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PARIS (AP) — France's President Francois Hollande may be facing a tough 2013, now that the opposition conservatives have ended a month of internal feuding and the Socialist leader struggles to solve the problems of Europe's No. 2 economy.
Assailed by leftists who say he capitulated to a steel magnate instead of nationalizing a flailing factory, the Socialist leader is also watching as the rich and famous flee his government's high taxes, and his efforts to boost competitiveness fail to halt rising unemployment.
Now that the opposition conservatives have ended a month of internal feuding, Hollande may be facing an even tougher New Year in 2013.
Meanwhile, the deep economic crisis is fueling doubts that his government has what it takes to address France's problems. And questions about Hollande's leadership abilities are bad for all the countries that use the euro, as the eurozone struggles with a new recession and tries to find new sources of growth.
Seven months after he beat conservative Nicolas Sarkozy for the presidency, Hollande's popularity is lagging badly — the latest polls show just 37-40 percent support — even as tensions mount between members of his government. Newsmagazine covers portray him under headlines like "Hollande: The Surrender" and "The Rejection."
Unemployment is higher than at any time since 1999, hitting 10.3 percent in the third quarter after rising for 18 months straight.
Pollsters say Hollande's unpopularity has more to do with external factors, such as Europe's overall debt crisis and the attractiveness of cheaper emerging economies for big investors and companies, than his own job performance.
The main explanation is "deep economic crisis and its consequences on the day-to-day life in France," said Frédéric Daby, deputy general director of the French Agency of Public Opinion, or Ifop. "As long as there is no change in rising unemployment and loss of purchasing power, there's no turnaround possible," Daby said.
Hollande's unpopularity can also be explained by an unclear communication strategy — in which one minister says one thing, a presidential adviser says another, and the president himself says something else — that sometimes looks like hesitation, sometimes cacophony in the ranks of the government. The huge polemic over the on-again, off-again nationalization of the Florange steel plant in northern France symbolizes this problem.
The minister who supported the idea of nationalizing the ArcelorMittal plant, Arnaud Montebourg, threatened to resign amid public criticism from Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who described the nationalization idea as "inefficient."
In the end, a deal concluded by the government with the world's top steelmaker was seen largely as a failure by Socialist supporters. It appeared like Hollande "gave up" in front of ArcelorMittal's chairman Lakshmi Mittal, Daby said.
The French president also faces sharp resistance over his plans to raise new taxes, including a 75-percent bracket for revenue over €1 million ($1.32 million). The debate intensified when actor Gerard Depardieu announced last week his intention to turn in his French passport and move to Nechin, Belgium, a village that has drawn other high-earning French residents.
A bitter succession battle among his rivals that has divided the opposition for weeks now seems to have ended, raising further worries for Hollande.
France's conservatives resolved their internal dispute on Monday, with a deal between the two politicians fighting for the head of Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement party, hard right legislator Jean-Francois Cope and the more moderate former Prime Minister Francois Fillon. The battle distracted the conservatives' attention for a month, but there is no doubt they are now going to put pressure on Hollande's government.
Hollande's Socialist Party also suffered defeat Sunday in three local by-elections that were viewed as a test of his popularity. The three winners are all conservatives.
To fight back, Hollande has gone on the road to promote his reforms. On Monday, he visited a factory in the center of France, to defend a package of measures to tackle France's flagging competitiveness — part of it is €20 billion ($25.5 billion) in tax cuts for employers during the next three years.
That competitiveness plan was seen as an example of a Hollande-esque phenomenon: He promises big changes, then meets resistance, then settles on a compromise that comes under widespread criticism. A former Airbus chief, at Hollande's request, put together sweeping recommendations to provide a "shock" to the French economy. Hollande's government decided on limited corporate tax cuts that leftists said were a gift to big business and that conservatives said were too limited to attract investors or keep them in France.
A similar pattern occurred with the 2013 budget, and a plan to change the school calendar, and again on Tuesday with a proposal to study assisted suicide. After promising during his election campaign to legalize it, Hollande ordered a report on the issue that was delivered Tuesday — then said the issue should undergo more study and be looked at again next summer.

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Building Europe Through Treatieshttp://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/institutional_affairs/treaties/index_en.htm
|July 1952
|European Coal & Steel Community
|March 1957
|Treaties of Rome (effective 1 Jan 1958)
|Feb 1986
|Single European Act
|Feb 1992
|Treaty on European Union (Maastricht Treaty)
|Oct 1997
|Treaty of Amsterdam
|Feb 2001
|Treaty of Nice
|Oct 2004
|Constitutional Treaty
|Dec 2007
|Treaty of Lisbon
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The creation of the first "Community", the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), marked the point of departure of over 50 years of European treaties. No fewer than 50 treaties were signed between 1951 (ECSC Treaty) and 2001 (Treaty of Nice). This accumulation of treaties has led to a complex constitutional situation that is difficult for non-experts to understand. These successive treaties did not simply amend the original text but also gave rise to other texts that were combined with it. The far-reaching reform undertaken by the European Commission and completed by the Heads of State and Government in October 2004 in the form of a constitutional treaty is a response to the urgent need to consolidate the existing European treaties in a single text.
European construction is a dynamic process. The Union developed progressively by relying on partial interdependence that was progressively extended from the economy to political domains. This summary fact sheet reviews the key stages of European integration on the basis of a chronological approach.
Initially, European cooperation was little more than the continuation of certain military alliances dating from the war. For example, the Treaty of Western Union of March 1948 prolonged the alliance of France, Great Britain and Belgium. This alliance was widened and transformed into the Western European Union (WEU). Almost at the same time, European economic cooperation got under way with the creation in April 1948 of the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation, which was to become the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). European policy was born shortly afterwards with the creation of the Council of Europe (all languages available), which extended European cooperation to a wide range of political, technical, social and economic activities. However, broad though this cooperation was, it remained an inter-state construction.
Supranational Europe corresponds to a new concept of Europe formulated by Robert Schuman in his famous declaration of 9 May 1950. This so-called functionalist approach was designed to create de facto solidarity between the Member States. In the loose European conglomeration, this initiative paved the way to the creation of a hard core of states, "the Europe of the Six", and the birth of the European Communities.
The European Coal and Steel Community - ECSC (1951-2002)
The first fruit of the new drive towards integration was the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, with the aim of organising free movement of coal and steel and free access to sources of production. This Community brings together six countries - France, Germany, Italy and the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) countries. The Member States were subject to supranational bodies whose powers were limited to the domains of coal and steel but which were entitled, in these domains, to take decisions and to impose them. The High Authority and the Council of Ministers were responsible for decision-making, while the Parliamentary Assembly basically played an advisory role.
The Treaty of Paris created the ECSC for a limited period of 50 years. Hence the ECSC expired on 23 July 2002.
The European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community, known as Euratom (1957)
After the failure of the European Defence Community (EDC) in 1954, the extension of the ECSC was to remain confined to the economy with the establishment of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, better known as Euratom. These two Communities were created by the famous "Treaties of Rome" signed in March 1957.
The EEC brought together the six countries which were already members of the ECSC. Its objective was to integrate trade with a view to economic expansion. It created a common market, a customs union and provided for common policies (agriculture, trade and transport).
Euratom consists of exactly the same Member States. Its objective is to contribute to the formation and development of Europe's nuclear industries, so that all the Member States can benefit from the development of atomic energy, and to ensure security of supply. At the same time, the Treaty guarantees high safety standards for the public and prevents nuclear materials from being diverted for uses for which they are not intended.
Finally, three distinct communities coincided as from 1957. The three communities had certain common institutions, but others involved a duplication of effort and their unification became necessary at this stage. The Treaty of Brussels (1965) merged the executive powers of the three Communities into a single "Commission of the European Communities" and created a single Council replacing the councils of the three Communities.
During this period, there was a genuine calling into question of the basic principles of European construction. The sovereign states' resistance to European construction intensified. The advocates of a Europe of nations rejected the supranational concept of the Communities.
The failure of the Fouchet Plan (1961)
Despite the failure of the European Defence Community, the question of political cooperation between Member States once again came to the forefront. In 1961 an intergovernmental committee, chaired by Christian Fouchet, a French diplomat, was instructed to prepare concrete proposals with a view to promoting political union. The committee eventually proposed creating a union whose objective was a common foreign policy and a common defence policy. The negotiations failed on three objections: uncertainty as to the place of the United Kingdom, disagreement on the issue of a European defence system aiming to be independent of the Atlantic Alliance, and the excessively intergovernmental nature of the institutions proposed, which was likely to undermine the supranational aspect of the existing Community institutions.
The empty chair crisis (1965)
As from July 1965, in opposition to a slew of Commission proposals addressing, among other things, the financing of the Common Agricultural Policy, France boycotted the meetings of the Council and insisted on a political agreement concerning the role of the Commission and majority voting if it were to participate again. This episode in European history is known as the "empty chair crisis". This crisis was resolved thanks to the Luxembourg compromise (January 1966), which states that "when vital interests of one or more countries are at stake members of the Council will endeavour to reach solutions that can be adopted by all while respecting their mutual interests."
During this period the three Communities were enlarged with the accession of new Member States for the first time and the Community received a new breath of life thanks to concrete developments.
The United Kingdom joined the European Communities in January 1973, accompanied by Denmark and Ireland. Greece joined in 1980, followed by Spain and Portugal in 1986.
Community construction continued during the 1970s, but it was accompanied by two major world crises: the dollar crisis and the oil crisis. These crises forced the Community to reconsider its future. A wide range of tasks was completed. The most important include the Davignon report (1970), the Tindemans report (1975), the report of the "Three Wise Men" Committee (1978), the Spinelli project (1984), and the White Paper on the Internal Market (1985).
In parallel with these reflections, which already foreshadowed the Single Act, Community construction forged ahead with such developments as:
- the affirmation of the role of the meetings of the Heads of State and Government, which led to the creation, as from 1974, of "European Councils", meeting three times a year;
- the election of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage as from 1979;
- the application of Article 235 of the EC Treaty to extend the EEC's domains of intervention;
- the creation in 1978 of the European Monetary System (EMS), based on the existence of a common unit of account, the ECU, in order to resolve the problem of monetary instability;
- the Treaties of 1970 and 1975 and the decision of 1985 concerning the budgetary and financial provisions made it possible to reach agreement on Community finances (system of own resources and execution of the budget).
Progressively, the need for far-reaching reform became evident. It emerged that it would indeed be very difficult to complete the internal market on the basis of the existing treaties, notably because of their institutional rules, which required unanimity within the Council in order to harmonise legislation.
The Single Act proposed a certain number of reforms whose aim was to facilitate harmonisation.
It enshrined as its prime objective the completion of the single market on 1 January 1993. It also provided for the extension of qualified majority voting, the growth of the role of the European Parliament (creation of a cooperation procedure) and the expansion of Community powers, notably in the economic and monetary fields, the environment and research. It formalised the existence of the European Council and enshrined the practice of cooperation in the field of foreign policy.
The Treaty of Maastricht is important because it marks the changeover to the political dimension of European construction.
It brought the European Union, the Communities, common foreign and security policy (CFSP), and cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs (JHA) under the same umbrella. This Treaty is the basis of the famous "pillar structure".
The first pillar consists of the pre-existing Communities and operates thanks to the institutions on the basis of the so-called Community method, in other words the joint exercise of national sovereignty.
The second pillar consists of CFSP (Common Foreign & Security Policy: Title V of the Treaty on European Union) and the third pillar consists of JHA (Justice & Home Affairs: Title VI of the Treaty on European Union). These two pillars organise intergovernmental cooperation, which nevertheless uses the common institutions and which has certain supranational features, notably the involvement of the Commission and the consultation of the European Parliament.
With the Treaty of Maastricht, the EEC was renamed, becoming the European Community (EC). This reflects the signatories' determination to extend Community powers to non-economic areas.
In the Community domain the main innovations were
- the launching of economic and monetary union, which was fleshed out by the decision taken in 1998 to establish a monetary union (euro),
- the establishment of European citizenship,
- the adoption of new policies (education, culture), and
- the application of the principle of subsidiarity to regulate the exercise of powers.
- Finally, a social protocol extends Community responsibilities in the social field.
At institutional level the role of the European Parliament was enhanced thanks to the establishment of a codecision procedure in certain areas and Parliament's involvement in the procedure for confirming the Commission.
This progress was not possible without some degree of differentiation between Member States. Hence, the United Kingdom did not sign the social protocol and remained free to decide on its participation in the euro, as did Denmark. The ratification of the Treaty was no easy matter - proof that this Treaty was a decisive step towards a Europe with a political dimension.
The years following the entry into force of the Treaty on the European Union were marked by the enlargement of the Union to include Austria, Finland and Sweden in 1995.
The Treaty of Amsterdam was a major step forward.
It increased the powers of the Union. The focus was on a high level of employment and the coordination of employment policies.
The Community method now applies to important domains that were previously subject to the third pillar, such as asylum, immigration, crossing external borders, measures to combat fraud and customs cooperation.
For the first time, the Treaty of Amsterdam contained provisions allowing a certain number of states to take advantage of common institutions to organise enhanced cooperation. Besides, this Treaty reinforced the powers of the Parliament by extending the codecision procedure and its supervisory powers. It also provided for the opening of new negotiations paving the way to the institutional reforms necessary with a view to enlargement (composition of the Commission, the Parliament and vote at the Council) so as to preserve the democratic character and the effectiveness of a construction which would include more than 20 members. Hence it was only after the signature of the Treaty that it was possible to extend the enlargement process to the Central and Eastern European Countries as from 1998.
The Treaty of Nice was essentially devoted to the "leftovers" of Amsterdam, i.e. the institutional problems linked to enlargement which were not resolved in 1997. It dealt with the make-up of the Commission, the weighting of votes in the Council and the extension of the areas of qualified majority voting. It simplified the rules on use of the enhanced cooperation procedure and made the judicial system more effective.
On the other hand, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, prepared by a Convention, was proclaimed during the European Summit at Nice by the Presidents of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
As from the Treaty of Nice, it became obvious that the Union's architecture had to be defined in a global and stable manner so as to enable it to function properly after enlargement. It was this movement which led to the creation of the European Convention and the preparation of the Constitution.
The European Constitutional Treaty, often called the Constitution, aimed to repeal and replace with a single text all the existing treaties with the exception of the Euratom Treaty. This text consolidated 50 years of European treaties. Apart from this work of consolidation and simplification of the texts, the Constitution also introduced numerous innovations such as: attribution of legal personality to the Union, clear definition of powers, the possibility of a Member State's withdrawing from the Union, the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, simplification of the Union's instruments of action, creation of the European Foreign Minister, the formal institutionalisation of the European Council, which will be chaired by an elected president for a period of two and a half years, the definition of a new system of qualified majority voting at the Council, various policy modifications, the disappearance of the pillar structure, the extension of qualified majority voting at the Council and the ordinary legislative procedure (codecision).
The Constitutional Treaty was signed in October 2004. To enter into force, the Treaty establishing the Constitution had to be ratified by all the Member States in accordance with each one's constitutional rules, namely either parliamentary ratification or referendum. Following the difficulties in ratifying the Treaty in some Member States, the Heads of State and Government decided, at the European Council meeting on 16 and 17 June 2005, to launch a "period of reflection" on the future of Europe.
At the European Council meeting on 21 and 22 June 2007, European leaders reached a compromise and agreed to convene an IGC to finalise and adopt, not a Constitution, but a reform treaty for the European Union. The final text of the treaty, drawn up by the IGC, was approved at the informal European Council in Lisbon on 18 and 19 October. The Treaty of Lisbon was signed by the Member States on 13 December 2007.


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LONDON (AP) — British art's prestigious Turner Prize embraced the playful and the satirical Thursday, announcing a list of four finalists including a cartoonist known for his scathing humor and an artist who orchestrates encounters that break down barriers between people.
The contenders include popular humorist David Shrigley, 44, who specializes in squiggled, bleakly humorous comics and directed the video for Blur's "Good Song." He was nominated for an exhibition of drawings, photography, sculpture and film.
British-German artist Tino Sehgal, 36, was also nominated. He creates "live encounters" including "These Associations," a piece staged last year at London's Tate Modern that got members of the public to mix with running, walking, chatting volunteers.
The judges said Sehgal's works "test the limits of artistic material and audience perception in a new and significant way."
Also nominated is Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, a Londoner of Ghanaian descent who paints realistic portraits of imaginary people — complete with detailed back-stories that "raise pertinent questions about how we read pictures in general, particularly with regard to black subjects," the judges said.
The final contender is France-born Laure Prouvost, 35, a filmmaker and installation artist praised by the judges for her "seductive and disorienting stories."
The 25,000-pound ($40,000) award, given annually to a British or Britain-based artist under 50, often sparks lively debate about the value of modern art. Previous winners of the prize, named for 19th-century landscape painter J.M.W. Turner, include media favorites such as transvestite potter Grayson Perry, shark pickler Damien Hirst and dung-daubing painter Chris Ofili.
The prize usually attracts both controversy and bets from art-loving gamblers. Bookmaker William Hill made Shrigley the early favorite Tuesday with odds of 7-4, followed by Prouvost at 2-1, Sehgal a 5-2 and Yiadom-Boakye at 4-1.
An exhibition of work by the finalists will open in October in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, which has been designated the U.K.'s city of culture for 2013.
The winner will be announced Dec. 2.
Online: http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibitionseries/turner-prize/2013-nominations
AP Writer Sylvia Hui contributed to this report.


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25 U.S. Code § 1614 - Indian health service extern programs
Any individual who receives a scholarship grant pursuant to section 1613a of this title shall be entitled to employment in the Service during any nonacademic period of the year. Periods of employment pursuant to this subsection shall not be counted in determining the fulfillment of the service obligation incurred as a condition of the scholarship grant.
Any individual enrolled in a course of study in the health professions may be employed by the Service during any nonacademic period of the year. Any such employment shall not exceed one hundred and twenty days during any calendar year.
Any employment pursuant to this section shall be made without regard to any competitive personnel system or agency personnel limitation and to a position which will enable the individual so employed to receive practical experience in the health profession in which he or she is engaged in study. Any individual so employed shall receive payment for his or her services comparable to the salary he or she would receive if he or she were employed in the competitive system. Any individual so employed shall not be counted against any employment ceiling affecting the Service or the Department of Health and Human Services.
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–573, § 102(e)(1), substituted "section 1613a of this title" for "section 254r of title 42".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–573, § 102(e)(2), substituted "course of study in the health professions" for "school of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, or allied health professions".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–573, § 902(2)(B), substituted "Department of Health and Human Services" for "Department of Health, Education, and Welfare".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–573, § 117(b)(2), struck out subsec. (d) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1989 to 1992.
1988—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–713 amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of this section: $600,000 for fiscal year 1978, $800,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1980. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $990,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, $1,140,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $1,310,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and $1,510,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984."
1980—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96–537 substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of specific amounts for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1981, Sept. 30, 1982, Sept. 30, 1983, and Sept. 30, 1984, for provisions authorizing appropriation of such amounts as may be specifically authorized by an act enacted after Sept. 30, 1976.
1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–83 substituted reference to "section 294y–1 of title 42" for reference to "section 104" meaning section 104 of Pub. L. 94–437, which added section 234(i)(2) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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Cops stomped on injured girl during Bersih rally, Suhakam inquiry told
By Mohd Farhan Darwis
July 11, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 A policeman stomped on the chest of an injured teenaged girl during the chaotic April 28 Bersih rally in the capital city, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) heard today, as more witnesses stepped forward to detail their harrowing encounters with the authorities.
Businessman Kumar Suppiah, the third witness in todays inquiry, told a three-man panel that he was seeking shelter at a bank near City Hall on Jalan Raja Laut after police had fired tear gas canisters into the crowd when he bumped into a teenaged girl, whose hand he suspected was broken.
He related how he and some 10 other people had helped to wrap the girls hand in a towel before alerting several policemen nearby to get further medical treatment for the injured teen who was screaming in pain.
One of the policemen had promised to call for an ambulance to take the girl to hospital, Kumar told the panel, but another police team that arrived on the scene suddenly started assaulting civilians, including the injured girl.
I saw him (the policeman) stomp on the girls chest. I was pushed into the glass panel in the ATM (automated teller machines) area. They then dragged me out and started beating us, Kumar recounted.
He added that the policemen also hurled expletives at them and did not stop until ordered to by another police officer.
Then I saw the ambulance come and take away the girl whose neck was bandaged, Kumar said.
Another witness, Arshad Abbas, a former Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd (Astro) customer service agent said a policeman attacked him verbally with the words accursed being when he asked the police the reason why they were so rough on the demonstrators.
I wanted to know [why] the police were using violence and a policeman in blue uniform called me an accursed being and told me I was stopping him from doing his duties, Arshad said.
He also claimed he saw the same policeman who had shouted at him, pushing and pulling an elderly Chinese man dressed in a green T-shirt by the collar while trying to arrest him.
I saw the same cop abusing the Chinese man who may have been an innocent bystander, he said.
Arshad also alleged that the police brutality continued when he was also beaten by the police and accused of being Pakatan Rakyat leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahims pimp.
A policeman accused me of being Anwars pimp. I was also called an idiot and that I caused too many problems for the policemen, he said.
The inquiry is aimed at determining whether any violations of human rights were committed against any person or party during and after the gathering.
The inquiry panel led by Suhakam vice-chairman Datuk Dr Khaw Lake Tee and aided by commissioners Professor Datuk Dr Mahmood Zuhdi Abdul Majid and Detta Samen will be interviewing some 22 witnesses over a period of 22 days.
To date, six witnesses have testified before observers from the Malaysian Bar, police and several other independent monitors.
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Rita R. Wright, R.N., 89, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, at Village House in Newport. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry E. Wright.
Born in Portsmouth, a daughter of the late Narcisse and Rosealba (Peloquin) Ducharme, she lived in Cranston for over 50 years and was a summer resident of Jamestown for many years. She was a registered nurse who worked for the state of Rhode Island at the Institute of Mental Health and previously at the state hospital before retiring in 1981.
She was a graduate of the Newport Hospital School of Nursing and a member of the Oaklawn Baptist Church (Cranston), where she sang in the choir, served on the Diaconate and was a member of the Women's Group.
She is survived by her daughter Ellen N. Greene, son-in-law Robert Greene of Jamestown, and her two grandchildren, Kathryn and Kevin Greene. She was the sister of the late Doris Stanteiski, Bernadette Ferriere, Lillian DelSignore, Rustand, Del, Alfred and Roger Ducharme.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. in Oaklawn Baptist Church, located at 229 Wilbur Avenue in Cranston. Burial will be private. Donations in her memory may be made to Beacon Hospice/ Lighthouse Hospice Foundation, 529 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129; to the Oaklawn Baptist Church, 229 Wilbur Ave., Cranston, RI 02920; or to the Pontiac Free Library Association, 101 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886.
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The dollar declined to the lowest level in more than a week against the euro after U.S. employers added fewer jobs in March than forecast, fueling speculation growth in the world's biggest economy is slowing.
The greenback fell for a third day versus the shared currency on bets the payrolls data will stiffen the Federal Reserve's determination to keep buying bonds to spur growth. The yen touched the weakest level since 2009 versus the greenback a day after the Bank of Japan outstripped forecasts and announced unprecedented economic stimulus measures.
"The payroll data is obviously weaker than expected," Marc Chandler, New York-based global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., said in a telephone interview. "It reinforces the idea the Fed has the pedal to the metal with its easing. We'll probably see some more weak economic data."
The dollar depreciated 0.6% to $1.3018 per euro at 2:20 p.m. in New York. The greenback fell as low as $1.3040, the weakest level since March 25. It gained earlier to $1.2901, approaching its 200-day moving average at $1.2895. Moving averages, which indicate momentum, are seen by some traders as potential turning points. The dollar has weakened 1.5% versus the euro over the past five days, headed for its first weekly loss since March 15.
The U.S. currency climbed 1.2% to 97.50 yen and reached 97.52, its strongest level since August 2009. The greenback is poised to gain 3.5% this week against the yen, snapping a three-week losing streak that was the longest since September. The Japanese currency sank 1.8% to 126.84 per euro and reached 126.91, the weakest since Feb. 12.
Dollar Index
The Dollar Index declined 0.3% to 82.473 and reached 82.273, the lowest since March 25. The gauge touched 83.494 yesterday, the highest level since Aug. 2.
Canada's dollar fell versus most of 31 major peers after the nation unexpectedly had the biggest job loss last month since 2009. Employment fell by 54,500 positions, versus a Bloomberg survey forecast for an increase of 6,500.
The loonie, as the currency is nicknamed for the image of the aquatic bird on the C$1 coin, declined 0.6% to C$1.0183 per dollar and lost as much as 1.1%, its biggest intraday drop since June 28.
Asian currencies depreciated the most this week since January as policy makers from the Philippines to Japan proposed measures that tend to weaken their exchange rates. The Bloomberg-JPMorgan Asia Dollar Index declined 0.3% since March 29, the most since the week ending Jan. 25.
South Korea's won declined to a seven-month low against the dollar as the risk of conflict with North Korea spurred capital outflows. The currency slid 0.7% to 1,131.69 and touched 1,131.73, its weakest level since Sept. 6.
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Precious metals enjoyed a seemingly endless summer during the faltering early stages of the global economic recovery. As central banks pumped cheap money into their respective economies, investors became progressively more wary of the much-heralded inflation that was supposed to accompany these massive liquidity injections. That inflation is looking far less likely to materialize, and metals bubbles have rapidly deflated as investors look to make the shift into now-high yielding equities.
Silver has been the single worst performing component of the Standard and Poor's GSCI gauge of commodities year-to-date, and no macroeconomic data, regardless of how bleak, seems enough to pull silver out of its slump. Even yesterday's announcement of lower-than-projected quarterly GDP growth did nothing to aid the metal, as a modest bump at the time of the announcement was followed by an accelerated slide. Silver yesterday reached $18.45, its lowest point since August 2010, which represents a quarterly decline of approximately 34%. This is the steepest fall in silver's value since the Hunt brothers' failed cornering of the market in 1980.
This morning's economic data was positive, and silver again seems unable to find a foothold amidst climbing equity values and improving yields in other market sectors. It would be unwise to call a bottom in this or any other inflation-hedge vehicle at this time, as the approaching Federal Reserve taper will, in the event that it occurs on schedule, clear up most residual hyperinflation fears. Economic uncertainty is a boon to silver prices, and as conditions become more certain and more optimism is espoused by Ben Bernanke and his board of governors the price of silver is bound to fall further.
So what are the different ways a trader can trade silver prices?
- Spot silver. The most direct exposure to the price of silver, but a very capital intensive venture.
- The ETF. SLV does a good job of tracking the movement in silver prices, but this is also a capital intensive trade.
- Options on silver futures (SI). The best and most accurate way to set up a trade with a good risk vs. reward setup. The inherent leverage of options on futures also allows a trader to take on a position without risking a large amount of capital.
With the December silver futures currently trading at $18.845, the October at-the-money straddle is implying a move of $2.51 to the upside or downside by October expiration. This gives us a downside measured move target of $16.335. This would be a level below the three-year lows in silver and a rather aggressive target. Luckily we can use options to set up a great profit potential with a more conservative target.
Trade: Buying the /SI Oct 17.75-17.25 Put Spread for 0.15
Risk: $750 per 1 lot
Reward: $1,750 per 1 lot
Breakeven: $17.60
This trade sets up a good reward to risk ratio should silver futures test their three-year lows. With the strong downward momentum recently, this is a very real possibility.
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The biochemistry, cell and molecular biology (BCMB) major prepares students for careers in one of the most exciting areas of science: the interface between biology, chemistry and physics. The development of techniques, like genetic engineering and microscale analysis, have brought an increasingly molecular focus to the traditional scientific disciplines of chemistry, biology and the health sciences. Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology are at this interdisciplinary crossroads. The BCMB program introduces students to the chemistry of living organisms and the experimental techniques that are used to probe the structures and functions of biologically important molecules.
The Bachelor of Science major is intended to meet the needs of students seeking careers in molecular life science industries (biotechnology, drug, food, agriculture and clinical industries), students preparing for health professional schools (medical, veterinary, dental and optometry), and students interested in graduate programs in molecular life sciences (biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, genetic engineering and medicinal chemistry). The major meets the guidelines of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
The Bachelor of Arts major is intended to meet the needs of students interested in pursuing cross-disciplinary careers that merge a strong science background with a field of its application. These fields include bioinformatics, forensics, management, marketing, education, public relations, biophysics, biotechnology law and others upon approval of the BCMB Board of Directors.
The Drake BCMB program emphasizes student-centered curricula, early participation in research and broad-based skills development. Students typically become authors on abstracts and manuscripts and work closely with professional scientists.
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text: STOCKTON - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Stockton will purchase a van to widen its services thanks to a $77,750 grant from the Walmart Foundation. The van will be used for food distribution and to reach rural and underserved areas. Catholic Charities serves the poor in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Mother Lode counties.


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LAN: 2 client computers running windows XP professional (ips 192.168.20.2 and 192.168.20.3 are being assigned by router)
I'm trying to connect the cable modem to the ipcop machine to the router then the LAN clients...unfortunately, I can't seem to establish connectivity with the IPCOP box.
I've tried enableing/disabling dhcp at the router, neither to any avail.
I have tried plugging the ipcop into router port 4 rather than routers WAN port...I still can't ping it.
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LOL... Sorry, no hot pink this year. Although someplace I do have a photoshop of a "Hello Kitty Cougar", hah.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the United States and Germany are preparing to impose sanctions on Russia's economic sectors if destabilization continues in Ukraine.
Obama says he hopes not to have to use such sanctions, but will if Russia's disruptions threaten Ukraine elections scheduled for May 25.
So far, the U.S. has slapped sanctions on individuals but hasn't targeted entire economic sectors, such as Russia's energy sector. The sector sanctions could harm U.S. allies in Europe that do business with Russia, like Germany.
Obama spoke at a news conference Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah MEHR'-kuhl).
Merkel says sanctions on sectors of the economy aren't her preference, but she's prepared to implement them. She says first her focus will be on trying to ensure the Ukrainian elections go on.


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Hillsborough County jail officials investigating cause of Elliott Hospital patient's injuriesBy KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
October 21. 2013 9:40PM
MANCHESTER — Hillsborough County jail officials are reviewing what happened to an Elliot Hospital psychiatric patient who has been undergoing medical treatment in a Boston hospital for five days after being involved in an alleged assault on an Elliot security guard.
"He is being medically treated and trying to be stabilized so he can be released from the hospital," Hillsborough County House of Corrections Superintendent David M. Dionne said Monday. He would not identify the Boston hospital, citing security reasons.
Dionne said he hasn't officially been told the nature or extent of Fern Ornelas' medical condition.
Dionne said he is conducting an internal investigation and developing a time line of the events that began about 7:25 p.m. when Ornelas, 54, of Manchester allegedly grew agitated, disrupting other patients at Elliot Hospital's secure psychiatric evaluation unit, which is part of its emergency department.
Ornelas is accused of punching security officer Lawrence Bolduc in the head as Bolduc tried to walk Ornelas back to his room. The two exchanged blows until Bolduc, using pepper spray and with the help of other guards, subdued Ornelas, police have said.
Both men were treated in the emergency room for "significant" facial injuries, police said. Manchester police placed Ornelas under arrest in the hospital emergency department for misdemeanor simple assault, Lt. Maureen Tessier said. After he was medically cleared by the hospital, police brought Ornelas to headquarters about 11 p.m. where he was booked and charged.
"We are aware of no other condition or injury that was sustained while he was in our custody," Tessier said. He went to Hillsborough County jail on Valley Street where he arrived about midnight Thursday, she said.
"Ornelas was cooperative with the booking process and his short time in our custody was uneventful," Tessier said.
As part of the jail intake process, Ornelas was seen by a nurse, who noticed "his face was all bruised and puffy," Dionne said.
While medical staff had "some concerns," they did not rise to the level to require he be hospitalized, he said.
The nurse checked on Ornelas "some hours later" and she determined, in consultation with a staff physician, that he needed medical treatment beyond what jail staff could provide, Dionne said. Ornelas returned to Elliot Hospital's emergency department about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, hospital spokeswoman Susanna Whitcher said.
"The reason why he was back, I don't know. He was in serious condition. He was admitted and transferred to a Boston hospital," Whitcher said.
She would not discuss his case further.
According to Whitcher, Ornelas initially arrived at Elliot's emergency department Oct. 15.
He was waiting to be transferred to New Hampshire Hospital, the state-run acute psychiatric hospital in Concord.
Dionne said Ornelas remains in Hillsborough County House of Corrections' custody while hospitalized. Once medically stable, he is expected to be released back to the Manchester jail, then be arraigned in court. He said it's possible a judge may request a bedside arraignment.
Dionne said Ornelas did not have a roommate during his brief stay at the jail and suffered no injuries while held there.
"No staff members attacked him," Dionne said.
Ornelas has been a member of Derryfield Country Club for many years, the club's golf professional Mike Ryan said.
"I just know him to be a regular guy. He came in and played golf — nothing strange about him at all. He (is) a good guy," Ryan continued, noting he has heard nothing about his medical condition.
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Chris Tamburello (a.k.a. "CT") is one of the most controversial stars of MTV's "Rivals II," a high-stakes, cutthroat competition that pairs up enemies as teammates. Any fan of the show knows that manipulation and backstabbing are staples of the game -- cash prizes have a way of bringing the worst out of people -- but the Challengers aren't jerks in their everyday lives! In fact, some of them, like CT, are pretty Zen.
Each morning, throughout the month of August, the Bostonian with the bad-boy rep is proving the depths of his spirituality by sharing inspirational passages from the book, "A Time for Joy," by Ruth Fishel. The affirmations serve as daily reminders to act with kindness and compassion in all that we do, and to not sweat the small stuff. Unless you find yourself vying for $350,000 in a Thailand jungle.
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From high tech skating suits to BMW-engineered bobsled to faster ski wax, has the Olympics become a technology race? Wired editor Mark McClusky discusses the future of sports technology and how we draw the line between a innovation and "tech doping."


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Author Notes: This recipe has truly been kept a "Secret" for 30 years but now is the time to release it. It was given to me by an elderly lady who had been given it by an even more elderly Swedish lady. The proviso: "After I'm 'gone', you may give out the recipe." The same proviso was given to me...so, here it is.
Be sure to use salted butter! —Veronica
Makes: about 80 cookies
pound salted butter, softened
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cups sugar
egg yolks
teaspoons vanilla extract
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cups flour
Red, green or multi-colored sugar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar. Add the yolks and vanilla, mixing well. Add the flour and combine thoroughly.
- Use mounded teaspoonfuls and make balls of dough with your hands. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, then flatten the dough with the bottom of a patterned glass dipped in colored sugar (don't mix the red and green!).
- Bake for about 10 minutes (watch carefully as they burn easily), until the cookies are lightly golden just around the edges. Let the cookies rest on the baking sheets for a minute or two and then gently transfer to baking racks to cool -- they're fragile.
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text: Twitter experienced site-wide downtime for the third instance in as many weeks on Thursday morning, as many users were unable to load the site via the Web or mobile devices. "Some users may be experiencing issues accessing Twitter. Our engineers are currently working to resolve the issue," the company said via a site status blog. It's disconcerting as the site grows into popular mainstream use; Twitter needs to distance itself from the early "fail whale" days if it wants to prove reliable to both consumers and advertisers alike.


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Hostal Central Zaragoza is a small family business that has 10 rooms, friendliness, centrally located 500 meters from La Plaza del Pilar (in the old town).
En-suite rooms available with shared bathroom and cheaper. Extensive network of buses and public car park in front of the property. Area with wide range of shops and restaurants. Pleasant walk along the nearby banks of the river Ebro
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Florida-breds won stakes from coast to coast, including two graded stakes this weekend.
In New York, Unlimited Budget, bred by Ocala Stud, won the $237,500 Demoiselle Stakes (gr. 2) for two-year-old fillies at Aqueduct. Now, 2 for 2 with a graded-stakes win at 1 1/8 miles, the Repole Stable runner has to be considered in the Kentucky Oaks picture for now.
She is bred for the distance. Unlimited Budget is a daughter of Street Sense, the only horse to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and the Kentucky Derby. In addition, Street Sense won the 1 1/4-mile Travers Stakes (gr. 1).
The Demoiselle winner is out of Unlimited Pleasure, a stakes- placed and stakes-producing daughter of Valid Appeal. She is the dam of grade-three winner Jardin and grade-two winner Beacon Shine.
The family of Unlimited Budget has been at Ocala Stud dating back to the founding of the farm in 1956 and the mare Old Bess, a foal of 1948.
Mike Repole, owner of one of America's most successful stables, bought Unlimited Budget at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March Sale for $475,000. He also won the Remsen Stakes (gr. 2), a 1 1/8-mile race for two-year-olds, also at Aqueduct.
Unlimited Budget went directly to the lead, toyed with the opposition along the way and was pulling away at the end to win by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:52. She now has earnings of $190,200.
In California, Den's Legacy won the $100,000 Generous Stakes (gr. 3), a one-mile, turf event for two-year-olds at Hollywood Park by a half length as the 6-to-5 favorite.
After breaking from the four-hole, Den's Legacy was guided to the rail and took up residence behind the leading trio. Never much more than two lengths off the leader, the son of Medaglia d'Oro waited patiently to the head of the stretch.
When the leader drifted off the rail, Den's Legacy drove to the lead on the inside and opened up about three lengths on the field before fending off the late challenge of runner-up Rising Legend to win by a half length. His final time was 1:36 1/5.
Den's Legacy was bred in Florida by Gaye Swartz and sold for $150,000 at the 2010 Keeneland November Sale.
After running sixth and second in his first two maiden starts, Den's Legacy became a winner in his third start, winning by a neck at six furlongs over the Del Mar polytrack. In his first stakes start, a tough spot, he finished fifth in the FrontRunner Stakes (gr. 1).
He then gained black type with runner-up finishes in the Zuma Beach Stakes and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Preview. Those races set him up for the Generous and a stakes win. He now has a record of two wins, three seconds from seven starts and $161,350 in earnings.
Meanwhile, at Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M., far from both coasts, African Rose won the $55,000 Zia Park Distaff Stakes, a six-furlong sprint for three-year-olds and older fillies and mares on the main track.
Bred in Florida by Heiligbrodt Racing Stable, the three-year-old daughter of Bwana Charlie went to the lead under pressure from Raucous Lady. The two battled head-and-head for a half mile when African Rose shook loose for a length lead at the head of the stretch.
She expand that to a 1 1/4- length victory in 1:09 4/5 after fractions of :21 4/5 and :44. The 8-to-1 longshot paid $18.40 for the win and $6.20 to place. She is owned by the Judge Lanier Racing stable.
Hobbs is just across the border along the Texas panhandle and not far from Carlsbad Caverns.
Florida-breds dominant on both coasts and in between
Florida-breds won stakes from coast to coast, including two graded stakes this weekend.


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Derry residents hope grant will help fix water woes
By HUNTER McGEE
Union Leader Correspondent
— Relief could be on the way for residents of a manufactured housing park who have endured the hassle of living with a failing water system.
Town councilors voted unanimously Wednesday to approve submitting a Community Development Block Grant application for up to $500,000 to help pay for water system improvements at Centennial Estates Manufactured Housing Cooperative, at 211 ByPass Route 28.
The town will file the application, competing for funding against other community projects in the state, said Donna Lane, a grant administrator. Any money received would then go to help the cooperative replace the single-well system with a new commercial one.
Residents of the park, who attended the meeting, said they are grateful for the chance to possibly receive grant funds.
"This is just like one of those gifts that just presents itself; that hopefully we are able to put our name in the ring, and hopefully get this so we can get this done," said John Regal, vice president of the cooperative.
Regal said the current system is more than 40 years old, antiquated and at the breaking point. With only one well for 57 units, there have been a number of recent leaks and system malfunctions, he said.
Regal, who has lived in the complex for 30 years, said rents had skyrocketed for a number of years and nothing was being done to lower costs. But things began to change when the cooperative purchased the park from a private owner a few years ago.
For the first time since he has lived in the park, Regal said residents recently experienced a rent decrease. Despite the joy of paying less for rent, members of the cooperative agreed to a potential rate increase to fund the new water system, he said.
The cost of the project is about $850,000, said Angela Romeo, of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund. The cooperative has received a loan of $253,000 from the state Department of Environmental Services. In addition, residents are putting up $100,000 of their own money, she said. Any funds received from the CDBG loan would go toward the project's overall cost.


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By Rita Beamish. Students learn about the ethics of health care by shadowing doctors and nurses at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose.
By Victoria Hendel De La O. Senior Tierra Wilson's perseverance landed her a job as a gorilla research assistant and caregiver.
By Elizabeth Kelley Gillogly '93. SCU Music Professor Hans Boepple is a gifted pianist and dedicated teacher.
By Adam Breen. Senior Aaron Uchikura spent a summer helping children in Moscow orphanages.
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House Takes Step Toward Ban on In-Flight Calls
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress, some of the nation's most frequent flyers, don't want to allow airline passengers to make cellphone calls in-flight and they're doing something about it.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has approved, without opposition, a bill to ban such calls.
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers say they believe in-flight calls would be disturbing to other passengers and possibly disruptive.
The bill is a response to moves late last year by the Federal Communications Commission to remove the long-standing prohibition on in-flight calls.
Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., the committee's chairman and sponsor of the bill, emphasized that he doesn't fly between Washington and his district, but he is "looking out" for his congressional colleagues.


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Record 70 LEGO-building teams study energy, compete for Iowa Championship
Up to 700 young students will compete in the seventh annual FIRST LEGO League Iowa Championship from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, in Howe Hall of Iowa State University's College of Engineering. The event is free and open to the public. It's loud and fun, too.
New Ames Lab director on the job
Alex King began his duties as director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory on Jan. 1. King will lead a staff of more than 400 employees, including more than 240 scientists and engineers.
2008 could be the year of presidential history say ISU experts
Three Iowa State faculty experts say 2008 may be historically significant as the year that the country breaks down racial, gender or religious barriers in electing its president.
Iowa State engineers on The History Channel
The History Channel's "Monsterquest" series will feature an Iowa State engineering team on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 9 p.m. Central. Cameras follow aerospace engineering students Hirofumi Igarashi, Jack Lin and Adam Roland as they test models of "flying rods" in an Iowa State wind tunnel. Hui Hu, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, led the students' work in the lab. Tom Shih, professor and chair of aerospace engineering, was also interviewed for the show.
Iowa State University researchers collaborate in identification of new influenza subtype not previously found in pigs
Iowa State University researchers have helped identify and characterize a subtype of influenza in swine that hadn't been found in the species. The subtype, H2N3, is frequently found in birds. The finding was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
Fraudsters beware: Iowa State engineer is developing cyber technology to find you
Yong Guan, Iowa State's Litton Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has filed a patent on a technology that protects Internet advertisers from "click fraud" -- falsely driving up hits to ads on Web pages. The extra clicks drive up costs for pay-per-click advertising. Guan is also developing other technologies to improve computer security.
ISU psychologists explore public policy and effects of media violence on children
Three ISU psychologists have authored a new study that reviews the literature on children's exposure to media violence and assesses the lack of effective public policy response to curb the risks. They also recommend more effective public policy strategies in the future.
VISIONS magazine features the faces of Campaign Iowa State
The winter 2008 issue of VISIONS magazine features Campaign Iowa State: With Pride and Purpose, the university's $800 million fund-raising campaign.
Harmonic celebration
Celebrate ISU's 150th with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Stephens Auditorium Jan. 20.
In the news
Iowans should lead renaissance in math and science
Des Moines Register
Iowa State President Gregory Geoffroy urges local school districts to adopt the new Iowa Model Core Curriculum for Iowa's K-12 schools with its strong emphasis on literacy, math and science. He also urges support for the Regents Math and Science Education Collaborative initiative, designed to increase the number of math and science teachers in Iowa schools.
Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2007
2. Chimpanzees Make Spears for Hunting. Following a troop of the primates in a Senegalese savanna, Jill Pruetz of Iowa State University and Paco Bertolani of Cambridge observed them breaking the branches off of trees, picking leaves from the sides, and sharpening the tips to deadly points.
Economists Say Movie Violence Might Temper the Real Thing
The New York Times
Craig Anderson, an Iowa State psychologist, disputes the results of a paper presented by two researchers over the weekend to the annual meeting of the American Economic Association concluding that violent films prevent violent crime by attracting would-be assailants and keeping them cloistered in darkened, alcohol-free environs.
Iowa Offers Lessons
The Associated Press
"I think this was a tough state for Hillary Clinton," said Dianne Bystrom, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for the Study of Women in Politics at Iowa State University. "On any indicator, we're really not a great state for women."


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KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — The financial regulator of St. Vincent & the Grenadines is urging depositors not to panic and close accounts at a 72-year-old building and loan association that authorities took control of last week.
The Financial Services Authority assumed management of the Caribbean islands' leading provider of local home loans Friday. On Thursday, regulators appealed for "calm and reasoned judgment" to avoid a run on the St. Vincent Building & Loan by jittery investors.
Officials say their top goal in taking over the local institution is to protect the interests of depositors and safeguard its financial stability.
Authority chairman Leon Snagg says regulators want to assure depositors that the loan association is in "good and competent hands." He says the takeover is temporary.


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Rev. Zeke Pipher, a popular and regular contributor to Deer & Deer Hunting, captured a Pinnacle Award for the book division at the recent Professional Outdoor Media Association conference.
Pipher's book, "Man on the Run," is a great look through his personal experiences and those of others at how men can pursue their passions and still maintain a balanced life. Pipher admits he's had times when he wanted to go hunting or actually is in a stand, but realizes he should be at home with his family. It's a top read and the honors are well-deserved.
The book was published by Simon & Schuster. It's available through Pipher's website. Pipher also received an Outstanding Achievement award for his story "Zero Regret Bowhunting" that appeared in Petersen's Bowhunting.
Pinnacle Award honorees were announced by Tim Anderson, public relations director and pro staff manager of Mossy Oak, at POMA's Annual Business Conference in Columbia, S.C. on March 8. Mossy Oak has been the presenting partner of the Pinnacle Awards since the program's inception.
The Pinnacle Awards honor journalists for remarkable achievement in traditional outdoor sports-focused communications, including writing, photography/illustration/art, broadcasting as well as content focused on wildlife conservation.
"When Mossy Oak started on a hope, a dream and a lot of hard work 27 years ago, our first efforts at marketing and public relations were made through the members of the outdoor press," stated Toxey Haas, founder and CEO of Mossy Oak. "They are the men and women who took the photos, shared our stories, and spread our obsession and passion for the outdoor lifestyle. Their words and pictures helped communicate our story better than we could have alone. They helped make our brand what it has become."
Check out Pipher's appearance on Deer Talk Now, where he discusses some of the things he writes about in his book along with his passion for deer hunting. Watch It Here


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Oh my goodness I forgot about this holiday almost! I just looked at the date and it is the 1st of April. Dear me! I must go and stick some fish on the backs of unsuspecting Parisians in the métro ;)ReplyDelete
Wow it's great..Fish can be use in a innumerable way..I like the chocolate fish specially..It's looking just awesome..ReplyDelete
Hi, Carol!! That's great!! I didn't know about this chocolate fish april's first thing!! It's funny!! Here in Brazil april 1st is the lie day! We play jokes! have fun!!Kisses and Hugs!!ReplyDelete
My goodness, Carol. Great photos as ever. Lovely to see you back. Hope you had a good "rest" in Venice - or rather, a ball! Take care and here's to a great springtime. Speak soon, Jill xoReplyDelete
The Italian chocolate fish are incredible!!! Dare I say they are the equal of the French?ReplyDelete


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Mass Effect 3 sold over one million copies during its first month on sale in the US, topping the video game chart for the five week period ended March 31, 2012, the NPD Group has revealed.
Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg posted on Twitter that ME3 sold an impressive 943,000 copies on Xbox 360, and outsold the PS3 version by 4:1. This suggests PS3 sales or somewhere in the region of 250,000 copies. Figures on the game's PC release haven't been released.
"Mass Effect 3 sold more than twice as much as did Mass Effect 2 during its introductory month in January 2010," explained NPD analyst Anita Frazier.
Capcom must also be relatively pleased with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, which notched up 582,000 copies sold across Xbox 360 and PS3, despite a lacklustre reception from critics.
Elsewhere, Kid Icarus managed 135,000 copies on its debut, but missed out on a Top 10 place.
1. Mass Effect 3 (360, PS3, PC) Electronic Arts
2. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (360, PS3) Capcom
3. MLB 12: The Show (PS3, PSV) Sony
4. NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PC, PS2) Take 2 Interactive
5. SSX 2012 (360, PS3) Electronic Arts
6. Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3, 360) Capcom
7. Mario Party 9 (Wii) Nintendo
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (360, PS3, Wii, PC) Activision Blizzard
9. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja (360, PS3) Namco Bandai Games
10. Major League Baseball 2K12 (360, PS3, Wii, NDS, PSP, PC, PS2) Take 2 Interactive
Nintendo's Mario Party 9 sold in excess of 230,000 copies, which gives you an idea on how well those games around it performed.
It looks like bad news for Tecmo Koei's Ninja Gaiden 3, which failed to chart inside the Top 10. EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 also failed to chart, but having arrived in the last few days of March, the publisher will be hoping the game enters the top 10 in April.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — For a decade, Arvind Kejriwal has tilted at India's many windmills. He has led protests and hunger strikes against government corruption. There have been sit-ins demanding public access to government documents and lower electricity rates.
But now he is the top official of the Indian capital, an activist suddenly elevated to power. And just a little over a month after his surprise win in city elections, he launched yet another protest. Even if it was not always clear what he was demanding.
The two-day demonstration snarled traffic, pushed police to seal subway stations and infuriated commuters. But Kejriwal, whose party saw its fortune lifted in New Delhi's elections on a wave of populist promises and anti-government rhetoric, is trying to parlay his party's humble beginnings into national prominence as India heads toward elections later this year.
In a country that has been controlled for decades by immensely powerful political machines, but which also deeply distrusts politicians, Kejriwal is selling himself as something different.
"I am an anarchist," he told reporters at a police roadblock a few blocks from the Home Ministry, where he and about 100 followers had been camped since Monday. That ministry controls New Delhi's police force, which Kejriwal insists should be run by the city government.
On Tuesday night, Kejriwal called off the protest, saying some of his demands had been met.
"This is the first step toward our goal of full statehood for Delhi," he told reporters, few of whom had known until then that he had been demanding statehood. New Delhi is legally a "union territory," with only some of the powers of an Indian state.
Kejriwal, a one-time tax bureaucrat who at age 45 is the youngest chief minister in the city's history, created and leads the Aam Aadmi, or Common Man's, Party. He began his tenure by renouncing many of the job's perks, insisting he was determined to rid the capital of a culture of privilege.
He refused to move into one of Delhi's sprawling British-era bungalows in the tree-shaded central heart of the city. He disdained the police escorts that help the political elite and top bureaucrats speed through the gridlocked streets.
He banned his officials from using red police lights on their cars, long a sign of power and prestige, and shunned the use of official vehicles, many of them SUVs. Kejriwal himself often drives his own tiny blue Indian-made Maruti WagonR.
"In these 20 days we have put a stop to the VIP culture that prevailed in Delhi," he told reporters over the weekend. While that's a clear exaggeration — the city still has plenty of official cars awash in police lights — his core supporters do go without them.
He also turned down the usual phalanx of heavily armed bodyguards, saying grandly: "God is my security."
Meanwhile, he has opened the taps for populist perks, cutting the prices for electricity and water. He has not explained how he would make up for the financial shortfall in a city where the infrastructure is in desperate need of repairs.
But why would the leader of New Delhi mount an ill-defined protest that shut down part of his own city for two days?
His critics increasingly suspect Kejriwal and the party are more focused on upcoming national elections than on governing the capital.
"After the initial euphoria of winning the election and coming to power, they realized that it has hurt their image of being the outsider, the agitator," said Ashok Malik, a prominent political analyst. "But you can't be an angry young man and be in government at the same time. It has to be one of the two."
He suspects Kejriwal wants to be forced from power, whether by the president taking control of the city through what is called "president's rule," or by his political allies abandoning the city's coalition government.
That would enable him to again take the role of angry young man, running in the national elections as an outsider forced from power.
"They are trying to get out," said Malik. "Trying to get out with some moral high ground."
Kejriwal's protest, meanwhile, strained Delhi's woefully inadequate police forces. More than 4,000 police personnel had been deployed at the protest site, officials said.
Junior Home Minister R.P.N. Singh canceled the leave of all Delhi police personnel, ordering them back to work.
If Kejriwal "is serious about the safety of Delhi, let these cops go back to policing," Singh said on Twitter early Tuesday.
The roots of the protest go back to last week, when Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti, a key Kejriwal aide, marched with supporters into a neighborhood with many African residents and ordered the police to arrest two Ugandan and two Nigerian women, accusing them of selling drugs. But the police refused to make the arrests, saying they had no warrants.
While Bharti has produced no evidence that the women were involved in any crimes, Kejriwal quickly backed him, accusing the police of protecting the city's drug and prostitution rackets.
He then called for the protests, demanding the suspension of the five policemen who refused to make the arrests.
By Tuesday, though it wasn't always clear what was being protested — police corruption? The Home Ministry? The party's critics? But Kejriwal insisted the demonstration would last for 10 days.
A few hours later, though, he called off the protest after being told that two of the five policemen would be placed on leave while the incident with the African women was investigated.
By then, even his allies had started to warn him that he was running out of time.
"The Aam Aadmi Party needs to make the transition from agitators to administrators," said broadcasting minister Manish Tewari, whose Congress party is allied with Kejriwal. "If they do not, the very people who have supported them, will then judge them for their escapism and the fact that because they are not able to govern, they are resorting to gimmicks."
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Whitney Houston Will Make Big Bucks After Her Death
So sad. Whitney, who was reportedly broke and depressed about her money woes before she died, will now make major bank for her estate!
Whitney Houston was reportedly broke at the time of her death, but you can expect the late-singer's estate to benefit from her untimely passing."Whitney didn't own the rights to her songs so the only way she could make big money alive was through touring," Jo Piazza, author of Celebrity, Inc: How Famous People Make Money, tells HollywoodLife.com. "And she wasn't up for it.""In death several things will happen. Her life rights will likely be sold for book and movie deals into the tens of millions of dollars," Jo explains. "And her movie, Sparkle, which she produced, will do way better at the box office than it would have had she been alive."Whitney's post-humous film also has an ace up its sleeve, as far as the box office receipts are concerned, Jo adds. "Sparkle was not going to be guaranteed hit before, but because it contains her last two songs, now it absolutely will be a giant money maker around the world. Her estate will reap the benefits from that."
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U.S. retail sales fell in October for the first time in three months as superstorm Sandy slammed the brakes on automobile purchases, suggesting a loss of momentum in spending early in the fourth quarter.
Other data on Wednesday showed little inflation, with wholesale prices falling in October for the first time since May, giving the Federal Reserve latitude to maintain its ultra easy monetary policy stance to nurse the economy back to health.
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Retail sales dipped 0.3 percent last month after a 1.3 percent increase in September, the Commerce Department said. Economists had expected sales to fall 0.2 percent.
The retail sales report offered an early read on the storm's impact on the economy. Its full impact will likely be felt in the November data.
Analysts estimate that the storm, which lashed the densely populated East Coast and caused up to $50 billion in damage, could shave as much as half a percentage point from fourth-quarter GDP.
"While we anticipate some positive payback later in the quarter, this suggests a soft start to the fourth quarter for real consumption," said Peter Newland, senior economist at Barclays in New York.
The Commerce Department said it had received indications from companies that the storm had both positive and negative effects on October's sales data.
U.S. stock index futures held at higher levels while Treasury debt prices pared losses after the data.
Motor vehicle sales declined 1.5 percent, the largest fall since August last year, after increasing 1.7 percent in September. Auto manufacturers have blamed the storm for the drop in sales and expect a rebound in November.
Excluding autos, retail sales were unchanged last month after advancing 1.2 percent in September, the Commerce Department said.
The storm also likely dented sales at clothing stores, which dipped 0.1 percent after rising 0.4 percent the prior month.
Building material sales surprisingly fell 1.9 percent, defying expectations of a boost from pre-storm purchases. Building materials and garden equipment sales has increased 2.1 percent in September.
Receipts at gasoline stations surprisingly rose 1.4 percent last month. Gasoline sales had been expected to show some weakness because of a decline in gasoline prices during the month. Excluding gasoline, sales recorded their largest drop since May 2010.
Separately, the Labor Department said its seasonally adjusted producer price index slipped 0.2 percent last month, the first decline since May, after increasing 1.1 percent in September.
Economists had expected prices at farms, factories and refineries to increase 0.2 percent last month.
Wholesale prices excluding volatile food and energy costs also fell 0.2 percent, the largest fall since October 2010, after being flat in September. Economists had expected core PPI to rise 0.1 percent.
The benign tone of the producer price inflation report should give the Fed room to keep its low interest rate environment. Consumer inflation is currently hovering around the Fed's 2 percent target.
The U.S. central bank in September launched a third round of asset purchases, committing to buy $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities every month until there is a sustained improvement in the labor market.
It hopes the purchases will drive down borrowing costs.
Aside from superstorm Sandy, the retail sales report highlighted the sluggishness of domestic demand.
Sales of electronics and appliances fell 1.0 percent, unwinding some of the prior month's boost from purchases of Apple's iPhone 5. Furniture sales fell 0.6 percent after dropping 0.2 percent in September.
So-called core retail sales, which exclude autos, gasoline and building materials, fell 0.1 percent after increasing 0.9 percent in September. Core sales correspond most closely with the consumer spending component of the government's gross domestic product report.
Last month's fall suggested consumer spending slowed early this quarter after ending the July-September period on a solid footing.
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After receiving complaints of overcrowding and substandard conditions at a local animal shelter, DeLand police executed a search warrant Thursday morning and seized 100 cats and 26 dogs.
DELAND — After receiving complaints of overcrowding and substandard conditions at a local animal shelter, police executed a search warrant Thursday morning and seized 100 cats and 26 dogs.
"We started receiving complaints about the environment in which the animals were being kept at ARK," Deputy Chief Randel Henderson said about the Animal Rescue Konsortium at 441 S. Woodland Blvd. "We received enough complaints that we took them to a county court judge to get a search warrant to either confirm or deny them."
Officers, accompanied by a veterinarian, entered the facility about 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Based on the conditions they found inside, the advice of the vet and the department's animal control officer, they removed all 126 animals from the building, Henderson said.
The 26 dogs taken out have been placed in temporary homes, with some being reclaimed by their former owners after they heard about the police arriving at ARK, Henderson said. The city is working to house the 100 cats at another local rescue organization, though Henderson declined to say which one.
He stressed, however, that the animals would not be taken to Halifax Humane Society nor any other shelter that employs euthanasia for population control, in line with the city's preference for finding homes for unwanted animals.
But Jim Brown, a DeLand resident and volunteer at ARK who stood and watched Thursday's police action from the morning well into the evening hours, said he saw trucks from Seminole County Animal Services and the Flagler Humane Society take animals from the facility.
Both shelters have used euthanasia in the past year to control their populations, according to recent documents from both.
Brown was concerned about the care the animals were getting, as well.
"They've been in and out of there all day constantly since 8 in the morning but they haven't fed them, or watered them, or walked them or anything," he said. "And we do it every four hours. But they've been in their custody for 10 hours and they have not fed or watered one animal."
Brown accused the officers of waiting multiple hours until an animal defecated in its cage, then taking pictures of it, presumably to use as evidence.
He said the shelter was well-kept, that it wasn't a hoarding situation at all, and the complaints stemmed from a "personal dispute" with another group.
The facility has rescued animals from DeLand's city-run shelter, at the request of its officials.
"Anyone who's ever had anything to do with this place, they're going to be in court on our side," Brown said.
Stacks of cats in cages stood outside the facility as officers circulated in and out of the building and the grounds. Yellow crime scene tape encircled its perimeter. Every now and again a dog could be heard barking, stirred by an unfamiliar sight or sound.
Melissa Agostinacchio, another volunteer at the shelter who watched the day's events, reacted in disgust. She disagrees with the police's assessment of the facility's conditions.
"With everything that's been going on, I'm sick to my stomach," she said. "I've been here numerous times, I've adopted a dog from here.
"The others stories I hear is that they send out dogs without paperwork, or that they're emaciated, abused, not fed. I've been in here numerous times, it just doesn't happen. It's ridiculous."
The animals' ultimate fate will be determined at a court hearing before a county judge. Henderson said the department plans to ask for an emergency hearing. �


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Tropical storm-force winds are strong enough to be dangerous to those caught in them. For this reason, emergency managers plan on having their evacuations complete and their personnel sheltered before the onset of tropical storm-force winds, not hurricane-force winds.
Hurricane-force winds can easily destroy poorly constructed buildings and mobile homes. Debris such as signs, roofing material, and small items left outside become flying missiles in hurricanes. Extensive damage to trees, towers, water and underground utility lines (from uprooted trees), and fallen poles cause considerable disruption.
High-rise buildings are also vulnerable to hurricane-force winds, particularly at the higher levels since wind speed tends to increase with height. Recent research suggests you should stay below the tenth floor, but still above any floors at risk for flooding. It is not uncommon for high-rise buildings to suffer a great deal of damage due to windows being blown out. Consequently, the areas around these buildings can be very dangerous.
The strongest winds usually occur in the right side of the eyewall of the hurricane. Wind speed usually decreases significantly within 12 hours after landfall. Nonetheless, winds can stay above hurricane strength well inland. Hurricane Hugo (1989), for example, battered Charlotte, North Carolina (which is 175 miles inland) with gusts to nearly 100 mph.
The Inland High Wind Model can be used by emergency managers to estimate how far inland strong winds extend. The inland wind estimates can only be made shortly before landfall when the windfield forecast errors are relatively small. This information is most useful in the decision-making process to decide which people might be most vulnerable to high winds at inland locations.
Does your community building code set standards that will help buildings withstand winds in a major hurricane?
Do your shelter facilities include long-span roofs or unreinforced masonry walls (such as gymnasiums) that are vulnerable in high winds?