachusetts, ranked No. 15 in the nation, took an 84-74 win over the Phoenix behind 38 points in the paint.
"It was a very good win for us on the road," UMass coach Derek Kellogg said. "I've got a lot of respect for Elon. This was a very good, tough, full 40 minutes for us."
"UMass is nationally recognized for a reason," Elon coach Matt Matheny said. "I thought our guys played hard. I think we did not play as clean as we needed to offensively."
The UMass Minutemen never trailed in the game, and held a lead of seven or more points for the game's final 31 minutes. UMass jumped out to a 7-0 lead, including an alley-oop dunk by senior forward Raphiael Putney in the game's first ten seconds.
"That's not the way you want to start," Elon senior guard Sebastian Koch said. "We want to be the team that punches the other team in the mouth and today we got punched."
Elon countered quickly with five points of its own, including a three-pointer from sophomore guard Tanner Samson, the first three of his 14 points on the night.
For the next few minutes, the game remained close, with the score sitting at 20-14 in favor of UMass at the under-12 media timeout. The Minutemen began to pull away from that point, holding Elon without a field goal from the 12:05 to 6:20 marks of the half. A key to UMass' success was their play in the paint, specifically junior center Cady Lalanne, who Kellogg called the "difference" in the game. In the first eleven minutes of the half, Lalanne converted four layups en route to his 23 points on the game.
"We had a lot of points in the paint – not just on post-ups but on drives," Kellogg said. "We shot the ball pretty good early, and I thought they had to come out and spread out a little bit on us."
Elon cut the margin to eight points on numerous occasions down the stretch in the first half, but ultimately headed to the locker room trailing, 41-30. The Phoenix only shot 30 percent in the half, just 3-for-13 from three-point range. Elon would finish the night shooting only 34 percent, a stat that Matheny attributed to the length of UMass defensively.
"A lot of the reason for our 34 percent is because UMass is so long," Matheny said. "They challenge shots, they run at you when you're shooting on the perimeter and in the paint they challenge shots as well."
"This was definitely one of the longest teams we've played," senior forward Lucas Troutman said. "In practice, we can't replicate exactly what they're going to do."
The story of the second half was UMass senior guard Chaz Williams. Williams, held scoreless in the first half, went off for 20 points after the intermission.
"We said 'he's going to be more aggressive in the second half' and he was," Matheny remarked.
Williams scored five of the Minutemen's first nine points in the second half, allowing them to maintain the 11-point advantage over seven minutes in. Elon got three-pointers from Koch, senior forward Ryley Beaumont and senior guard Jack Isenbarger by the 13:40 mark of the half.
The Koch three pushed the Munich, Germany native over 1,000 career points, making him the third active Phoenix to reach the mark.
Beaumont picked up his fourth personal foul at the 9:19 mark of the half, causing freshman forwards Brian Dawkins and Christian Hairston to play more minutes than usual.
"Our rotation was different," Matheny said. "I thought it was great experience for Brian and also for Christian. I thought they gave us good minutes."
The roles of Dawkins and Hairston were magnified by the fact that junior forward Ryan Winters was unable to play, the second straight game he missed with a sore back that Matheny said "came out of nowhere."
Elon never got closer than seven points in the second half, and the Minutemen extended their margin to ten points by shooting free throws down the stretch. Nearly every time that the Phoenix extended the lead, the Minutemen, and specifically Williams, had an answer. Koch summed it up by saying that "we just didn't get enough stops today."
UMass improved to 16-1 despite pregame qualms from their head coach.
"Going on the road and playing a good RPI game is always good if you're trying to be an NCAA tournament team," Kellogg said. "I was nervous coming in, I knew (Elon) could beat us."
Elon falls to 10-9, and will return to Southern Conference play with a match-up at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga set for 7 p.m. on Thursday night, Jan. 23.


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China's 2008 GDP Up 9.6%, Unit GDP Energy Consumption Down 5.2%
26 December 2009
Xinhua. China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revised key economic figures for 2008 following its second national economic census, including gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, energy use growth rate, and rate of reduction in energy use per unit of GDP.
The country's 2008 GDP growth rate has been revised upward from 9.0 to 9.6%, raising GDP for that year from the previous estimate of 30.067 trillion yuan (US$4.4 trillion) to 31.4045 trillion yuan (US$4.6 trillion). NBS estimated that China is on track to achieve 8% GDP growth rate in 2009.
China's reduction in energy consumption per unit of GDP has also been revised upward, to 5.2% from the previous estimate of 4.59%.
National energy consumption totaled 2.91 billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent, including 80.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas, 195 million tonnes of natural crude oil, and 2.8 billion tonnes of raw coal. According to NBS, this represents a increase in primary energy use of 2.12% over the previous year.
Last month, China's State Council pledged to reduce (link 3) the carbon intensity of its economy by 40 to 45% by the year 2020, as compared with 2005 energy intensity. Critics have argued that much of that reduction is already built in to the modernization of the Chinese economy.
China's national economic census will be conducted every five years to inform social and economic development strategies for each Five Year Plan. The 12th Five Year Plan will run from 2011 to 2015.
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The U.S. still has a way to go on efficiency. Using energy more efficiently goes to the bottom line, if that is all someone cares about. This provides more retained earnings for growth and less going to the fossil fuel energy sector. It is stock and flow with an economy and where the money flows is a big factor.
Rocky Mountain Institute (rmi.org) has shown many businesses how to use energy more wisely. It is less expensive to conserve than to expand supply.
This is not steel plants, but office buildings that have inefficient lighting, heating and cooling systems. There will always be a need to use energy more efficiently.
Even in office buildings remember the us needs LESS office space and has needed less for a few years now so many buildings are in end of life mode right now and arnt even properly maintained much less upgraded. Only the lowest of the low hanging fruit will work there as the building simply isnt worth it anymore.
By moving high energy consumming production to China and keeping Wall Street deals home, USA has managed to have a GDP to Energy unit ratio better than China. It will most probably be even worst next year.
The same applies to GHG.
It is doubtfull if many are really fooled by this changing economy.
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A man whom Weston police are calling a "person of interest" in a Weston home burglary, where more than $20,000 worth of jewelry was stolen, was arrested in Easton.
Francisco Mendez, 27, of Meriden, was arrested by Easton police on Friday, Sept. 14, after an alleged attempted break-in at an Easton home.
Weston police say Mr. Mendez is a "person of interest" in a burglary that took place in Weston on Thursday, Sept. 6, on Crystal Lake Drive. A resident reported seeing a white male with a backpack that day walking on the property and later discovered more than $20,000 worth of jewelry missing from the home.
Police created a composite sketch of the man and distributed it to outside law enforcement agencies.
The incident in Easton occurred about a week later, on Friday, Sept. 14, around 1:30 p.m.
According to Easton Police Chief James Candee, a resident of Old Sow Road in Easton was at home with her husband at the time, when she heard a noise and went to see what had caused it. She noticed that a screen to one of the windows had been tampered with and was unlatched and ajar an inch.
The woman looked outside to see a young man drinking from a garden hose, near the door. She went to the door and asked the man what he was doing. He told her he was a Kirby vacuum salesman, Chief Candee said.
Speaking to him through the door, she told him to wait on the porch while she went to get paper and pen to take down the information. Meanwhile, she called 911 and told police she thought the man outside her house had tried to get in.
She continued engaging the man in converastion through the door as she waited for police to arrive. Easton Police Officer Glen Fergason was first on scene, but the man fled when he saw the police cruiser, Chief Candee said.
Officer Fergason checked to make sure the resident was OK and broadcast a description of the suspect to other officers, who found him in the swamp behind a church on the corner of Center and Westport Roads in Easton.
"We were lucky a bunch of guys were on duty and able to surround him," Chief Candee said.
Officer Fergason and Easton Captain Richard Doyle pursued the suspect on foot through the swamp, sustaining lacerations from the overgrowth and brambles but no serious injuries, Chief Candee said.
They were able to grab and apprehend him and take him to police headquarters.
The suspect gave an alias, but a fingerprint check identified him as Francisco Mendez, 27, of Meriden, who had two active paperless re-arrest warrants (PRAWNS) out of Meriden against him.
Easton police served the PRAWNs, both of which were for failure to appear in court. The first was in connection with a larceny arrest and the second was for a probation violation, Chief Candee said.
Easton police charged him with criminal impersonation, criminal trespass, attempted burglary and two counts of interfering with an officer.
Mr. Mendez was held at police headquarters over the weekend on $100,000 bond and taken to court Sept. 17.
Wolcott and Cromwell police also had active burglary warrants against him.
Weston police say that Mr. Mendez is not an official suspect in the Weston burglary at this time, but he is a person of interest and the case is under investigation.


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Book signing
On Saturday, April 24 at 10 a.m., JoAnn Smith Ainsworth will be guest author and speaker at the Dimmick Memorial Library, 54 Broadway in downtown Jim Thorpe. She will autograph her novels Matilda's Song and Out of the Dark. Ainsworth is a graduate of the Jim Thorpe Area High School, class of 1956, and is excited about coming back to her hometown and speaking in her hometown library.
Matilda's Song is a medieval romance set in Britain a generation after the Norman Conquest. Out of the Dark is a medieval romantic suspense novel with a touch of paranormal. It has been recommended for high school as well as adult readers.
The event is free and open to the public. For information call the library at (570) 325-2131. Sponsored by the Friends of the Dimmick Library.
Community supper
The free community supper at St. Mark's/St. John's Episcopal Church, Race St., will be held on Sunday, April 25, from 4-6 p.m. The committee has chosen roast beef for this month's meal.


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To improve community health, well-being and safety, Memorial Hospital has joined with other members of the Hospital Association of Rhode Island in creating a tobacco-free environment. Patients and visitors are not allowed to use tobacco products anywhere on the hospital campus. Visitors who wish to use tobacco products need to leave the property to do so.
Gift Shop
The hospital's gift shop is located in the main lobby and stocks fresh flowers, greeting cards, snacks, and gifts for all ages. It is open weekdays 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.. Hours vary on weekends.
Latex Balloons
Due to health concerns, latex balloons are not permitted for patients or staff at Memorial Hospital. For some individuals, latex poses a potentially life-threatening danger of shock or respiratory arrest. Mylar balloons do not cause an allergic reaction and are most welcome.


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Oil stocks and commodities have soared with help from none other than our friends at the Federal Reserve. The historic steps the Fed has taken, especially quantitative easing, has set the stage for the incredible stock and commodity rally that we have seen this year. You see the Fed with its unlimited almost magical powers to print money, reduce the value of the dollar, export inflation to the developing world, forcing investment funds into commodities by creating negative real interest rates in passive investments and allow banks to make back billions of dollars of lost assts by exploiting the carry trade creating one of the most exciting commodity bull runs of all time. Yet now with recent Fed statement signaling the quantitative easing is coming to either a premature or timely end, is it possible that the party is over; or has it really just begun?
First it was Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans who said that the Fed should continue following through on its $600 billion bond buying spree that recent strong economic data might suggest that perhaps no more QE will be needed. Then Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard W. Fisher said essentially the same thing. Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser seemed to take it a step further almost suggesting that the completion of QE2 might not be needed. Now it is St Louis Fed President James Bullard shaking up the bond market and the dollar saying that the economy is strong enough for the Fed to stop $100 billion short of its planned $600 billion Treasury purchase program.
Yet despite those words and some momentary pullbacks in some commodities it seemed that the markets were unmoved especially the stock market. Even with the possibility that the Federal Reserve's training wheels are starting to come off, the market seems to believe that the Fed won't act swiftly enough to get ahead of the commodity and stock inflation curve. In other words instead of being bearish for stocks and commodities the market sees the economy recovering as bullish for commodities. The market is saying the Fed by raising interest rates will not produce more corn or even oil. The market has seen the steps that the Chinese government has taken to slow their own inflationary bubble have only had a modest impact on commodity demand. The market is saying quite simply that it believes the Fed, just by thinking about an exit strategy, is bullish because the economy must be getting better yet at the same time is warning that the Fed has already let inflation for food and energy to get out of control. The Fed's tunnel vision focus on the core rate of inflation won't serve them well this time because the market seems to be suggesting that by the time the inflation shows up in the core rate the damage from food and energy inflation will already be done.
The Fed keeps talking about slack but with events in the Middle-East and challenging weather conditions around the globe and the incredible demand for ethanol slack is now slaking I guess you could say. At some point the Fed removal of stimuli will weigh on prices and if the Members of the Fed are listening to the market it is telling them quite clearly that you better act decisively or inflation will get out of control. In the mean time commodities and the stock market may challenge Fed assumption and taunt them with another rally. Still light spring break volume and people shying away from the market because of continued uncertainty surrounding Japan's nuclear nightmare may cause some crazy moves.
Phil Flynn is senior energy analyst for PFGBest Research and a Fox Business Network contributor. He can be reached at (800) 935-6487 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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We assist people to find paid employment, unpaid voluntary work and to retain their jobs. In addition we also offer a Community Links service and peer support. We help individuals to:
- Increase social interaction/inclusion
- Develop of personal, social and work-related skills
- Raise of confidence and self-esteem
- Find employment, training, further education or volunteering
- Stay in college and work.
How we help
We work with individuals to identify relevant pre-employment and job skills training, create/update a CV, support people in completing job application forms and interview skills/techniques.
We assist individuals to identify goals, take positive steps in their recovery, gain confidence and build on self-esteem as well as develop meaningful relationships and provide career pathways.
We'll train individuals to become peer supporters so they're able to facilitate peer led social activities within the local community.
Each individual referred to the service will be given a Community Links/employment or peer support advisor who will work with them on a one-to-one basis to provide individual tailored support to enable them to overcome barriers and achieve their desired goals. This could be for example, involvement in further education, training, voluntary or paid work, social activity and other activities to enhance quality of life and promote social inclusion.
Who we can help
Our service is available to people who live in the Borough of Barking & Dagenham, are aged 18 and over and who are eligible to use mental health services. Referrals should come via community recovery teams, community clinics or from any organisation providing services to people who meet the criteria. We also accept self-referrals.
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At the heart of everything we do lies:
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NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — One of six men found guilty in the 2007 slayings of three friends in a Newark school yard is seeking to overturn his conviction and wants a new trial.
Jose Carranza appeared in front of a judge in Newark on Wednesday, but the judge didn't make an immediate decision on his request.
Carranza was sentenced to 155 years in prison following his conviction of felony murder and armed robbery.
The 35-year-old claims his attorney coerced him not to testify and failed to conduct any pretrial investigations.
But his attorney, John Dell'Italia, told The Star-Ledger of Newark that he advised his client against testifying because Carranza had provided written statements to an inmate that included drawings depicting the shootings.
Dashon Harvey, Terrance Aeriel and Iofemi Hightower were shot execution-style behind Mount Vernon School weeks before they were to attend Delaware State University.
The three were lined up in front of a wall, and each shot in the back of the head after being robbed. The fourth victim survived with gunshot and stab wounds and helped authorities identify two of the suspects.
Six suspects were caught within two weeks of the murders. Prosecutors have said the attack was orchestrated by a leader of the violent MS-13 street gang.
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Technology plays a prominent role in efforts to address development challenges in a wide range of sustainability dimensions. The importance of technology for this purpose is particularly conspicuous in the outcome document of the United nations Conference on Sustainable development, where it is identified as one of the key means of implementation which will be required to deliver a sustainable future ("Rio+20", Resolution 66/288, paras 269-76). Addressing paragraph 273 of the outcome document, the Secretary General has provided recommendations to the General Assembly regarding a technology facilitation mechanism that promotes the development, transfer and dissemination of clean and environmentally sound technologies, based on options identified by all relevant UN entities (A/67/348). More recently and in response to the expressed need of delegations for more in-depth discussion on options to move forward on this issue, the general Assembly has decided to hold a series of workshops on the development, transfer and dissemination of clean and environmentally sound technologies (A/RES/67/203, paragraph 8).
UNITAR seeks to be part of this important dialogue by convening a side-event comprised of UN experts, scientific experts, academics, and the private sector to bring to the forefront information on technologies that can help to ensure sustainability and resilience, as well as information on their effective dissemination. UNITAR will be organizing this side event at strategic policy times, accompanying the Workshops on the Transfer and Dissemination of Clean and Environmentally Sound Technologies and Sustainable Development currently organized by the President of the General Assembly for 30 April, 1 May and 31 May, 2013.
UNITAR will prepare a summary paper, InFocus, highlighting the presentations and concepts developed during the side event. This paper will be distributed to all attendees and second committee delegates.
At the end of the events, participants will be able to:
- Understand the key substantive issues of sustainability and resilience.
- Understand and appreciate the inter-linkages of technology and policy.
- Identify collaborative efforts to advance sustainable technologies.
- Assess areas in which technology may support sustainable development mechanisms, resilience adaptation strategies, and management.
The side event will be based on panel discussions on collaborative efforts to advance sustainable technologies. This event will have a participatory approach, with presentations and discussions on the various topics on the agenda. Adequate time will be allocated for participants to interact with presenters.
This side event is open to members of the Permanent Missions accredited at UN Headquarters and other government officials. If necessary, UNITAR reserves the right to make a selection among candidates. Pending availability of places, other interested individuals may participate on a fee-paying basis.
Members of the Permanent Missions accredited to the United Nations in New York who wish to participate in this workshop are requested to register online.
For queries related to the program, please contact Lauren Marasco, UNITAR: email@example.com; (212) 963-9196.