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BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Cabinet minister says 20 killed, 31 injured in mass shootings; military identifies suspect as army sergeant.
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Cabinet minister says 20 killed, 31 injured in mass shootings; military identifies suspect as army sergeant.
As the inevitability of President Trump's loss became apparent even to his acolyte Kellyanne Conway in recent days, his supporters increasingly pinned their hopes for a second term on a last-ditch appeal, not to the Supreme Court, but to the one power that can outvote it: God.
George Floyd's death and the white response had placed an emphatic point on how twin scourges of economic disenfranchisement and racial segregation had manifested, with the pandemic as a backdrop. My role was victim and teacher all at once, and it enraged me.
A cargo ship traveling past Yemen in the Gulf of Aden came under attack in unclear circumstances, maritime authorities said Saturday. The Gulf of Aden is a crucial route for global trade and has seen attacks attributed to Yemen's Houthi rebels as its civil war rages on. The ship ended up off the small port city of Nishtun in Yemen's far east after coming under attack early Saturday morning, according to an alert from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization that is overseen by Britain's Royal Navy.
A woman's lawsuit against a TV host for sexual harassment finally goes to court. In China, supporters see her case as a milestone for women's rights.
Russia protested on Friday after Latvia charged several journalists from the Rossiya Segodnya news agency with violating European Union sanctions. The journalists were charged because of their association with Dmitry Kiselyov, who heads Rossiya Segodnya, said Sputnik Latvia, a subsidiary of Rossiya Segodnya. The Kremlin media mogul was sanctioned by the EU for his role in Russia's seizure of the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.
Both countries must address feelings of humiliation over past actions. A window of opportunity opens next year to do just that.
The European Union's aviation safety agency has extended a ban imposed on Pakistan's state-run airline this year barring it from flying to Europe after a plane crash that killed 97 people in the port city of Karachi, a spokesman said Friday. At the time — and while the probe into the May 22 Airbus A320 crash was still underway — authorities acknowledged that nearly a third of Pakistani pilots, 260 out of 860, had cheated on their pilot's exams. Pakistan International Airlines subsequently grounded 150 of its pilots while a probe by the country's Civil Aviation Authority into the other pilots is still ongoing.
Iran plans to install hundreds more advanced uranium-enriching centrifuges at an underground plant in breach of its deal with major powers, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report showed on Friday, a move that will raise pressure on U.S. President-elect Joe Biden. The confidential International Atomic Energy Agency report obtained by Reuters said Iran plans to install three more cascades, or clusters, of advanced IR-2m centrifuges in the underground plant at Natanz, which was apparently built to withstand aerial bombardment.
Bangladesh has started moving Rohingya families from a port near its border with Myanmar, to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal. Some 1,600 refugees were relocated on Friday on naval vessels - despite complaints by human rights groups that they were being coerced. Bhasan Char is a flood-prone island that emerged from the sea just 20 years ago. But Bangladesh's government says some Rohingya must be taken there to ease overcrowding in refugee camps. Two Rohingya being relocated told Reuters their names appeared on lists compiled by government-appointed local leaders without their consent. While, an 18-year-old woman said her husband had put their names on the list thinking it was for food rations. The Rohingya are a Muslim minority group which fled Myanmar for Bangladesh, following a military-led crackdown in 2017. The UN has accused Myanmar of having genocidal intent, but the government there says its forces were targeting militants. There are now more than a million Rohingya living in crowded, squalid conditions in Bangladesh's refugee camps, where they're at risk of getting diseases.
China is conducting "human testing" to create "biologically enhanced soldiers," the head of US intelligence has claimed as he warned that Beijing poses the biggest threat to America's national security. In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, warned that the US must be prepared for an "open-ended" confrontation with China which he likened to the Cold War. Mr Ratcliffe, who oversees America's intelligence agencies, said he believed China's intention was to "dominate" the planet in every sense: economically, militarily and technologically. He claimed that US intelligence showed China has "conducted human testing on members of the People's Liberation Army in hope of developing soldiers with biologically enhanced capabilities". "There are no ethical boundaries to Beijing's pursuit of power," he said. Mr Ratcliffe said his unique vantage point on the current security threats facing the US had led him to conclude that "the People's Republic of China poses the greatest threat to America today, and the greatest threat to democracy and freedom world-wide since World War II". He went on to outline in granular detail China's strategy of economic espionage, which he framed as: "rob, replicate and replace." "China robs US companies of their intellectual property, replicates the technology, and then replaces the US firms in the global marketplace," he said.
A California psychologist convicted of tax evasion was at the center of a mysterious, recently disclosed Justice Department investigation into whether White House officials were illegally lobbied to obtain a presidential pardon. The effort to obtain the pardon for the psychologist, Hugh Baras, involved a prominent Washington attorney and a major donor to President Donald Trump, according to lawyers involved in the case. One of the lawyers, Reid Weingarten, confirmed that the pardon was sought on behalf of Baras.
Violence in Afghanistan is "unacceptably high" as delayed peace negotiations get underway, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, adding that Washington has asked the warring parties to "stand back and indeed stand down." Pompeo's comments, made in a virtual address to the IISS Manama Dialogue, an annual security conference, came two days after Kabul-backed and Taliban negotiators reached a deal in Doha to proceed with talks on a political settlement to decades of strife. Pompeo noted that he met with the negotiating teams during a Nov. 21 visit to Doha and he said he told both sides that the strife must be reduced.
Former Hong Kong politician Ted Hui has announced he has chosen to go into exile as Beijing intensifies its crackdown on high-profile figures of the former British colony's pro-democracy movement. Mr Hui, 38, initially fled to Denmark this week where he was joined by his family, but he said he would make his way to the UK to continue his pro-democratic activities. He joins Nathan Law, a prominent Hong Kong human rights activist now based in London, and a growing diaspora of dissidents who are continuing to advocate for more international pressure on China to allow greater rights and freedoms in the Asian financial hub. "My personal determination is that my exile will not be a migration. My only home is Hong Kong which is why I will not apply for asylum in any country," said Mr Hui, adding that he would make it his "life mission" to fight for the city's freedom. "There is no word to explain my pain and it's hard to hold back tears," he said as he announced his decision via Facebook. Mr Hui also revealed he had resigned from the opposition Democratic Party of Hong Kong. Last month he was one of 15 legislators who quit the city's legislative council in protest at Beijing's decision to oust four colleagues over their political views.
The snapshots tell the story of a big man with a big, beaming grin. The McIlvain family passes around the pictures, laughing over their son Charlie's antics captured through the years: Charlie as a youngster camping with a backpack bigger than him, Charlie cheesing for the camera on Christmas with bows stuck to his newly balding head, Charlie in a kilt on his wedding day with lovestruck eyes. Charles McIlvain died on Sept. 2, 2019, at 44.
Authorities in Moscow arrested a physicist on suspicion of state treason for allegedly passing classified information about Russia's aviation industry abroad, news agencies reported late on Thursday. A Moscow court ruled that Anatoly Gubanov, who works for the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, would be held in custody for two months pending trial. Russian news agencies said his lawyer had declined to comment on the case.
Labour will be putting "two fingers up to voters" if it refuses to back a Brexit trade deal, Sir Keir Starmer has been warned, as a prominent Remainer MP said they would vote for it. Amid splits at the top of the party on whether to withhold support for an agreement, shadow business minister Lucy Powell suggested Labour would struggle to win back voters in "Red Wall" seats if it attempted to abstain. Arguing that a "skinny deal" could be "built on" in future, Ms Powell added that it was better than no deal - which she said would be a "catastrophe" - and was therefore "quite hard for us to oppose". Echoing her concerns, Chris Bryant MP, a staunch Europhile, revealed he intended to back the deal and urged his colleagues to do the same. Writing for The Telegraph, the former foreign minister said that even if Boris Johnson failed to strike the "comprehensive deal we were promised" the alternative of no trade deal would be "even worse." While Sir Keir has hinted he intends to back a deal, Anneliese Dodds, the shadow chancellor, is said to be one of several shadow cabinet ministers who believe Labour should abstain to avoid being blamed for any economic fallout. Other sceptics include shadow trade secretary Emily Thornberry and shadow justice secretary David Lammy, both prominent remainers, as well as shadow Scotland secretary Ian Murray. On Friday evening Lord Kinnock, the former Labour leader, also waded into the row, telling peers that backing the deal would be politically "lethal" for the party. "We must abstain and explain that this is the rational course when faced with a damaging 'yes' and a disastrous 'no'," he wrote in a private Whatsapp group. However, Ms Powell, who helped lead a review into last year's crushing election defeat, argued that it was better to be "strong" than refusing to take a position either way. "It's not just about Brexit, although Brexit was a big symbolic expression of Labour losing touch with its traditional voter base," she told Huffington Post. "And we can't keep putting two fingers up to people if we want them to vote for us again and support us and be part of the agenda that we want for the future." According to Labour insiders, Lisa Nandy, the shadow foreign secretary, Nick Thomas-Symonds, the shadow home secretary, and Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, are also in favour of a deal. Mr Bryant, the MP for Rhondda in Wales, warned that a no deal exit would lead to tariffs on Welsh lamb that would make the meat unaffordable in the EU, where half is sold at present. He also voiced alarm about the security implications of leaving without a deal, adding: "If the Prime Minister does what I expect him to do, namely negotiate some kind of minimalist trade deal with the EU at the very last minute – I expect I will vote for it and I would encourage all my Labour colleagues to do the same." enior Labour source told The Telegraph a final position was likely to be hammered out over the next few days, adding that the party would need to have come to "collective decision" either before or soon after any deal is struck. Allies of Sir Keir allies have also been frustrated by leaks suggesting the shadow cabinet is divided and are determined to prevent a repeat of the public rows that plagued Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. They believe they are an attempt by advocates of an abstention to bounce Sir Keir into sitting on the fence. While they insist no position has been reached, they have warned that there will be no room for dissent on the frontbench once a decision has been taken. However, a number of shadow cabinet figures believe that proponents of a deal have become too preoccupied on the Red Wall rather than focussing on the issues that will define the next four years. One source told The Telegraph that some in the party appeared to be trying to "refight the last election" rather than thinking of the "bigger picture."
Surveillance footage of ballot processing on election night in Atlanta is fueling a false social media narrative of "suitcases filled with ballots" hidden under a cloth-covered table and tallied without supervision, even as top state officials confirm election workers followed standard procedure. The video showed regular ballot containers on wheels — not suitcases — and both a state investigator and an independent monitor observed counting until it was done for the night, finding no evidence of improper ballots, state and county officials said on Friday.
While Kyle Rittenhouse awaits trial for killing two people at a Kenosha, Wisconsin, Black Lives Matter protest this summer, his lawyers are in prosecutors' crosshairs.From the start of the high-profile case, Rittenhouse's lawyers have attracted nearly as much attention as he has. Now, the 17-year-old's main lawyer, John Pierce, is off the case, after prosecutors argued that fundraisers for Rittenhouse could act as a "slush fund" for the embattled attorney. Another prominent attorney who has associated himself with Rittenhouse, Lin Wood, also appears to have pivoted away from the case in order to focus his efforts on overturning President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss.Rittenhouse was charged with reckless homicide after he fatally shot two people and wounded a third person at the August protest. He has pleaded not guilty and says he acted in self-defense.The Lawyer Raising Money for Kyle Rittenhouse Nearly Sank His Own Law FirmPierce and Wood emerged as Rittenhouse champions shortly after his arrest. Earlier this year, the pair had banded together to launch the "FightBack" foundation, an organization with a nebulous set of missions, many of them apparently litigating right-wing grievances with the media. Some of the foundation's funds were redirected to Pierce's own law firm.FightBack's launch came at a fortunate moment for Pierce. The law firm he leads has been sued by at least four payday lenders and one legal services company this year, all of them alleging unpaid bills, The Daily Beast previously reported. In April, another lender accused the firm of owing them $65 million. The debts, plus an unspecified rehab stint for Pierce earlier this year, aligned with a recent exodus of more than 60 lawyers from Pierce's firm.Pierce and Wood advertised the FightBack foundation as a way for Rittenhouse's fans—of which there are many on the right—to donate money to his defense. But in a Thursday court appearance, prosecutors argued that the money stream could act as a "slush fund" to pay off Pierce's debts.Pierce had no income and monthly expenses of $49,481, prosecutors alleged in a motion. He was also approximately $1.2 million in debt and was being sued for allegedly violating the rental agreement on his $1.3 million home."This creates a potential conflict of interest for attorney Pierce," the motion read, as reported by The Chicago Tribune. "Given his own substantial personal debts, his involvement with an unregulated and opaque 'slush fund' provides ample opportunity for self-dealing and fraud. The more that the Foundation raises in donations, the more he may personally benefit. Money that should be held in trust for the defendant may instead be used to repay attorney Pierce's numerous creditors."Pierce denied those allegations in an email to The Daily Beast. "The allegations you reference are ludicrous," he wrote. "All of the funds are controlled by Kyle's mother Wendy. In addition, I have no affiliation whatsoever with that foundation." (In fact, Pierce was affiliated with FightBack until September, when he stepped down the day after a Daily Beast report revealing its contributions to his law firm.)Prosecutors also claimed Pierce had broken rules about attorney conduct, accusing him of potentially influencing future jurors with complaints about the district attorney overseeing the case. On Twitter, Pierce stoked ire against District Attorney Michael Graveley, claiming he was "in active (and weirdly familiar) texting communication with main BLM activist for six weeks prior to, during and after the riots."This Gun Coffee Brand Was MAGA Royalty. Then It Turned on Kyle Rittenhouse. Pierce and another Rittenhouse defense attorney, Andrew Calderon, announced Thursday that they would withdraw from the case, shortly after prosecutors filed motions to disqualify them.Pierce told The Daily Beast that the withdrawal "was always the plan.""Now that we have successfully gotten Kyle bailed out and have built an amazing criminal defense team in Wisconsin," he said, "I am turning my attention to the massive tasks of preparing Kyle's defamation and other civil claims as well as orchestrating our new fundraising efforts to ensure we have the resources to get through trial."Those fundraising efforts might be in flux, however, as the FightBack foundation turns its attention from Rittenhouse and toward overturning Trump's 2020 loss."For the foreseeable future, FightBack will be focusing on exposing fraud in the November 3 election," Wood tweeted last week. (He is currently involved in long-shot lawsuits challenging the election results, and peddled false voter fraud theories in a press conference this week.) "Going forward, anyone who wishes to make donations for Kyle should contact his criminal defense attorney, John Pierce."Neither Wood nor Pierce answered questions on Friday about Pierce's relationship with fundraising now that he is no longer Rittenhouse's attorney.Wood's tweet also signaled that he was pulling away from Rittenhouse's case. "Lin has withdrawn from representing Kyle," Pierce confirmed to The Daily Beast.Because Wood, who mostly handles defamation cases, was never officially Rittenhouse's criminal attorney, his exact relationship with Rittenhouse's legal team is unclear."I am not and have never been a criminal lawyer for Kyle. I am a civil trial lawyer," Wood told The Daily Beast. He added that Pierce was no longer associated with FightBack, which prosecutors had argued was a potential Pierce slush fund."John Pierce is not affiliated with my foundation," Wood said. "I understand Mark Richards is the criminal lawyer for Kyle in Wisconsin."Richards, a Racine, Wisconsin, defense attorney confirmed that neither of the other two lawyers was representing Rittenhouse in the homicide case."I am representing Kyle in th criminal matter atty's pierce & wood are not," he wrote The Daily Beast in an email. "We are very thankful for all the support from both individuals, the foundation & the prople who have donated." [sic]Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
Philippine police on Friday threatened to cane people who violate social distancing protocols as the Southeast Asian nation fights the spread of the coronavirus during the festive season. The Philippines celebrates one of the world's longest Christmas seasons, starting as early as September, and crowds have started to flock to sprawling malls and shopping centres despite the pandemic. Police general Cesar Binag, commander of the coronavirus task force, told a news conference that police and soldiers would patrol in public areas in the capital Manila, the hotspot of COVID-19 cases, carrying 1 meter rattan sticks to measure distancing.
Turkey has entered its first full weekend lockdown since May as deaths from coronavirus more than doubled in less than three weeks to hit record highs, with daily infections now among the highest numbers recorded globally. The daily death toll https://tmsnrt.rs/35LkG8h rose to a record high of 196 on Saturday, bringing the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 14,705. Opposition politicians have expressed scepticism however about whether the official death toll reflects the true picture in the country of 83 million people.


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August 21, 2017 (Military.com) Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is set to travel to Ukraine, becoming the first U.S. defense secretary to visit the country since Robert Gates, the Pentagon announced Friday. Mattis will meet with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak on Aug. 24, Ukraine's independence day. "During these engagements, the secretary will reassure our Ukrainian partners that the U.S. remains firmly committed to the goal of restoring Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as strengthening the strategic defense partnership between our two countries," the Defense Department said.
Mattis' trip comes as the United States is mulling giving Ukraine lethal weapons after Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its ongoing incursion into Ukraine's eastern border regions. The U.S. has given Ukraine's military non-lethal supplies, including night-vision goggles, uniforms and surveillance equipment such as Raven RQ-11BAnalog mini-drones. But U.S. officials worry -- with seemingly endless breakouts of hostilities between pro-Russian separatists and Ukraine's national guard -- that the conflict will prolong without expanded support. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, an avid supporter of arming Ukraine since then-President Barack Obama cautioned against lethal weapons, has raised the issue repeatedly with defense officials.
During Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan's confirmation hearing in June, McCain was unhappy with the incoming deputy's answers about providing arms to Ukraine. "It's still disturbing to me after all these years that you would say that you have to look at the issue," the senator said. "Have you not been aware of the issue? Have you not been aware of the actions of the Senate Armed Services Committee? Have you not been aware of the thousands of people that have been killed by Vladimir Putin? Have you missed all that in your duties at one of the major defense corporations in this country?" Mattis will also travel to Turkey and Jordan next week, meeting with his counterparts to discuss the ongoing air war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
The full article is available at http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/08/18/mattis-visit-ukraine-russian-resurgence.html

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Profound feelings and meaningful moments of love and happiness – the Love Bridge collection from THOMAS SABO features personalised jewellery that captures life's most important memories and events with a personal inscription. With its 'Make Memories last' motto, the jewellery for him and her is complete with complimentary engraving. Crafted from 925 Sterling silver and 18k gold plating, engrave Love Bridge bracelets, Love Coin pendants and even Wedding Rings. Secret love messages, meaningful dates, the name of a beloved person or even your own motto can be eternalised and worn to remind you of life's sacred moments.
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MALAYSIA has suspended a children's team building program after footage of young girls being forced to wade though a murky pool of water with blood pythons slithering through it enraged social media.
The video shows girls, who the Malay Mail Online reports were aged between 10 and 12 years-of-age, being forced to wade through the water as instructors laughed, sprayed them with hoses and threw snakes in the pool.
The organisers of the camp involved, who are employed by the Malaysian Civil Defence Department, have all been suspended.
"The programme has also been suspended. We want to ensure justice is served and the appropriate punishment is meted out to those found guilty, in accordance to our procedures," Civil Defence Force director Colonel Mohd Noor told the Mail.
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Serious Sam 3: BFE Achievement List
With Serious Sam 3: BFE set for release on the 22nd, they're starting to release some extra information about the game and today is the achievements list.
Serious Beginner
Complete any level in single player.
Serious Sam
Complete the single player campaign.
Are You Serious!?
Complete the game in single player on unmodified serious difficulty.
Serious Run
Complete the game in single player in half the estimated time on each level.
Remove 10 Gnaar eyes.
Cardiac Surgeon
Rip out 10 Rocketeer hearts.
Break 10 Soldier necks.
Kleer Wrestler
Tear off 10 Kleer heads.
Bug Hunt
Squash 10 Hatchling spiders.
Rip 10 Juvenile spiders apart.
Scorpion Slayer
Break 5 Arachnoid necks.
Load of Scrap
Rip Scrapjack's head off.
Trick Shot
Kill the kicked enemy while it is still in the air.
Useful Trophy
Kill an enemy with a gib torn from another enemy.
Kill 3 enemies in one sprint with the Sledgehammer.
Old School
Complete the game in single player without manually reloading, aiming or sprinting.
Chain Explosion
Kill at least 5 headless kamikazes in one explosion.
Kung-fu Fighter
Perform all possible finishing moves in the game.
Wall of Bullets
Kill 20 enemies with the Minigun without releasing the trigger.
Apprentice Egyptologist
Decipher an Egyptian text.
Master Egyptologist
"Decipher all Egyptian texts."
Wanted Dead or Alive
Rescue professor Stein. So to say.
Get the hell off my ride!
Secure the bird.
All Your Base Are Belong To Us!
Problem Solver
Solve the riddle of the Sphynx.
Painful Divorce
Kill a Witch-Bride of Achriman.
Mission completed
Power up the Timelock.
Detroit Steel
The doorman should wear a suit
Awake the Guardian of Time.
Rodeo Surfer
Use the Mutilator to surf after a Werebull.
Pierce 5 enemies with one Devastator round.
Up Close and Personal
Gib 20 enemies from close range with a shotgun.
Killer Jewelry
Kill an enemy using the Mutilator.
Decapitate a Khnum.
Bone Crusher
Smash 20 Kleers with the Sledgehammer.
Circle of death
Kill at least 3 enemies in one spinning Sledgehammer attack.
Clay Pigeons
Kill 5 Cave Demons while they're in air.
Maintenance time
Blow a Major Biomechanoid into pieces.
Look, it's a secret
Find at least 50 secrets in single player.
Top Secret
Find all secrets in single player.
Classic Outfit
Find Sam's classic outfit
Queen Hatshepsut
Complete The Guardian of Time in single player on serious difficulty without dying or loading.
Find the Vista secret.
Co-op Beginner
Complete any level in cooperative with at least 2 players.
Co-op Master
Complete the campaign in cooperative with at least 2 players.
Coin-op Co-op
Complete a Coin-op cooperative game on normal or higher difficulty.
Life Saver
Pick up at least 10 extra life items.
Gold Rush
Pick up 100 gold coins.
Deathmatch Beginner
Complete a deathmatch game with at least 1 frag.
Deathmatch Master
Win 10 deathmatch games.
Look Ma, I won!
Win a versus match.
Hammer Time
Frag 20 players with the Sledgehammer.
Beast Hunter
Complete a Beast Hunt match
Flag Thief
Score a total of 10 points in CTF matches.
Instant Killer
Make at least 3 kills in one Instant Kill match.
Last Man Standing
Win one round in Last Man Standing game with at least 4 players.
Heavy Weight Champion
Win one My Burden match with at least 3 players.
Earn a medal in Survival.
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That morning Michelle and I went back into the little town by the hotel and went to the little Mexican restaurant (I know, right?) for breakfast to meet her nephew and his boyfriend. We then walked around and took a ton of photos. Everything was kinda dark and damp but beautiful and fall.
We went back to the hotel to start our photo walk day. There were five different stations and we were broken up into smaller groups to get to each one quickly.
This was Melissa Hutchinson and her beautiful daughter. Geez, it shouldn't be legal to both be that pretty and talented.
The beautiful brunette above is Angie Arthur's daughter(co-founder of I heart faces) Had this been in my hometown, I would have totally volunteered my family. They would have had no choice. :)
And this cute couple below, so awesome to photograph. I can definitely see the difference between kids and adults during a session..LOL.
The last vignette was this cute sister pair. I think we were their last group of photographers. They were SO done. Their mom and Dana were doing everything they could to get some smiles or at least cooperation out of them. They reminded me so much of my girls.
I had a fantastic time. I hope I get to go to another regular workshop through I Heart Faces again. I won't be able to make it this year. Sniff Sniff. You should all go next time. I'll see you there.


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text: UAH provides various types of paid leave to regular full-time staff employees and 12 month faculty members. For detailed information, please refer to the Staff Handbook and/or the Faculty Handbook. Annual/Vacation Leave It is the policy of the University to grant paid vacation leave to regular full-time staff employees and 12 month faculty members in recognition of their service and as a means of providing periods for rest and relaxation. Staff members earn vacation leave in proportion to their length of service as follows: Length of Continuous Full-Time ServiceAnnuallyBi-Weekly Pay Period Non-Exempt Employees 1-5 years 12 days 3.69 hours 6-10 years 18 days 5.54 hours 11+ years 21 days 6.46 hours Exempt Employees 1-5 years 13 days 4.00 hours 6-10 years 19 days 5.85 hours 11+ years 22 days 6.77 hours Senior Administrative Employees and 12 Month Faculty 22 days 6.77 hours Other Paid Leave Bereavement Employees will receive a maximum of 3 workdays for bereavement leave upon the death of an immediate family member. Holiday Under current policy, the University recognizes 18 paid holidays per year. Maternity Absences from work due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions are to be handled, as necessary, under the University's policies for sick leave, vacation leave, FMLA, and medical leave. For more information, please review Chapter 3 of the Staff Handbook. Military Employees will receive full pay for the first 21 working days of absence in a calendar year for such purpose. Personal Employees will be granted 3 personal leave days on October 1st in lump sum each year. Personal leave can be used for emergency situations such as illness in the immediate family, adverse weather conditions, personal business, etc., with appropriate supervisory approval. There is a six month waiting period for new employees on the accrual of personal leave. On October 1st any remaining personal leave is rolled into the sick leave balance. Personal leave balances are reset each October 1st. Sick Eligible employees earn 9 days of sick leave per year which is accrued at a rate of 2.76 each bi-weekly pay period.


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Coast Guard says human error to blame for tugboat sinking
Tugboat sinks while moored at Memorial Bridge
The U.S. Coast Guard says the sinking of a tugboat working on a new bridge between Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine, was due to human error.
The Coast Guard is considering an enforcement action against the operator of the tugboat Benjamin Bailey that sank on Oct. 24, while moored to a barge at the construction site of the Memorial Bridge.
Ken Anderson, co-owner of Riverside and Pickering Marine Construction -- which operates the tugboat -- was at a job site and did not immediately return a call seeking comment Thursday.
No one was injured, but the tug spilled an estimated 225 gallons of diesel fuel into the Piscataqua River.
The Coast Guard's report on the sinking was obtained by Foster's Daily Democrat. The report said a lack of attention to the mooring position of the boat as the tide dropped was a primary factor in the sinking.
The captain of the tugboat did not change its mooring position as the tide dropped and currents changed in the river. The currents pushed the tugboat and it listed to its starboard side and began to take on water. Efforts by the crew of two to take corrective action and shift the tugboat's position failed. The pair jumped free of the boat as it submerged.
The tug was later raised and taken to a Maine shipyard for salvage.
The investigation also deemed the company's operating handbook to be "inadequate" because it did not address mooring arrangements and policies about working at the Memorial Bridge construction site.


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Edge Bowl Ø17 / 69 eur
Designed by Stilleben
Edge bowl from our terracotta collection emanates from an old Mediterranean tradition for craftsmanship. Designed in a simple, Nordic expression, the bowl is poised between raw and refined. The outside has kept its original burned look in red-brown nuances while the inside is glazed to ensure a sturdy and water-resistant surface, easy to clean. Edge bowl is dishwasher safe.
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ØxH: 17x10 cm
Item no. 1810471
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- WxDxH: 11,1x23,2x21,3 cm
Weight: 0,86 kg
- Material and care
Proper usage and maintenance
Proper usage and maintenance is vital for getting the most out of the valuable resources we have. Our designs are made to last for generations, but just like everything else, they need a little care to get there.
Edge tableware is handmade from natural materials and burned at a high temperature. The color shade and surface of the product can vary from time to time. In that way each piece is totally unique.
Terracotta is a beautiful looking type of earthenware - in this case formed by high-fired clay. Terracotta means "baked earth" in Italian and the pottery technique can be traced all the way back to ancient Greece.
Cleaning and maintenance
The product requires a minimum of care. However, if necessary clean the product using lukewarm or soapy water and wipe with a dry cloth. Be aware that terracotta can be fragile so take care when moving the item around.
The tableware is dishwasher safe. Be careful if stacking the Edge tableware products as the raw terracotta might scratch the glazed surfaces.
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Like the art phenomenon it derives its name from, the design duo Stilleben ('still life') represents a combination of elements that come together in a harmonious whole. Ditte Reckweg and Jelena Nordentoft have achieved the same harmonious resonance. The two ceramicists met at The Danish Design School, and shortly after graduation they had the idea for the shop Stilleben, which carries carefully selected craft and design objects for the table, the home and the wardrobe. Today, Stilleben is a trend-setting and internationally recognised gallery in the heart of Copenhagen, driven by a clear sense of aesthetic, quality and passion.


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There's an old saying: "Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime." The idea is that while a handout is a thoughtful gift, it is ephemeral. Education, however, is a gift that leaves a legacy.
This is the spirit that drives Maysha, a health-care program-in-the-making focused on education that will serve marginalized and remote areas of East Africa. Maysha, which means "life" in Swahili (the primary language of East Africa), is a Tommie-run program – operating under Minnesota-based NGO West African Medical Missions – founded and led by program directors Samali Mutazindwa and Netsanet Negussie, both seniors at St. Thomas, and executive director Mathew Vicknair '13. WAMM is shepherding the team's vision and serving as the program's organizational mentor while they learn how NGOs work and providing the nonprofit status they need to operate.
Maysha's purpose, Negussie explained, is to "empower members of underserved communities in East Africa to take an active role in addressing health disparities instead of merely being recipients of aid."
Negussie, a Minnesota native born of Eritrean parents, and Mutazindwa, a Uganda native, became friends their freshman year at St. Thomas. Each harbored the same dream of bringing better health care to underserved communities in East Africa. Negussie, a pre-med student, had seen firsthand local and international health-care disparities in her time with the Minnesota Future Doctor's program. She wanted NGOs to do more than distribute aid and to see more involvement by local community members. Mutazindwa's Ugandan high school required students to volunteer for credit. On her many trips outside of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and her hometown, she noticed "the orphanages and schools didn't have the same resources ours had. The small hospitals in the villages didn't have as many resources and staff."
Over lunch in Scooter's last semester, Mutazindwa pitched to Negussie a rough sketch of what would become the bones of Maysha: She wanted to bring health care education projects and malaria intervention initiatives and supplies, like malaria nets, to Uganda, where the disease is the leading cause of death.
"She was enthusiastic but thought I was crazy!" Mutazindwa, a dual social work/justice and peace studies major, remembers.
Apparently, Negussie didn't think she was crazy enough, as the pair didn't waste time getting Maysha off the ground.
"I believe it's not good to think too much on an idea," Mutazindwa said. "An idea can become a reality, but you have to push and keep pushing to make it real."
Soon after their lunch, they enlisted sociology/international economics major Vicknair, whom they knew through classes at St. Thomas, and scheduled a meeting with Gabriel Warren, co-founder of WAMM. The group was a fan of the NGO's approach to bringing health care education to marginalized areas of West Africa – an approach that was in line with their own vision for East Africa.
"They listened to us and liked our ideas," Negussie said. "Now they are our umbrella organization and we use their 501(c)(3) status, which allows us to carry out our initiatives."
Maysha will focus its efforts first on Uganda. If all goes as planned, they hope to expand to Ethiopia, then Kenya and Tanzania.
Efforts also will gear toward community-health outreach for local (Ugandan) students who plan to work in medicine "so they feel empowered to be a part of our project," Mutazindwa explained.
Under WAMM's auspices, they're also receiving valuable training on how to run an effective NGO. One of the team's long-term goals is to step out from under WAMM's umbrella and evolve Maysha from a program into an NGO in and of itself. They will model one of their main initiatives after WAMM's Young Scholars program, which "brings local health professionals, and university and secondary school students together with international volunteers to address gaps in community health literacy," according to WAMM's website.
"That's how you empower a community. You get the youth involved," Negussie stressed.
Starting a program that could yield life-changing results to underprivileged East African communities while an undergraduate requires a lot of elbow grease. Mutazindwa acknowledged that "my time is so divided right now. I'm putting 100 percent to both school and Maysha. I have no social life! But the whole team's on board, which makes it easier." She will travel home this winter to lay the groundwork, essentially "searching out and starting to build relationships with people and organizations we can link up with," she said.
They also must deal with real-world issues NGOs contend with daily, Negussie noted, such as applying for grants, recruiting students and others to volunteer, and gaining public exposure for Maysha.
All three founders already have applied for a Clinton Global Initiative grant, which would give Maysha not only operating funds but also invaluable training at a weekend-long conference hosted by former President Bill Clinton in March.
Vicknair, who is in Washington, D.C., working toward a master's degree in public policy with an emphasis on international development at George Washington University, said his goal "is to help set up the infrastructure and basic policies and contacts to bring WAMM's idea into East Africa." His current home base enables him to actively connect with other NGOs, beginning in Uganda, to make that happen. His intent is that the Clinton Initiative will be a "launch pad" for Maysha.
Back at home, students in St. Thomas biology professor Dr. Jill Manske's "Biology of Emerging Diseases" course this semester are helping by performing a critical literature review on malaria prevention, treatment and challenges. The students will report back to Maysha at the end of the semester with recommendations regarding the interventions that have been documented to have the highest impact on malaria in Uganda. Additionally, the students will discuss the challenges and barriers that need to be considered based on evidence and well-designed studies. At the end of the semester, the students will present their findings to Maysha, along with a more detailed, written report of their findings and recommendations.
Manske said, "I am excited to see UST students engaging around issues in global health. Malaria is a huge problem that impacts much of the world's population. The partnership between Maysha and the students in class allows the students to use their academic background and skills to address a real-world problem. It allows them to experience how difficult these issues are; that even in the absence of a perfect solution, we need to keep moving forward. They also see that for every solution, there is some other consequence or problem. Like I said, real world!"
If all goes according to schedule, Negussie said Maysha will be poised to "inspire, advise and mentor communities" in Uganda by summer 2014.
Other Tommies also serve as executive board members, active participants or avid supporters of Maysha:
- Luis Ortega '14, program policy director
- Annie Peterson '13, director of finances
- Victor Negussie '14, technical chair
- Hiwot Ayehu '14, secretary
- Colleen Vaughn '16, grant writer volunteer
- Philipo Dyauli '15, fundraising chair
- Dr. Amy Finnegan, Justice and Peace Studies Department
- Dr. Mike Klein, Justice and Peace Studies Department
Maysha welcomes interested St. Thomas students of all disciplines (pre-med and pre-law students are especially encouraged) to "get involved beyond the Arches," Negussie said. They encourage anyone interested in becoming a Maysha volunteer to email the team directly.


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AX_PROTOTYPE(function, includes, code, TAG1, values1 [, TAG2, values2 [...]])
Try all the combinations of <TAG1>, <TAG2>... to successfully compile <code>. <TAG1>, <TAG2>, ... are substituted in <code> and <include> with values found in <values1>, <values2>, ... respectively. <values1>, <values2>, ... contain a list of possible values for each corresponding tag and all combinations are tested. When AC_TRY_COMPILE(include, code) is successful for a given substitution, the macro stops and defines the following macros: FUNCTION_TAG1, FUNCTION_TAG2, ... using AC_DEFINE() with values set to the current values of <TAG1>, <TAG2>, ... If no combination is successful the configure script is aborted with a message.
Intended purpose is to find which combination of argument types is acceptable for a given function <function>. It is recommended to list the most specific types first. For instance ARG1, [size_t, int] instead of ARG1, [int, size_t].
Generic usage pattern:
1) add a call in configure.in
2) call autoheader to see which symbols are not covered
3) add the lines in acconfig.h
/* Type of Nth argument of function */ #undef FUNCTION_ARGN
4) Within the code use FUNCTION_ARGN instead of an hardwired type
Complete example:
1) configure.in
AX_PROTOTYPE(getpeername, [ #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/socket.h> ], [ int a = 0; ARG2 * b = 0; ARG3 * c = 0; getpeername(a, b, c); ], ARG2, [struct sockaddr, void], ARG3, [socklen_t, size_t, int, unsigned int, long unsigned int])
2) call autoheader
autoheader: Symbol `GETPEERNAME_ARG2' is not covered by ./acconfig.h autoheader: Symbol `GETPEERNAME_ARG3' is not covered by ./acconfig.h
3) acconfig.h
/* Type of second argument of getpeername */ #undef GETPEERNAME_ARG2
/* Type of third argument of getpeername */ #undef GETPEERNAME_ARG3
4) in the code
... GETPEERNAME_ARG2 name; GETPEERNAME_ARG3 namelen; ... ret = getpeername(socket, &name, &namelen); ...
Implementation notes: generating all possible permutations of the arguments is not easily done with the usual mixture of shell and m4, that is why this macro is almost 100% m4 code. It generates long but simple to read code.
Download the latest version of ax_prototype.m4 or browse the macro's revision history.
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I have a full back up of a database, I want to update some records in some table in the current database from its old backup without affecting other records.
What is the best way to do this?
Basically I want to get some records from the old backup update old values to the current database without doing a restore, what are my options?


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Skeeter SX210
By Craig Lamb
After buying a bay boat, why spend more time and money getting it rigged out for your needs?
With the Skeeter SX210, you get a boat already factory rigged with the standard accessories and features serious anglers want in a bay boat. Best of all, you get the extras, dependability, and durability that make it a Skeeter for an affordable price.
Affordable doesn't mean any corners were cut. That's not the Skeeter way. The SX210 even looks bigger than its size. The spacious interior provides plenty of room to move around, cast baits to surface feeders, and set rigs for trolling.
The SX210 has an overall length of 21' 6" with a wide beam spanning 98". Interior depth at the console is 18.5", providing plenty of depth needed for functionality and safety. The SX210 weighs 2,300 pounds with a draft of 10" for shallow water accessibility and is powered by the most dependable saltwater outboard available. You can choose between the Yamaha F150, VF150, F175 or F200.
Check out these standard features that put you into the action with the first trip.
- Yamaha multifunction gauges
- Horizontal rod storage
- Removable windshield
- Seastar® hydraulic steering
- 25-gallon rear live well
- Vertical rod holders (14)
- Retractable boarding ladder
Shopping for a bay boat usually means also shopping for a trailer. Not with the SX210, which comes standard with a trailer equipped with these standard features.
- I-Tube Aluminum Trailer with tandem axle
- Swing-away tongue
- Fulton® jack stand and winch
- Tuff Coat fenders
- Spare tire and carrier
Also standard is a Lowrance® HDS-9 Gen3 Touch with internal GPS, Structure Scan®, and temperature gauges. The dash-mounted unit is factory installed by skilled technicians for dependable, worry-free operation.
From stem to stern the SX210 is rigged and ready to make a long run to the bay or into shallow flats. For that task, the SX210 comes standard with 8-foot Pro-Series II Power Pole®, the best available shallow water anchoring system. An anchor box, front deck storage, bait wells and more round out the fishing features.
The SX210 is designed and made with Skeeter's Torque Transfer Transom and Stringer System. This unique system transfers the vertical torque and energy from the engine to the stringer system in the bottom of the boat, virtually eliminating stress on the transom, deck and hull sides, while providing lift along the entire keel of the boat.
Learn more at skeeterboats.com. You can request a brochure or download a catalog, build your dream rig, and get Skeeter Team merchandise to wear to the shows. Got a question? They've got answers at the Skeeter factory in Kilgore, Texas. Call (903) 984-0541, or find the nearest dealer here.
This document contains many of Skeeter's valuable trademarks. It may also contain trademarks belonging to other companies. Any references to other companies or their products are for identification purposes only, and are not intended to be an endorsement.
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Kit consists of: 1 ceramic rosette, 1 threaded pipe, 1 transparent strain relief, 1 threaded ceiling hook, 1 chrome spherical terminal (to be used if the center hole is not used).
Six perimetral and one central hole rosette, perfect for composing lighting with multiple textile cables. To be combined with the ceramic lamp holders available in the same nuances. Produced entirely in Italy, with handmade finishes and glazing. Each item is unique, with slight differences due to manual manufacturing process.


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No matter how many years pass, Sept. 11 pushes our thoughts back to that savage infamy that changed our world – physically and spiritually.
While too many play the World Trade Centre blame game, tens of thousands still deal with the physical reality of what happened that day.
Grief for the nearly 3,000 lost souls shadows many lives.
And the carnage continues. Those first responders, the EMTS, police, firefighters and later the dedicated souls digging through the rubble looking for remnants of lives lost, inhaled noxious dust and fumes.
Some recovered. Others were not so lucky. In fact, 11 years later, the firefighters south of the border say they go to about four funerals a month of their colleagues dying from the impact of 9/11.
Firefighters are a special breed. This reality recently hit me again as I watched a local TV newscast. The story was supposed to be the rescue of a couple who slipped into the North Saskatchewan River and could not climb out.
Fire and ambulance crews hurried to the river bank. Firefighters, after some scrambling, managed to pull the couple to dry land. The camera panned over to a tent on the bank where the homeless people were living.
That's when the journalist began sniping about how the couple, through their own life conditions, put the firefighter's lives in danger. She went on. Then she opined how much it cost to dispatch the rescue crews and how much better it would be if that money went to housing.
She took her condemnations to the fire chief, thrust her mike at him, expecting him to laud and agree with her.
With patient wisdom and the soul of the Good Samaritan, he explained to her that their job was to save lives – not judge.
Instead of looking at the root causes of why the couple lived in a tent, the journalist put an easy, lazy, sensational top spin on the clip.
Would she blame activists injured and needing ambulances when they demonstrate against a white supremacist march? Would she blame fallen climbers needing a variety of rescuers to remove them from the mountain cliffs?
Would she blame the mother who does not make it to the hospital in time and a paramedic or fireman is called out to deliver the baby often on the side of a dangerously busy highway?
What the journalist did was blame the couple for their poverty.
The firefighters didn't.
Just like the firefighters in New York. While everyone was running, scrambling, staggering, away from the World Trade Centre inferno, the firefighters were running in. Even those off duty jumped in their cars and tore in to help.
Stories of their heroism live on. Even their chaplain won a gold helmet. My beloved Father Mychal Judge cared for his firefighters with profound compassion. Wearing his Franciscan robe and sandals he visited New York firehouses. Should the alarm sound and the men rush for their gear, he would shout out to them, "Your sins are all forgiven."
When a friend's call alerted him to the terrorists' crashes that Friday, the Franciscan brother dashed to the towers.
His final act was to gather a dying fireman into his arms and give him the last rites. Then he himself was killed by falling debris. That immortal photo shows five first responders carrying his broken body slumped in a chair out of the falling buildings.
The word "heroism" would be shrugged off by firefighters. When they hit the headlines, we learn what they do – save lives, put out fires, wield the Jaws of Life – and deliver babies.
It's only now that they are standing up for medical coverage and help as they battle their own fight with cancers and diseases caused by fumes and toxins they are exposed to in their work.
In any story I did while in the secular world I found firefighters to be honourable to their calling. I broke up a recent dinner party into gales of laughter with the comment "I've never met a firefighter I didn't like."
Amidst their chuckles, I protested that was not what I meant (Although there is that calendar . . . ), but that there seems to be something almost genetic in their makeup that lets you know their work is their mission.
Known for their firehouse cooking, one firefighter explained with straightforward directness why they strive for gourmand excellence. "It may be the last meal we have."
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TALLAHASSEE | One of Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos' first acts in the 2011 legislative session was to sponsor and shepherd through a proposed constitutional amendment targeting the federal health care law.
Sponsorship of the resolution is useful for Haridopolos — a Republican from Merritt Island who today dropped out of a campaign for U.S. Senate — when talk turns to what Republicans derisively call "Obamacare."
He touted that work recently on Twitter, tweeting on June 29: "Proud to support this amendment that will allow Floridians to opt out of Obama's govt. takeover of healthcare!"
Whether or not the federal health care legislation is a "govt. takeover of healthcare!" is the subject of a previous fact-check that earned a Pants on Fire ruling and was PolitiFact's Lie of the Year in 2010.
But we did wonder: If 60 percent of Florida voters support Haridopolos' amendment when it appears on the ballot in November 2012 and the Health Care Freedom Act becomes part of Florida's Constitution, what effect will it have on implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the state?
Would it really "allow Floridians to opt out" of it?
To answer the question, we went to the American Legislative Exchange Council, which publishes "A Legislators Guide to Repealing ObamaCare." ALEC also crafted the model legislation that is the foundation of Haridopolos' amendment.
At least 42 states have passed or are considering similar laws, according to ALEC.
But the organization says that the state laws and constitutional amendments have no immediate impact on implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act. They only pave the way for a court battle, should the law ultimately be ruled constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
"Does it allow Floridians to opt out if it's successful? Yes," said Christie Herrara, director of ALEC's health task force. "A lawsuit would have to be filed."
The "opt out," in that case, would come as the result of a legal challenge by states that would argue their constitutions prohibit the implementation of the federal health care law.
But it's a long shot any federal court would side with the states' argument.
"There is a whole body of case law that is very consistent," said Barry Richard, a Tallahassee-based constitutional law attorney who represented George W. Bush in the 2000 vote recount. "This is not a close call."
Lawyers and legal scholars say the states' challenge would be tossed aside because of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, and a paragraph known as the supremacy clause.
Specifically, the clause states that the U.S. Constitution, and federal treaties and laws are the "supreme Law of the Land." It requires state judges to follow federal law in any conflict with state laws or constitutions.
In this situation, the federal law requires that people have health insurance, a provision commonly called the "individual mandate."
Haridopolos' amendment to the Florida Constitution would prohibit laws that compel people to have health care coverage.
"This is precisely what the supremacy clause was meant to deal with, when you have the federal government saying one thing and the state saying something else," said Mike Allen, a constitutional law professor at Stetson University in Gulfport.
It would be impossible to comply with both laws at once, he said. And in such instances, he said, the federal law almost always wins.
That's necessary, says Steve Valdeck, a law professor at American University, to preserve the structure of the U.S. government.
"I think we have settled the question that the Constitution makes the federal government supreme over the states. If one state could decide on its own they want to withdraw from a federal law, there's nothing to stop other states from doing it," Valdeck said. "Pretty soon you've destroyed the central premise on which our country is founded, which is a central federal government."
Now there is one scenario in which Haridopolos' amendment could protect Floridians from an individual mandate.
If the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules in favor of the 26 states suing to stop implementation of the individual mandate, Florida's constitutional amendment would be moot as far as federal health care reform is concerned.
But the state constitutional amendment would prohibit future state Legislatures from enacting an individual mandate if they ever decide to put forward their own health care plan, as Massachusetts did.
But Haridopolos didn't mention protecting Floridians from a state law. He referred specifically to Obama and the federal law.
Bottom line: All the state constitutional amendment guarantees is standing for a lawsuit against the federal government. Floridians could only "opt out" of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against the supremacy of the federal law.
That's a major, gigantic if. There's at least a remote enough chance that the court would rule in favor of Florida in a lawsuit, so Haridopolos' statement doesn't warrant a Pants On Fire ruling. However, it's clearly False.
State Senator Haridopolos' Claim Rates False on Truth-O-Meter
TALLAHASSEE | One of Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos' first acts in the 2011 legislative session was to sponsor and shepherd through a proposed constitutional amendment targeting the federal health care law.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards says her staff has taken a 2 percent pay cut to avoid anyone being furloughed as a result of government-wide spending cuts, and she'll donate an equivalent part of her salary to charity.
The Washington Post reports the Democrat made the announcement Thursday. She says her donations will go to domestic violence charities that serve Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties.
Edwards made her announcement a day after President Barack Obama said he would return 5 percent of his salary in a show of solidarity with federal workers affected by the cuts, which are called a sequester.
Hundreds of thousands of workers could be forced to take unpaid leave — called furloughs — if Congress does not reach an agreement soon to undo the cuts.
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Constructive Spirit at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas
Mary Kate O'Hare, Associate Curator of American Art, Newark Musuem discusses the exhibition Constructive Spirit at the Amon Carter Museum of Art.
This past June I spent a wonderful week at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. I was there to install the exhibition I organized, Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920s-50s, which was on view at the Newark Museum, February 17 – May 23, 2010.
My first day there we installed the Newark Museum's mobile by Alexander Calder, Triple Gong, at the entrance to the Amon Carter. It was a painstaking process to unpack and hang the mobile. In the pictures you will see the excellent team of Amon Carter registrars, designers and installers who were involved in installing the piece. Once it was up the mobile seemed to literally spring to life, happy to be back in the air. It whirled so forcefully that the gongs dinged several times, filling the space with lovely random chimes. It was a great way to start the installation of the show.
One of the really gratifying experiences of this trip was to see the exhibition in new ways. While some of the groupings of works were similar to the Newark installation, there were several key differences. For example, instead of arranging one full wall of urban-themed photographs as I had done in Newark, at the Amon Carter I decided to display the photographs next to paintings that explored a similar theme. While I loved the all-photo wall at Newark, I was very pleased with the way the Amon Carter layout suggested deep resonances between photographers and painters who were inspired by the geometries of their respective contemporary urban environments.
The lay out of the temporary exhibition galleries at the Amon Carter also allowed us to reorder the thematic sections within the exhibition. At Newark the section of Constructive Spirit that considered the influence of indigenous art on North and South American abstraction was the last gallery encountered by visitors, but at the Amon Carter this section comes second. I was thrilled to see how the works in theses two sections really connected and introduced new "conversations;" in many cases a shared interest in the architectonics and structure of the compositions suggested connections I hadn't focused on in the Newark installation.
If you find yourself in the Dallas-Fort Worth area this month be sure to stop by the Amon Carter! Constructive Spirit closes there on September 5. After that all the works in the exhibition will return to their owners so be sure to checkout the Picturing America galleries this autumn to reconnect with some of your favorite works from Newark's collection – like Calder's Triple Gong and Arshile Gorkey's Aerial Map – when they go back on view.
To learn more about Constructive Spirit, view the exhibition's podcast.
For more information, visit newarkmuseum.org.


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Pakistani campaigner for girls' education Malala Yousafzai, laureate of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2013, today received the award at a ceremony in Strasbourg.
In a speech she dedicated the award to "the unsung heroes of Pakistan" and to human rights campaigners worldwide.
"By awarding the Sakharov Prize to Malala Yousafzai, the European Parliament acknowledges the incredible strength of this young woman. Malala bravely stands for the right of all children to be granted a fair education. This right for girls is far too commonly neglected", said EP President Martin Schulz.
250 million young girls around the world cannot freely go to school. "Malala's example reminds us of our duty and responsibility to the right to education for children. This is the best investment for the future", he added.
Ms Yousafzai, 16, is a student from the town of Mingora in Swat District, Pakistan, known for her women's rights activism in the Swat Valley, where the Taliban regime has banned girls from attending school.
She gave her first public speech in September 2008, entitled "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to an education?". When all girls' schools under Taliban control were closed in January 2009, she started a blog for BBC Urdu under the pseudonym of Gul Makai, a folklore heroine. The blog brought fame to Malala and her fight. Threats to her family followed as soon as her identity was revealed, leading up to an assassination attempt in October 2012, when she was shot in the head and neck by Taliban gunmen while returning home on a school bus.
The 50,000 euro ($65,000) prize is considered Europe's top human rights award.
"I am hopeful the European Parliament will look beyond Europe to the suffering countries where people are still deprived of their basic rights, their freedom of thought is suppressed, freedom of speech is enchained," Ms Yousafzai said."Many children have no food to eat, no water to drink and children are starving for education. It is alarming that 57 million children are deprived of education... this must shake our conscience."
She began her speech with a famous quote from the 18th Century French philosopher Voltaire: "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
She said children in countries such as Pakistan "do not want an iPhone, a PlayStation or chocolates, they just want a book and a pen".
MEPs gave her a standing ovation.
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named after Soviet scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, was established in December 1988 by the European Parliament to honour individuals or organizations who dedicate their lives to the defence of human rights and freedoms, particularly the right to free expression.
Ms Yousafzai joins a distinguished list of winners of the Sakharov Prize that includes Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi.
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June 2, 2010
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday Israel should promptly investigate the role its military played in the flotilla incident in international waters that resulted in the death of an undetermined number of people.
The corporate media reports "at least" nine people dead which means it does not know how many people were actually killed. In the above video, Clinton admits the Israelis have not allowed access to the dead and wounded.
"We support in the strongest terms the (UN) Security Council's call for a prompt, impartial credible and transparent investigation," said Clinton. She then said the U.S. government supports "an Israeli investigation that meets those criteria," in other words she supports an Israeli cover-up and whitewash of the incident. "And we will continue to discuss these ideas with the Israelis and our international partners in the days ahead," she said.
The globalist dog and pony show otherwise known as the United Nations has called for an investigation. "The United Nations Human Rights Council condemned Israel's interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla, and in harsh language called for a Goldstone-like probe of the military operation that left nine dead," reports the Jerusalem Post.
In April 2009, the United Nations Human Rights Council appointed South African jurist Richard Goldstone to lead the mission of investigating war crimes committed by Israel in the war in Gaza between December 27, 2008 and January 18, 2009.
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"The report's findings were published in September 2009, providing one of the most vivid, sober and unmistakable recommendations ever issued by a UN mission since Israel began its open-ended campaign of massacres and violations on the territorial sovereignty and human dignity of the Palestinian people and its Arab neighbors," writes Ramzy Baroud.
The Israeli attack on Gaza resulted in 1,205 people killed, including 410 children under the age of 16, 108 women, 113 elderly, 14 medics, and 4 journalists. The IDF targeted UN-run schools, a compound of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, media buildings, medical centers and ambulances, according to figures provided by AFP.
The Israeli government refused to conduct an independent investigation of the report's findings. A senior official in prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said "Bibi is satisfied with the IDF's internal probe, the preliminary results of which were submitted to the United Nations" in early February, 2010, writes Gregg Carlstrom.
On Tuesday, the U.S. blocked demands at the UN security council for an international inquiry into Israel's assault. "A compromise statement instead calls for an impartial investigation which Washington indicated could be carried out by Israel," reports the Guardian.
"For those determined to carry out their own investigation even without Israeli cooperation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged them to start from the position that Israel had every right to impose a maritime blockade on Gaza, and that doing so was necessary to prevent future missile barrages against southern Israel," reports Israel Today.
Legal scholars agree that Israel is in violation of the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention, which seeks to protect the civilian population against collective punishment. Israel, however, has never accepted that the convention should formally apply in the occupied territories, arguing that the conventions refer to occupied state sovereign territories.
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I disagree with the reviewer
Just wanted to disagree with the reviewers score of 65% for this notebook.
I think that this is perfect for the market the Lamborghini notebook is aimed at, this is a premium product. It is a fact that the nvidia7700 is the fastest graphics card in any 15.4" notebook on the market.
The screen resolution is 1680x1050. These higher resolutions are only found in premium notebooks. This it not a bad thing.
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An exhibition at Back to Backs, a courtyard of preserved working-class houses in Birmingham literally built back-to-back, shows the layers and layers of wallpaper salvaged from the walls when the houses were restored after being acquired by the National Trust in 2004.
Collections management trainee Husnara Bibi co-ordinated a project to conserve, catalogue and research the wallpaper fragments, which have now gone on display at Back to Backs.
142 different designs were found in 11 different houses. The densest 'sediment' consisted of 28 layers, the earliest of which dates from about 1850.
In some cases we know who lived with particular papers. A series of Victorian floral patterns belonged to a Police Constable, and a set of Arts and Crafts-style papers was found in the house where a brass bedstead caster lived.
As part of this project, oral history material was collected from people who have worked in wallpaper manufacture and retail and from decorators, and this is featured on a dedicated blog called Uncovering the Past.
Students and staff at Newman University College, Birmingham, have also participated in the project by creating reconstructions of the wallpaper designs and by producing backdrop designs for the exhibition and art photography of the wallpapers and the conservation processes.
The results of their work can be seen on the Splitting the Pattern website.
Wallpaper afficionados may also be interested to know of the existence of the Wallpaper History Society, which for the last twenty-five years has been promoting awareness and understanding of wallpapers.


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METS: Zack Wheeler has tough outing in home debut against Washington Nationals
NEW YORK >> Ian Desmond wants more.
Desmond homered off a backup catcher, Gio Gonzalez pitched seven shutout innings and the Washington Nationals roughed up rookie Zack Wheeler and the New York Mets 13-2 Sunday for a much-needed road-series win.
"It's stride in a right direction," Desmond said. "Obviously I think we're capable of more than this. Not being greedy or anything, but we have a good offense and we feel like we can score runs."
Adam LaRoche homered and Desmond and Denard Span had RBI doubles in a four-run second to spoil Wheeler's home debut, which became such a laugher that catcher Anthony Recker pitched the ninth inning.
Jayson Werth also homered against the Mets' touted prospect as Washington finally gave Gonzalez (5-3) some run support -- and then some. Every Nationals position player had at least one hit and an RBI in setting a season-high for runs. Washington improved to 4-8-2 in road series by taking two of three from the Mets.
With the expected Monday return of star slugger Bryce Harper, who has been out since late May with left knee bursitis, the Nationals are optimistic of making a run in the NL East despite finishing the first half a disappointing 41-40.
"Anytime you can add a guy like that to your lineup, offensively and defensively, you're in good shape," catcher Kurt Suzuki said.
Suzuki hit a two-run homer and Anthony Rendon had a two-run double when Washington batted around in a six-run eighth. Suzuki also had an RBI single in the second against Wheeler (1-1).
A day that began with such promise for Mets fans ended as Recker smiled when he was introduced while warming up to pitch the ninth. Desmond hit a two-run homer off the facade of the restaurant in left field, giving him 28 RBIs in June and a Nationals record for any month.
"I wanted to throw strikes and stay within myself and not get hurt," said Recker, who reached 88 mph on the stadium radar.
Gonzalez (5-3) won for only the third time in 11 outings since May 5, even though he has given up two earned runs or fewer in 10 of those games.
"Nobody likes to waste good pitching like we have for the first half of the season," Ryan Zimmerman said.
After giving up a one-out single to Daniel Murphy and walking David Wright in the first, Gonzalez retired 17 of 18 around Wright's fourth-inning double before pinch-hitter Zack Lutz walked to open the seventh.
Josh Satin followed with a single, and pitching coach Steve McCatty took a slow walk to the mound. Gonzalez retired the next three batters and finished with seven strikeouts and two walks.
Mets starters Matt Harvey and Dillon Gee dominated the Nationals in the first two games of the series, and many of the 33,366 fans -- the second-highest attendance this season at Citi Field after opening day -- were eager to see Wheeler do the same in his third big league start. The crowd included his parents and two brothers.
Wheeler got the biggest cheer from fans when lineups were announced and then another roar after striking out two in the first with a fastball that ranged from 94-98 mph. But he didn't make it through five innings.
LaRoche quieted the crowd in the second with a drive off the facing of the second deck in right field on the first pitch. Unsettled, Wheeler walked Werth on four pitches and allowed an RBI double to Desmond.
"He looked pretty good," LaRoche said. "Got to work on that control a bit. He's got a live arm, he's got some really good potential."
Desmond laid off two sliders before sending a fastball into the right-center gap. One long fly out later, Suzuki singled through a drawn-in infield for a 3-0 lead. After Gonzalez struck out, Span doubled to left-center on a 93 mph fastball for the inning's final run.
Wheeler slowly walked off the mound to near silence. When Wheeler sat in the dugout, manager Terry Collins stopped by for a moment and the 23-year-old received pats of encouragement from pitching coach Dan Warthen and Harvey.
Werth homered to left-center on another fastball with two outs in the third and Wheeler was chased after walking LaRoche with two outs in the fifth, putting runners on first and third.
"I left a few balls up and I'm learning pretty fast that you can't get away with mistakes," Wheeler said. "I've always struggled with fastball command. My command has to improve."
The sixth overall pick by San Francisco Giants in the 2009 amateur draft, Wheeler has had mixed results in the majors. He pitched six scoreless innings in his debut in Atlanta but gave up four runs and four hits in 5 1-3 innings against the Chicago White Sox, an outing in which Collins said Wheeler was tipping his pitches.
This time Wheeler yielded five runs and six hits in 4 2-3 innings. He struck out five and walked two.
John Buck hit a two-run homer in the ninth for the Mets.
NOTES: The Mets finished June 11-15, Washington was 13-13. ... Harper batted .364 (4 for 11) with a double, triple and homer in four rehab games. ... Nationals RHP Dan Haren (shoulder inflammation) had a bullpen session for first time since going on DL last week. He said he thinks he will pitch a sim game Wednesday.