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Washed out and waiting for help, Palominas residents still stranded
PALOMINAS, Ariz. (KGUN9-TV)- A concrete wash in crumbles -- Massive cement slabs shuffled around as if they were weightless. It has been six days since strong storms destroyed a concrete wash, the only way in and out for residents living along South Paloma Trail. Nearly a week later, residents are still stranded.
The rural road is a public easement. Meaning, it is not county responsibility. A spokesperson for the Cochise County Administrator tells 9OYS, the county does not have the legal authority to work on the road.
"It's extremely frustrating. I mean, I'm at the point of tears. This is ridiculous," longtime resident Marie Boston said.
Residents have since set up a pseudo shuttle system, having been told to take an alternate route. The new commute cuts into private ranch land, detouring through Naco. What is typically a 25 minute drive into Sierra Vista, residents say, now takes two hours.
Additionally, residents tell 9OYS their trash collection has been stopped and in the case of an emergency, there is no way for crews to get to them quickly.
"We want it fixed. I mean, I can't afford to go 2,000 miles a month to go to work," resident Bob Schumacher added.
Nine On Your Side contacted a slew of State Representatives, Governor Jan Brewer's Office, Cochise County Supervisors and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. They all says they are looking into the issue.
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by Michael KazinBefore you get too critical of Barack Obama's generous, eloquent, sincere use of his Christian beliefs (and of Cass's praise for his speech at Rick Warren's church), consider the alternatives on offer. On the one hand, we have the intolerant messianism of President Bush and most conservative Christians; on the other, we have the awkward defensiveness of white liberals who quote the same lines from Amos and the Sermon the Mount in every speech to prove they really, really know their Scripture.
Successful presidential candidates have seldom kept their faith to themselves; since the Second Great Awakening early in the 19th century, the zeal of American Protestants has been intimately joined with democratic politics. The odds on a secular humanist winning the Democratic nomination, much less the presidency, are longer than the chance that the Washington Nationals will win the World Series. So the nation would be quite fortunate, even blessed, to elect Barack Obama--who really does believe he's called upon to be his brother's and sister's keeper.


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The Australian Trials of Class B and C Japanese War Crime Suspects, 1945-51
Okada, Emmi, Australian International Law Journal
This article examines the legal issues arising from the Australian trials of Class B and C Japanese war crime suspects that took place between 1945 and 1951, with a view to discerning the various considerations at play in the question of 'victors' justice'. It begins by canvassing the background of the Australian trials, and then turns to consider the procedural and substantive legal issues that surfaced. It is shown that, in many respects, the Australian trials did not meet the international standards of justice that we have become accustomed to today--mainly due to the inadequacies of the war crimes legislation in place at the time. Nevertheless, it is concluded that the 'victors' justice' question unhelpfully frames these inadequacies as ones motivated by revenge, which does not accord with the conduct, for the most part, of the officers of the military tribunal, and the manner in which they interpreted and applied the war crimes legislation and legal precedent. Instead, this article argues in favour of a more beneficial approach to drawing upon the experiences of the Australian trials, one that goes beyond the confines of the assumptions inherent in the question of 'victors' justice'.
In 1985, the late David Sissons, an Australian historian who had dedicated a great part of his life to researching Japan-Australia relations and the post-war Japanese war crimes trials, wrote an article for the Sydney Morning Herald that began with a telling anecdote. It described an incident involving a visiting Japanese author who had brought Mr Sissons a photograph of a monument erected on Mt Sagane commemorating the Japanese men sentenced to death in the Australian war crimes trials, which had inscribed on it the words: '[t]hese trials were nothing more than vengeance, the proud victors exercising arbitrary judgment over the vanquished'. The visiting author had asked him whether he agreed with the sentence--'[t]he question called for a "yes" or "no" answer. I'm afraid my reply must be more complex' was the measured position of Mr Sissons. (1)
In considering the war crimes trials conducted by Australia from a legal perspective and the question of 'victors' justice' that inescapably crops up in a study of this nature, this article arrives at a similar conclusion. These trials, which took place from 1945 to 1951 under the War Crimes Act 1945 (Cth) (WCA), in many respects fell short of the international law standards of justice that we have evolved today. Yet, at least in a great majority of cases, there was nevertheless a notable exercise of legalistic restraint and an effort to achieve procedural integrity (despite the shortcomings of the WCA), which belies a simplistic view that the Australian trials were nothing more than vengeance disguised as law.
There are several ways in which the trials conducted by the Australian military tribunal could be categorised for examination. One way is by the nature of the victim--for example, whether the victim was a civilian or prisoner of war (POW); or by the nationality of the victim. Another method might be the nature of the crimes--whether they were massacres, ill-treatment of POWs, illegal medical experiments and so on. Although a comprehensive study of the war crimes tried by Australia would demand that material be organised under such rubrics, in this article the discussion is organised under the legal issues that emerge from the Australian trials. Individual cases are referred to in the course of discussion, but this article does not purport to examine the range of the 296 trials.
After briefly considering the background of Australia's war crimes trials, this article examines the procedural and substantive legal issues arising from those trials, with a view to discerning the various considerations at play in the question of 'victors' justice'. In so doing, it is hoped that this article will contribute to filling a conspicuous scholarly lacuna in this area of Australian legal history. …


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I first became involved with Camp America in 2003. I headed over for my very first summer as a Counselor at Camp Crosley YMCA in Indiana. There I met amazing people whom I a, still in contact with today, I became a leader, and tried activities I had never done before. I went home a different person.
Back at home I always knew I'd return to camp and after talking to people ongoing about my camp experience for the next 4 years, I returned to camp for what was going to be my last summer. There I met some extremely close friends, became a lifeguard and had the time of my life changing campers lives watching them grow. Half way through the summer I knew I was going to return the following year.
Once I returned home I looked into becoming an interviewer for Camp America so I could continue to share my experience with others. I interviewed applicants who Los came to my camp. 2008 I was back at camp and seeing the campers again after they have grown over the past year is a magical experience. I worked on my leadership skills once again and continued to make close friends.
This experience is something I continue to talk all about, there's always something that reminds me of camp. Not only have I given to camp over the last 10 years, it is a place I can call home. The kids are amazing, the staff are life long friends and to take this experience away from future participants of such a unique cultural exchange program would be devastating.
The campers love international staff. They get so much out of learning about other cultures. It's a camp culture having international staff. There are no negatives to this exchange program it's all positives for everyone, so would be horrible to take an American tradition away from camps. Expecting our first child and I would love that one day they were to participate in Camp America and head off to experience what both myself and husband have experienced. Don't take this away.


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10 teachers in Cornwall suspended for alleged improper relationships with pupils
Posted: January 16, 2014|
There have been 10 teachers in Cornwall suspended from schools for alleged improper relationships with pupils in the last three years.
The improper relationships all involved alleged sexual contact or behaviour between a teacher and a pupil.
Devon and Cornwall Police carried out investigations into all of the cases.
Figures released by Cornwall Council under the Freedom of Information Act showed there were four cases of alleged sexual contact or behaviour in the financial year 2010-11, three cases in 2011-12 and a further three in 2012-13.
In all of the cases the teacher suspected of improper behaviour was suspended.
The information, released following a request from BBC Newsbeat, does not reveal what the final outcome was following suspension.
Cornwall Council refused to say at which schools the alleged relationships took place or in which areas. The council insisted that any further information could lead to the identification of the staff or pupils involved.
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by Ryan Jordan | 2005-02-22 03:00:00-07
The GoLite Belay Parka is an Epic-shelled, Polarguard Delta-insulated hooded jacket that provides a pound-and-a-half (size L) of outstanding protection against inclement weather and cold temperatures. It uses lightweight materials with heavier fabric in abrasion-prone areas, a two-way front zipper, large pockets, and a very comfortable hood.
• Garment Style
|Full zip, high-loft, synthetic hooded jacket
• Fabric Description
|Epic by Nextec shell with ultralight micro-ripstop liner. Epic silicone-impregnated micro-ripstop nylon in key abrasion areas (shoulders, outer hem, elbows, and cuffs).
• Insulation Description
|3.0 oz/yd2 (100 g/m2) Polarguard Delta
• Other Features
|Two zippered, uninsulated handwarmer pockets. One zippered inside pocket. C-Thru Endurance knit cuffs and underarms.
• Weight
|1 lb 7.5 oz as measured, size men's L; 1 lb 5.0 oz (595 g) manufacturer specification
• Loft
|1.1 in (2.6 cm) single layer loft
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|$200, Manufacturer's suggested retail price
The GoLite Belay Parka is insulated with Polarguard Delta, a continuous filament insulation that is perceived to be one of the more durable insulations with the highest loft to weight ratio on the market. The insulation is quilted vertically on a 6-inch spacing interval. Such minimal quilting retains maximum loft of the insulation and makes the Belay one of the warmest jackets for its weight.
I have tested no warmer jacket at this weight. The Polarguard Delta insulation and well-articulated hood (that can be cinched down to provide excellent face protection when not wearing a helmet) combine to make a jacket that is as warm as the Integral Designs Dolomitti (1 pound 9 ounces), and nearly as warm as the Wild Things Belay Jacket (1 pound 12 ounces). The Integral Designs Dolomitti Parka holds an edge over the GoLite Belay Parka in terms of hood size and the ability to provide storm protection while wearing a helmet.
A two-way full front zipper, elastic drawcord hem, and elastic drawcord hood provide enough temperature regulation to vent heat and moisture adequately. Fixed diameter knit cuffs are not adjustable and don't contribute to ventilation of the arms. One unique feature of this jacket is the knit underarms, which contribute greatly to core comfort because of their breathability and allowance for some convective airflow.
We spent several nights using the Belay in conjunction with an elephant's foot down sleeping bag in an eVENT bivy sack. Overnight low temperatures ranged from 24 °F to 49 °F. Below freezing (32 °F), the Belay is probably not enough insulation to keep you comfortable for more than a few hours. In the 30s, comfort is marginal for a 4 to 6 hour sleep with no wind. In the 40s, we found the GoLite Belay Parka to provide enough overnight insulation - in windless conditions - for a comfortable night's sleep, where you wake up only once to do a series of jumping jacks! For summer alpine climbing where nights at the base of the climb may not dip below 45 or 50 °F, I may very well leave a sleeping bag at home, thanks in large part to the GoLite Belay Jacket's very warm, and comfortable hood.
The front zipper of the GoLite Belay Jacket is backed by a grosgrain-stiffened zipper flap and was less resistant to snagging in the field than those with front flaps. In one heavy and wet snowfall while on a climb in the Montana Absoroka Mountains, the zipper leaked somewhat but it is not a critical weakness of a belay style jacket. Pocket zippers are protected by thin front zipper flaps that work surprisingly well at preventing moisture from entering pocket zippers, owing to an attention to detail not often seen on pocket zipper flaps: interior stiffeners.
The Epic fabric of the GoLite Belay Jacket sheds water exceedingly well; more importantly, the shell dries very quickly. When we soaked the insulation (submerging it in a stream) and then tried to wear it dry, the Belay Parka dried slower than other insulating jackets with more breathable shells (such as the Pertex-shelled Integral Designs Dolomitti Parka). However, to GoLite's credit, the combination of Epic shell and Polarguard insulation resulted in perhaps the least water-absorbent jacket in this review in terms of the time required to wet it out significantly when exposed to rain, and in terms of the ability to wring moisture out of the jacket when saturated.
The use of Epic fabric in the shell of the GoLite Belay Parka, as well as a midweight (3.0 oz/yd2) insulating layer, limits the breathability of this garment. However, when rappelling off a nighttime multi-pitch winter alpine ice climb in the Wyoming Beartooths, we appreciated the knit panels on the underarms, which provided noticeable breathability in foul conditions that required the jacket to be zipped up for warmth and storm protection. For a jacket of this thickness, we found breathability limitations to be less of a problem than with lighter jackets that are more suitable for cold weather layering while active.
The GoLite Belay Parka offers two large hand warmer pockets (uninsulated) with metal coil zippers that can be zipped down - but not up - by grabbing the zipper pulls. The two-way front zipper allows the jacket to be zipped upward from the bottom for additional ventilation and access to a climbing harness. Pockets are large enough to house a Platypus Pocket Bottle. An inside zippered pocket (left side of torso) offers plenty of storage for belay station supplies such as an extra sling, snacks, etc.
The hood is large enough to fit over a small-volume climbing helmet, such as a Kong Scarab, Every Sky, or Camp Starlight, but the fit is tight with larger volume helmets such as a Petzl Elderid Ultralight or Black Diamond Half Dome. The hood features a slightly stiffened but too-small brim that doesn't offer meaningful eye protection from overhead precipitation unless it is completely cinched down.
In general, the Belay is easy enough to use, but we would have preferred plastic tooth zippers over metal coil zippers for the main zipper to quicken the process of donning the jacket in cold conditions while wearing gloves.
I balked initially at the use of stretch knit, nonadjustable cuffs, but found that they absorbed less water than I anticipated and did not measurably affect the jacket's overall ventilation. Best of all - the simplicity of the design was greatly appreciated when donning and doffing the jacket.
Head-turning mobility while wearing a pack is excellent, but while wearing a medium or large sized helmet, the hood is not sufficiently large or articulated to prevent upper shoulders from binding while turning your head. With a low-profile climbing helmet, head-turning mobility is good with or without a pack.
Sleeve length is not long enough to completely withdraw hands unless you size up one size (a suitable strategy if you plan to also use the GoLite Belay Parka as part of your sleeping system, e.g., in conjunction with an elephant's foot style sleeping bag). Sleeves are articulated enough to allow arms to be lifted overhead without wrist cuffs riding up the forearms. Upper torso articulation is excellent (little binding when arms are crossed) and the GoLite Belay Jacket offers a comfortable fit that accommodates the demands of setting up a belay station and belaying.
The GoLite Belay is one of the few jackets we've tried that puts reinforcing fabrics in all the right places. Strategically placed reinforcing panels on the shoulders, back, elbows, wrists and outside hem significantly improve durability.
At $200, the GoLite Belay Parka is not the cheapest insulating garment on the market. However, considering its blend of superior fabric technologies, including Epic and Polarguard Delta, that it is one of the warmest for its weight we've found, and that it has a very comfortable hood and strategically placed reinforcing fabric, the GoLite Belay offers a good value. The only meaningful competition in its weight class is the Integral Designs Dolomitti, which carries a price tag of $180 but has a slightly lower warmth to weight ratio and is not as weatherproof.
Replace the metal coil front zipper with a larger two-way plastic tooth zipper, to make zipping the jacket easier with one hand, and to facilitate engaging the zipper while wearing gloves or mitts. Increase the hood size to prevent binding at the shoulders while wearing a pack and a mid-volume climbing helmet. Increase sleeve length a few inches so hands can be withdrawn into the parka for warmth. Make the hand warmer pockets insulated.
"GoLite Belay Parka REVIEW," by Ryan Jordan. BackpackingLight.com (ISSN 1537-0364).
http://backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/golite_belay_jacket_review.html, 2005-02-22 03:00:00-07.


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In just over a month, Hartland Auctioneers of Portersville, PA will be hosting a Collector Car Auction at the National Corvette Museum. This first annual event is slated for July 13 & 14 and is limited to only 300 cars.
As part of the auction we will be putting on the block VIN 001 2013 Z06 and VIN 001 2013 ZR1. These milestone collector cars each have the 60th Anniversary Package with Arctic White exteriors, diamond blue interiors and the silver blue pearl hood stripe.
Check out the growing list of auction cars online here. Spectators are also welcome.
Interested in auctioning your car? Log on to www.hartlandauctions.com for complete details, terms and consignor information. You may also contact them at 724-368-9788 or via email at email@example.com.
Rutledge Wood, one of three hosts for the History Channel's show Top Gear and reporter for SPEED TV, stopped by the Museum today for a tour. Wood is in town as guest speaker for the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce's monthly 'breakfast' meeting.
"To have this much Corvette history squeezed into one place, with so many people who really love the car is absolutely unheard of. This place is amazing. The minute that you roll into the parking lot, you realize that this place is something special."- Rutledge Wood
Pictured: GM Corvette Plant Manager Dave Tatman shows Rutledge the all new "C7" Corvette.
Congrats to David Ryan of Concord, OH with ticket #791 in today's drawing for the last C6 Z06! David's ticket was drawn by Rutledge Wood. We sold 1322 of the 1500 available tickets.
Your next chance to win a Corvette is Thursday, June 27 when we raffle off a 2013 60th Anniversary 427 Convertible Corvette. In addition to the 60th Anniversary package, the car features the carbon fiber package, full width ZR1 style spoiler, Cyber Gray metallic headlamps, dark gray calipers, machine face cup style lightweight aluminum wheels, magnetic selective ride control, 6-speed manual short-throw shifter, 1SC/4LT package with navigation and more. Tickets are $250 and the raffle is limited to 1000 tickets.
Also that week is your chance to not only support our Motorsports Park project but also win the 2010 "Jake" Grand Sport. This was a special SEMA Show Car and has a Jake logo hood graphic, fender badge, console lid and floor mats; Ebony leather interior with yellow stitching; racing pedal kit; six speed manual transmission and more. The proceeds from your $20 ticket goes directly to support the NCM Motorsports Park.
Learn more about our raffles, including exclusions and restrictions and purchase tickets online at www.corvettemuseum.org/raffle or call 800-538-3883 during normal business hours.
The National Corvette Museum and Western States Corvette Council invite you to an evening with the team that created the Corvette! Saturday, August 17 at 6:30pm is a banquet to Celebrate 60 years of Corvette featuring Tadge Juechter, Chief Engineer of Corvette; Kirk Bennion, Corvette Exterior Designer; and Dave Tatman, GM Corvette Assembly Plant Manager. The banquet is held in conjunction with the Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
Tickets are $55 per person and the event will be held at the Embassay Suites Monterey Bay in Seaside, California. Advanced reservations available online here, or call Karen at 270-467-8804.
Also, don't miss the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
August 16-18 and the Chevrolet Corvette Car Corral. The Car Corral Package includes: (1) 3-Day General Admission and Paddock Ticket with Open Grandstand Seating, Souvenir Program, Exclusive Corvette Only Corral Pass Featuring Premium Parking, Corvette Corral Lunch on August 17th (additional $35), Fan Parade Lap on August 17th & 18th (First 150 per day). Tickets are $180 and can be reserved by calling
800-327-7322 or log on to Mazdaraceway.com
C4 Corvette DryTec Elliott Bay Polo. Moisture wicking pique polo features a rib collar with spandex, a three-button placket, open sleeves, side vents and the C4 Corvette emblem embroidered on the front left chest. 58% cotton, 42% polyester. $42.00
Remember! Complimentary shipping when you spend $75 or more now thru May 31!
This summer the NCM Events Team will take you on a new and exciting Museum in Motion tour. Beginning at the Classic Corvettes of Minnesota Car Show at Mystic Lake Casino, the group will venture to Mackinac Island, Burnstad's European Village, Harley Davidson Museum, Kohler Factory, Elkhart Lake and more.
The trip is slated for July 28-August 2 and is $2250 per car (registrant & guest). Check out the complete agenda online here.
One Lap of Kentucky Date Change
Our annual 1-Lap of Kentucky event has changed to October 2-5 and October 16-19. The event agenda will be posted in a few weeks!
The East Tennessee Corvette Club (ETCC) was founded in 1958. There are over 200 active members, making it the 3rd largest Corvette Club in America. The ETCC offers activities for those interested in car shows, touring, and parties. They have a full summer schedule of events such as shows and fundraisers for charity.
With all the fundraising the club does throughout the year, the members decided to direct some of the money raised towards the Motorsports park. Gary Pilson owned a Corvette for over 40 years but never joined the club until he won a Grand Sport in a NCM raffle. Gary is now the club's ambassador to the NCM. He says, "The way I look at it, there is no other brand in the world that offers as much support as Chevy offers for Corvette. It's incredible." It is because of this support that the club has decided to join the One Acre Club. The ETCC also believes all Corvette clubs should show the same support for such an amazing addition to the Corvette community.
Bob Becker bought his first Corvette in 1970 a few months after he got his first full time job. He used it as a daily driver since it was the only car he owned at the time. Bob really enjoyed his '70 Vette and drove it until 1974 when he got married and needed a bigger car. He spent the next thirty years looking at every new model corvette that came out. In 2006, Bob and his wife Marilyn decided that the C6 coupe would be the perfect "retirement car" to visit the places on their bucket list. They bought a 2006 Monterrey Red Coupe and named it VettaRosa. They then joined the Queen City Corvette Club in Charlotte, NC. Bob and Marilyn both say VettaRosa and Queen City Corvette Club have made many of their retirement dreams come true. In 2011, Bob and Marilyn went on a 10,000 mile, five week, cross country National Park tour with a dozen QCCC Corvettes. They have made many friends and their calendar is always full thanks to the Corvette Lifestyle.
One of the first NCM events Bob and his wife attended was the 2008 Bash which included the ground breaking ceremony for the museum expansion project. They returned for the 2009 Bash and the completed expansion of the museum was impressive. They found it so impressive that it had been built by member donations and fund raising. Bob says, "We have always had great times at museum events and felt it was our turn to make a contribution. Joining the One Acre Club and getting in on the beginning of the Motor Sports Park was the perfect opportunity."
Wil Cooksey's life of commitment to Corvette began back in 1969 when he returned from Vietnam. Twenty-four years later, he was named manager of the world's only Corvette plant and naturally, it was a dream come true.
His connection with the National Corvette Museum has been strong since Day 1. At one time, he had a ZR1 drag race car on display at the museum. This car was built from the ground up as a racecar and helped fuel Wil's passion for drag racing. Though drag racing has always been an integral part of his love for Corvette, he also enjoys road tracks and is so enthusiastic about the opening of the Motorsports Park. Wil believes a desire to race and show off your car is ingrained in the DNA of all Corvette fans. He says that racing is more than just the hobby, but is about the individual's performance and creating a safer experience with the car. He hopes many more people will offer their support and says, "It is the only way to build the dream!"
Wil looks forward to the addition of a drag track and has already pledged his support for that future endeavor. He is currently writing a book about his lifelong relationship with Corvette. In addition to his numerous successes in the Corvette community, Wil is being initiated into the Corvette Hall of Fame this August and says that will be "the icing on the cake!"
Autographed Corvette Racing Banner
This giant Corvette Racing banner printed on fabric is the perfect decoration for the den, garage or rec room of any Corvette enthusiast. Measuring 8' wide by 6' 2 " tall, it has been stitched to allow poles to be laced through the top and bottom for a great presentation.
As if this were not cool enough, it is signed by drivers Oliver Gavin, Antonio Garcia, and Jordan Taylor.
Bidding ends June 6. Learn more online here!
2013 60th Anniversary 427 Convertible Corvette Raffle
Thursday, June 27 at 2pm CT
Tickets $250
Limited to 1,000 Tickets
June 24-25
Corvette 60th Anniversary
June 27-28
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Going to try selling the quilt on HammockForums.netThanks. KP
Edited by KatPink on 03/06/2013 16:11:23 MST.
Price Reduced to $190.00 shipped!!!
Would this work with a 25" wide air pad or just with a narrower 20" one? Thanks
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Hi Dan. I've not used it with a 25" pad but I don't see why it wouldn't work. The pad straps are adjustable. You can also use it without the nylon pad straps. They are removable. All they do is feed through loops that are sewn to the quilt and then snap together sort of like a belt. The top of the quilt has a snap to keep it secured around your neck. The neck snap alone works exceptionally well to keep the quilt where it needs to be.Thanks for your question. KP
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School Safety in a Post-Sandy Hook World - A review of school safety after Sandy Hook discusses threats, responses and focuses on reliable best practices. Policy and funding are covered - things to avoid and meaningful ideas to consider at the state level. (Kenneth S. Trump, Education Commission of the States, July 2014)... Resources for State Leaders Seeking to Improve School Safety PDF - In the wake of the December 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, governors, legislators, and education leaders from across the country signaled their intentions to pursue legislation and policy to improve school safety. The purpose of this ECS Alert is to provide our constituents with quick access to resources and information on potential policies directly related to school safety. The following report contain descriptions and links, sorted by topic, from ECS and other organizations.... Youth Violence: A Policymakers' Guide PDF - Youth Violence: A Policymakers' Guide: ECS published Youth Violence: A Policymakers' Guide in 1996, but many parts of it remain relevant. In particular, note the Level of Risk Continuum on pages 10-11. Ranging from "Life Threatening Risks" to "Risks Related to Personal and Social
Self-Determination," the continuum remains one of the best school audit tools ECS has found. (ECS, 1996)...Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2014 - Preliminary data collected annually show there were 45 school-associated deaths from July 2011 through June 2012. In 2013, there were about 1,420,900 nonfatal victimizations at school, which included theft and violence. Of 791 total hate crimes reported on college campuses in 2012, the most common type of hate crime reported by institutions was destruction, damage and vandalism, followed by intimidation and assault. (Simone Robers, Anlan Zhang and Rachel E. Morgan, NCES, July 2015)...Public School Safety and Discipline: 2013-14 - Almost all - 93 percent - of public schools report controlled access to buildings, according to this study school safety and discipline. Eighty-eight percent have procedures in the event of shootings. Student bullying was reported to occur at least once a month at 37 percent of schools, and overall, 65 percent of schools report at least one violent incident during the 2014-13 school year. (Lucinda Gray and Laurie Lewis, National Center for Education Statistics, May 2015)...The School Discipline Consensus Report: Strategies from the Field to Keep Students Engaged in School and Out of the Juvenile Justice System - To reduce the millions of youth suspended, expelled, and arrested each year while creating safe and supportive schools for all educators and students, this lengthy (462-page) report offers a road map to more than 24 policies and 60 evidence-based recommendations. In essence, it calls for an end to expensive and discriminatory Zero Tolerance policies, but shows ways to end those policies while keeping students and school staff safer. (Emily Morgan, et al., Justice Center, the Council of State Governments, July 2014)...Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2013 -
The 16th in a series of annual publications on school crime and safety reports that from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 there were 31 school-associated violent deaths, 25 homicides and 6 suicides. Between 1992 and 2012 victimization rates for students aged 12-18 generally declined at school and away; in 2012 a greater number of students reported being victimized at school than away. Victimization rates were greater for boys than girls. (Simone Robers et al., NCES and Bureau of Justice Statistics, June 2014) ...Breaking Schools' Rules: A Statewide Study of How School Discipline Relates to Students' Success and Juvenile Justice Involvement - The Council of State Governments' Justice Center and the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University conducted a statewide study of nearly 1 million Texas public secondary school students, followed for at least six years. Among the most startling findings are that the majority of students were suspended or expelled between seventh and twelfth grade. Also found in the study: (1) When students are suspended or expelled, the likelihood that they will repeat a grade, not graduate, and/or become involved in the juvenile justice system increases significantly; (2) African-American students and students with educational disabilities were suspended and expelled at especially high rates. (CSG Justice Center, July 2011)...A Profile of Criminal Incidents at School: Results From the 2003-05 National Crime Victimization Survey Crime Incident Report - This report provides estimates of criminal incidents that occur at school. Major findings include: 1) During the 2003-05 period, 4,763,000 criminal incidents occurred at school; (2) Over 50% of the violent incidents occurred inside the school building; (3) A greater percentage of both thefts and violent incidents occurred between noon and 3 p.m; and (4) 82% of the incidents at school were not reported to police.
(National Center for Education Statistics, May 2010)...Campus Attacks: Targeted Violence Affecting Institutions of Higher Education - The study explores incidents of targeted violence at institutions of higher education. It finds that targeted college campus violence, from serious assaults to the mass shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007, is up sharply over the last two decades. The number of cases of targeted violence rose from 40 during the 1980s to 79 in the 1990s and 83 since 2000. The report analyzes motivating or triggering factors, gender, subject affiliation, pre-incident behaviors, method of attack and related factors. (Diana Drysdale, William Modzeleski and Andre Simons, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Education and Federal Bureau of Investigation, April 2010)...Teens and Sexting: How and Why Minor Teens are Sending Sexually Suggestive Nude or Nearly Nude Images Via Text Messaging - In a survey of 800 youth ages 12-17 conducted in the summer of 2009, the Pew Center found that 75% of all teens those ages own a cell phone and 66% use text messaging. Some law enforcement officers and district attorneys have begun prosecuting teens who create and share sexual images under laws generally reserved for producers and distributors of child pornography. (Amanda Lenhart, Pew Research Center, December 2009)...Policing in Schools: Developing A Governance Document for School Resource Officers in K-12 Schools - In 2005, almost 70% of public school students ages 12 to 18 reported that school resource officers (SROs) patrol their hallways. This ACLU White Paper posits that, when these officers are deployed in the schools, they must be provided with the tools necessary to ensure a safe school environment while respecting the rights of students and the overall school climate. (Catherine Kim and India Geronimo, American Civil Liberties Union, August 2009)...Results of the National Campus Safety and Security Project - The survey indicates four areas of emergency preparedness that may need more attention from colleges and universities: Leadership, communication, building security and mutual aid. (National Campus Safety and Security Project, July 2009)...
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Director James Cameron has his next project lined up once he is done with the followups to Avatar (2009).
The Hollywood Reporter stated that Cameron will direct The Informationist, which is based on the book by Taylor Stevens.
The film will also be produced by 20th Century Fox.
The story focuses on a woman who spent her teens with gunners and mercenaries in Africa. She becomes an information dealer until someone hire her to find her daughter, who went missing in Africa.
"This was an opportunity to continue our relationship with Fox and Jim Gianopulos beyond the Avatar films," Jon Landau, Cameron's partner at Lightstorm Entertainment, said. "We were drawn to this book because of the terrific, compelling narrative and the character, who typifies the strong female protagonists that have inhabited Jim's work. In this case, Vanessa Munroe is essentially a mix of Lisbeth Salander and Jason Bourne."
Stevens herself spent her childhood in numerous countries, according to Coming Soon. This upbringing included caring for commune children.
Cameron previously said that the only movies he would direct would be ones to Avatar, which is the biggest money-making movie of all time.


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2 National City shareholders file lawsuits over sale
Days after getting merger news about National City Corp., shareholders sued the bank in Pittsburgh and Delaware courts over its $5.6 billion deal with PNC Financial Services Group.
A lawsuit filed in federal court in Pittsburgh by shareholder Martin Sheerer on Monday accuses the Cleveland bank of fraud by misrepresenting its condition in the months prior to the deal with PNC last Friday. National City statements and omissions "induced" Sheerer and "thousands of unsuspecting shareholders" to buy or hold their stock, then were hurt by the stock's continued decline.
The lawsuit seeks damages it wants the court to determine at trial. It also seeks designation as a class action of shareholders who, such as Sheerer, bought the stock since May 1.
Sheerer claims National City misstated the adequacy of its loan-loss reserves, and failed to disclose the bank's exclusion from a government program to bolster capital and its key regulator's order that National City find a buyer instead.
A National City spokesman could not be reached for comment.
PNC will pay National City holders $2.23 a share in a deal expected to close by yearend. PNC is being assisted by selling $7.7 billion in preferred shares to the U.S. Treasury as part of the agency's bank recapitalization plan.
Another shareholder sued National City in federal court in Wilmington, Del., alleging it breached its fiduciary duty by failing to obtain a better deal. PNC's offer is "unfair and grossly inadequate," said the lawsuit. It also accuses CEO Peter Raskind of "self-dealing," and objects to golden parachutes totaling over $41 million for the banks top three executives.
PNC spokesman Brian Goerke declined to comment.
Meantime, U.S. Rep Steven LaTourette, a Republican in suburban Cleveland, asked the Treasury Department and a House committee to investigate the deal. He said John Dugan, comptroller of the currency, steered the $7.7 billion to PNC, noting that Dugan earlier served at a Washington law firm which represented PNC in 2005.
Comptroller spokesman Robert Garrson said Dugan also once represented National City. "I don''t know why anybody would suggest he'd favor one over the other," Garrson said.
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The word saltimbocca in this classic Italian recipe means "jumps in your mouth," because of the great combination of flavors. The addition of herbes de Provence gives this version a bit of a French accent.
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Recipe was very good. Topping with mozzarella makes it excellent. Pasta is the perfect starch for the sauce, though it needs parmesean. It makes for a quick mid week meal. Great for company!flag if inappropriate
My husband and I LOVED this recipe. Leftovers were delicious also! We will definitely make this succulent recipe again.flag if inappropriate
I used chicken and half the butter and didn't miss the fat. I also used slices of prosciutto and fontina on top, just at the end, which kept the prosciutto tender. I agree about wanting more sauce and will try it with double the broth and wine. My husband is begging me to make it again! Anybody have any suggestions on how to cut the gooey fontina into thin slices? A mandoline maybe?flag if inappropriate
I also made it with the prosciutto slice layed on top of the veal and a slice of fontina cheese. But I thought it was a little greasy with all the butter. I would liked for it to have a little more sauce.I would double the broth and wine and use less butter.But deffinately would make it again!flag if inappropriate
This is simply fantastic! I subbed chicken for the veal, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. I loved the bit of crispness that the cornmeal added to the chicken, and the salty flavor of the prosciutto melds perfectly with the sweetness of the Marsala. This will be a frequent repeater in my house.flag if inappropriate
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Native American Pawn Shop Do
We Buy Jewelry?
the Navajo Indian reservation anything 100 years old is very old, ancient, or
antique. People and property of 50 years are old. Off the Navajo Indian reservation
old pawn represents the real Indian jewelry.
to opinions of pseudo-experts, old pawn was not jewelry made only for pawn. Old
pawn is not merely a piece of jewelry that an Indian has pawned because he has
needed money. The search for old pawn is motivated by more than a romantic urge.
For us, the value and emotional attraction
for old pawn Indian jewelry is that it has been owned, appreciated, worn, and
used by real living Indians. We see old pawn jewelry as an intimate relic of a
people and a culture which is slowly and inevitably disappearing into history.
The more we learn of Indian silversmiths and old pawn jewelry the more we are
convinced that the old silversmiths produced a higher standard of their art for
Indians than they did for traders and non-Indians.
a Navajo man or woman wanted a piece of jewelry he went to a silversmith, usually
a relative. The piece was made to order and scaled to the wearer's size and build.
In most cases the buyer furnished the makings - silver, turquoise, old jewelry
or whatever was needed.
jewelry served as decoration, a display of wealth, and as collateral against loans
at the trading post. The pawn rack was an important and respectable part of the
economic and social life of the Navajo. Jewelry moved in and out of pawn at regular
seasonal intervals synchronized to the spring and fall lamb, wool, and harvest
activities. Much of the jewelry was withdrawn from pawn
during the summer dances and ceremonials, and returned to the vaults again during
the winter months.
The discerning Navajo
knew beauty and excellence in craftsmanship and would not wear sloppily made,
poorly constructed silver. The quality and color of turquoise may not have been
the best, but the silversmithing was something else. The Navajos kept their silver
bright, shining, and untarnished by brushing it in yucca suds and water.
amount of cash or credit advanced depended on the amounts of silver and turquoise,
and the owner's credit rating with the post. It was seldom that a Navajo pawned
all his silver with one trader. Old established traders set their own time limits
with the individual regardless of the general law which only required traders
to hold pawn for thirty days.
One licensed
pawn rack at Gallup, New Mexico holds jewelry in the vault for 90 days. If the
loan contract is not satisfied or renewed, it goes on display in a warning case
for 30 days before it is classified as dead pawn.
summary the old pawn racks were rich and splendid sources of the jewelry created
by the finest Navajo silversmiths of their day, for their own people, and uncontaminated
by taste and influence of alien people and cultures. If a piece of old Navajo
pawn could talk, what a story it would tell of dances, ceremonials, and happy
times along the beautiful way of Indian life.
For your convenience, we have divided
our Pawn Shop into two sections:
Native American Pawn Shop and
The items in our Vintage
Native American Pawn section are authentic Native American Indian Made pieces
that have been previously owned. Many of these pieces have signs of wear and use
such patina to the silver and gold.
of the items are dead pawn from pawn shops located in the southwest United States
where Native Americans live. Often, Native Americans convert their jewelry into
income for expenses or emergencies. Most pawned items are redeemed by the owner
before the expiration date. In the few cases where the pawn is not retrieved,
it becomes dead pawn and the pawn broker has a legal right to sell the merchandise
to recoup the money that was paid to the Native American artist.
items that we know are NOT Native American and those whose origin we can't authenticate
are in our Bargain
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The Cedars by the Sea Hotel Review: This inn consists of two parts; the original snow-white portion dates back to 1768 and played host to sea captains visiting the harbor of this historical port town. While it welcomes a few business travelers, the inn mainly caters to honeymoons, anniversaries and special weekend getaways. Rooms range from small to spacious, and while some reflect the propertys history, others feel a little modern. All have private baths or showers, as well as cable TV and high-speed Internet access. Period pieces, bright red walls, wicker furnishings and lots of light highlight the décor. Cozy fireplaces warm the winter months, while fresh-cut flowers and the fragrance of cedar trees are year-round treats. The inn is located in the heart of Beauforts Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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Specialties: Hermeneutics, Environmental Philosophy
Special Interests: Environmental restoration as modeling a more promising human/nature relation.
Current Projects: My main current focus is a book on environmental hermeneutics, i.e., how human ways of knowing and perceiving the natural world shape what we take that world to be.
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"Can Cities be both Natural and Successful? Reflections Grounding Two Apparently Oxymoronic Aspirations." In Ingrid Leman Stefanovic and Stephen Bede Scharper, eds., The Natural City: Re-Envisioning the Built Environment (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011), 36-49.
"Socrates Outside Athens: Plato, the Phaedrus, and the Possibility of 'Dialogue' with Nature." In Phenomenology 2010, Volume 5: Selected Essays from North America, Part 2. Ed. Lester Embree, Michael Barber, and Thomas J. Nenon (Bucharest, Zeta Books, 2010), 40-65.
"Tapping Habermas's Discourse Theory for Environmental Ethics," Environmental Ethics 31 (Winter, 2009): 339-57.
"Wilderness and the City: Not Such a Long Drive After All," Environmental Philosophy 3 (2006): 28-33.
"The Genesis and Justification of Feminist Standpoint Theory in Hegel and Lukacs," Dialogue and Universalism 15 (2005): 19-41.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Someone must have told Bernard Horn Jr. early on that the world is his oyster.
Horn, manager of the Quant Foreign Value Fund QFVOX, -0.67% has been serving satisfying returns to fellow fund shareholders for years. He's shown how worldly investors can profit in both developed and emerging stock markets without shouldering excessive risk. That's one reason why Horn is the winner of MarketWatch's Mutual Fund Manager of the Year award for 2006.
Perhaps there's a certain prescience in Horn's naming his investment firm Polaris Capital Management Inc. Polaris is the North Star, the celestial guide for navigators and explorers. Foreign Value itself has been a beacon; its stellar results stand out even when it's been hard over the past few years for fund managers not to make stunning amounts of money from international stocks.
With Horn at the helm, Foreign Value's retail-class shares gained 31% last year, beating the fund's international-multicap-core category average by almost 6 percentage points and finishing in the top 10% of its class, according to fund researcher Lipper Inc. Key fund holdings such as British home builder Bellway Plc (BWY), Canadian chemical producer Methanex Corp. MEOH, +2.08% (MX) and Japanese brewer Asahi Breweries Ltd. (2502) -- Japan is a new favorite market -- were among the strongest contributors.
Foreign Value also lands in the top 10% of its category for the past three years, with an annualized 24.7% return versus 19.3% for the group. The fund's 23.5% average five-year gain, against a 14.5% return for its peers, tops all but 2% of its rivals. A $10,000 investment in Foreign Value when it started in May 1998 would have been worth more than $25,000 at the end of 2006.
Plus, Horn generated these results without risking fund shareholders' money -- his own included -- in extreme or volatile situations.
"It's getting exceptionally high returns, but not taking on exceptional risk," said Jeff Tjornehoj, a Lipper senior research analyst, about Foreign Value's portfolio. Horn, he added, "has positioned this fund in a sweet spot."
Patience pays
Horn is a deliberate investor. His research begins by ranking countries and industries from the most undervalued to the least attractive. Then, thousands of non-U.S. companies of all market sizes and nationality are screened according to valuation, cash-flow and other strict fundamental criteria. This computerized search of between 16,000 and 18,000 stocks has a single-minded goal: Whittle a literal world of potential investments down to a watch-list of a few hundred names.
Horn doesn't trade much, so he must be confident about positions he intends to own for several years or longer. Horn digs deep into a firm's strategic direction and how employees execute on that vision: How does the business generate cash? How does management intend to use its capital?
"The only companies we spend time on are those priced to give us a return in excess of the market averages," Horn said. "We have to be selective."
Sometimes it takes months and many company visits before the fund manager buys shares. Ultimately, only about 50 stocks representing at least 15 different countries will occupy a place in the Foreign Value portfolio, which recently held about $685 million in assets.
Said Horn, a Boston area native, "I come from a good old-fashioned Yankee thriftiness. We look for that in companies we invest in. You'd be surprised what you can tell about a company just by walking around their offices and talking to people."
Rigorous tire-kicking also led MarketWatch to its Fund Manager of the Year. Horn passed a tough test in which about 2,300 U.S., global and international stock-fund managers were assessed on the performance, expenses and tax efficiency of their portfolios. Click here to read about the selection process.
In winning, Horn fended off a strong challenge from runner-up Edward Lefferman of Strategic Small Cap Value Fund. Click here to read profile of Lefferman.
Horn, ironically, has excelled by investing in stocks that haven't met others' expectations. This contrarian style steers both Foreign Value and Polaris Global Value Fund PGVFX, -0.19% -- another retail charge that can buy U.S. stocks -- into territory that less-fundamentally driven managers might avoid.
"Performance alone doesn't tell the whole story," said Gregg Wolper, a senior fund analyst at investment researcher Morningstar Inc. Horn, he noted, "is quite willing to make selections that are different from the indexes, and his portfolio also looks different than most of his rivals. You're getting something that is definitely not generic, and the results show that his decisions usually turn out well."


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- Have provided more than 213 million minutes of free talk time
- Mails approximately 3,000 calling cards each week
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- July 2012 launched Helping Heroes Home, to provide emergency funds for returning veterans to alleviate communication challenges as well as physical, emotional and assimilation hardships.
- Since July 2012, Helping Heroes Home has assisted more than 2,700 veterans and their families with emergency funding.
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HistorySince its inception in 2004, Cell Phones for Soldiers has worked to provide free communication services to active-duty military members and veterans. For a decade, the charity's longstanding calling card program, Minutes That Matter has provided servicemen and women with an estimated 3 million prepaid calling cards, equating to more than 213 million minutes of FREE talk time.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - The Department of Higher of Education said it will meet on Thursday with Arkansas Baptist College President Fitz Hill.
"Really the goal is to see and get some kind of sense of what they're going through right now," said Shane Broadway with the Department of Higher Education.
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Students remain outraged after college officials said a hacker crashed their computer system. The crash caused instructors to go without pay for a period. Students have yet to receive student loan refund checks and many are without books.
"Well as far as authority the state of Arkansas does not have authority over the institution," said Broadway. He said Arkansas Baptist College is a private institution, but said many of its students receive state-funded scholarships.
"I've known Doctor Hill for a long time, and he, I think, is incredibly overwhelmed," said Broadway.
Broadway said Doctor Hill and Arkansas Baptist College serve a growing need in Arkansas.
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Fruin, who held the top job at two major labels and also had a stint running the BPI, leaves a wife and two children. His funeral takes place on November 8 at Ruislip crematorium.
Fruin had a remarkable career. He started as an office boy at EMI in the mid-Forties and worked his way up through the company before taking on the managing director role at Polydor in 1970. He left there in 1977 to work at WEA before quitting in 1980 to start a new career on the distribution side of the business. Fruin only recently ended his working days - as a consultant to his long standing friend Clive Calder at Zomba.
Jack Florey, who joined EMI with Fruin, says "He was always up for a laugh. He was very charismatic and a born leader."
Another colleague, John Mair, who Fruin hired at EMI in 1964 when he was national sales manager, remembers him as "an inconic character". Mair adds, "For me he was a remarkable leader."
BPI executive chairman Peter Jamieson says, "John was a real giant and in those days only two things mattered - what was between the grooves and sales and distribution. He ruled the latter like a natural, he was the best."
Dave Harmer, director at Hermanex, who has worked in the industry since 1965 describes Fruin as a "major, major industry figurehead, who did a lot of work for the UK industry."
Embarrassingly Fruin, who was serving as WEA managing director and chairman of the BPI at the time, was embroiled in a major 1980 World in Action expose of chart rigging practices. "Everyone was doing it at the time," explains Florey. "John was the fall guy." The probe into the industry malpractice effectively ended Fruin's years working at labels, but he demonstrated his entrepreneurial acumen and business skills by establishing SP&S in the early 80s, which quickly became Europe's largest wholesaler of deleted records. Later, that company also acquired the Damont manufacturing plant in Hayes. Fruin linked up with Calder in the early 90s and only quit that job a couple of years ago.


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NY Yankees vs. Baltimore, 06/29/2013 19:15 EDT, Score: 3 - 11
Money Line: -125 Baltimore
Sportsbook: Pinnacle
Result: Win
[b]Orioles -123 3.5* MLB POD[/b]
Phelps has struggled in his two starts against the Orioles who are able to get him in good counts and hit home runs. Baltimore should be able to do the same today while Zach Britton has looked okay in his last two starts, but the thing I like about him today is he knows he's probably the odd man out and I'm expecting a solid start against a beatable Yankees line up.
[b]Tigers -138 2* bonus[/b]
No Longoria this is simply too much value with Verlander on the mound who has been very unlucky this year with a .350+ BABIP. The Rays won't have Longoria who left last night's game and they have been hitting 2.75 runs per 9 VS RHP last 10 games. Verlander 9-3 in his 12 starts vs. the Rays. Tigers 25-12 in their last 37 vs. a starter with a WHIP > 1.30. Chris Archer is walking over 5 batters per 9, Tigers should be able to take advantage.
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Benrinnes 1985
70cl / 58.8%
23 Year Old Sherry Cask
- Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Distillery Bottling
The first distillery bottling of Benrinnes in aeons, this is a heavily-sherried number, very old-school with dark fruit, crème brulée, a hint of beef gravy and a touch of gun-metal. Released in 2009 as part of Diageo's Special Releases, this is far and away the best official bottling from this distillery.
- Body
- Richness
- Smoke
- Sweetness
- Leaves
- Raisins
- Prunes
- Dates
- Christmas Cake
- Oak
Benrinnes 1985 Reviews
Tasting Notes
Producers Tasting Notes
Nose: Classic, muscular Benrinnes with an added and immensely seductive sweetness rippling through it. Crème brulée with a highly caramelised surface. Intense black fruits (prunes), Christmas cake and dates, laced with rich sherry. Behind, a beefy note with some allspice, like a touch of gravy left in the meat pan. Water (just a splash) initially brings the toffee-apple sweetness even more into focus above such meatiness. As it becomes waxier the fruity notes withdraw, yet some moist Christmas cake remains – much later, the meatiness reasserts itself. Superb balance and complexity.
Body: Heavy. Full. Immediate grip.
Palate: Big, powerful and immediately assertive. Sweet, then mouth drying, yet not astringent because that concentrated sweetness remains. Waxy-viscous texture; slight traces of brimstone. Raisin and lots of date. Softens as it moves slowly across the tongue. Water lightens the grip and introduces a lightly smoked character. The voluptuous texture is countered by tannic dryness. Sweet to start and beefy, in all senses. Very, very good.
Finish: Exceptionally long, dry and warming, leaving a mellow, lingering aftertaste of treacle and sandalwood.


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Things are similarly easy for developers and merchants already using Amazon's Payments Service on their websites. The service will detect when users are shopping from a mobile device, and switch over to the new Mobile Payments Service automatically.
Amazon's new payment system has already been adopted by Handmark, a mobile content store which offers games and apps across various platforms including Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm OS, Windows Mobile , Symbian, and Java.


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Butte College is honoring Black History Month with free weekly events celebrating history, poetry, music, and food throughout February.
All of the events are being organized and presented by the College's new Cultural & Community Center.
"This is our first Black History Month Celebration at our new location," said Yvette Zuniga, Butte College student activities specialist. "We are very excited to be hosting this celebration along with other events on campus that focus on culture and diversity so that students may connect with each other."
The celebration kicks off with a screening of the "Mighty Times: The Children's March," followed by a discussion on February 2, from 2 – 3:30 p.m. in the Culture & Community Center, Swing Space F on the main campus, 3536 Butte Campus Drive.
"The Children's March," a 40-minute Academy Award winning documentary, tells the story of how young people of Birmingham, Alabama, braved fire hoses and police dogs in 1963 and brought segregation to its knees. Their heroism complements discussions about the ability of today's young people to be catalysts for positive social change.
On February 10, a "How to Slam Workshop" is scheduled for 6-7 p.m., followed by a "Poetry Slam" from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Chico Center, 2320 Forest Ave.
"Everyone is welcome and those who are intimidated or nervous about slamming can attend the workshop first to get some practice. The last poetry slam we did was really good. Students came with poems and did a phenomenal job of performing them," said Zuniga.
On February 15, students will have the opportunity to listen and discuss the history of Black music with Mark Latham, Butte College music appreciation and theory instructor, and how it has influenced the music and musicians of today. This event will be held from 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. in the Cultural & Community Center, Swing Space F.
"A Taste of Soul Food" ends the celebration with a bountiful buffet on February 24, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Cultural & Community Center Swing Space F.
"This will be an opportunity for students to come and taste some soul food and hang out together," said Zuniga.
For more information on Butte College's Black History Month celebration visit www.Butte.edu/ccc, email email@example.com or drop by the CCC during its regular hours Mondays – Thursdays, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Fridays, 9 a.m. – noon.


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Effective since 1 July 2014, SMSF trustees can be subject to a suite of penalties, if they fail to properly adhere to the super rules.
The explanatory memorandum that accompanies the new legislation, states that the new SMSF penalties, taking effect from 1 July 2014 will enable the ATO to "give directions and impose administrative penalties for contraventions of the SIS Act [and] will provide the Regulator with additional tools, both educational and punitive, in conjunction with… existing powers."
One of the most significant changes to be made is that since 1 July 2014, if the ATO imposes financial penalties on you as SMSF trustee, you cannot pay your fine from SMSF assets. You must pay the fine from your personal assets. For example, if a new SMSF trustee fails to sign the SMSF trustee declaration within 21 days of becoming a trustee, then he or she could be fined $1,700.
You can read more detail about penalties, and the size of the financial penalties, later in the article.
Financial penalties may be a softer option
Although the size of some of the financial penalties that are now possible may surprise you, these penalties are a better option than losing half of your SMSF assets via penalty tax, which until 30 June 2014 was about the only 'big stick' financial option available to the ATO. Note the regulator also can currently disqualify you as an SMSF trustee, and force you to fix a breach, and even take you to court to impose civil or criminal penalties. The ATO can continue to impose these more severe penalties but is now more likely to impose financial penalties when trustees breach the super laws.
Until 30 June 2014, the options for the ATO to punish misbehaving SMSF trustees were costly and time-consuming and the consequences for the SMSF trustee involved are often more serious than the breach the SMSF trustee is being punished for. As a result, the ATO has rarely imposed penalties on misbehaving SMSF trustees.
Since 1 July 2014, the new ATO powers to give directions and impose administrative penalties means that the ATO can punish SMSF trustees without the prospect of the trustees losing half of their retirement savings in penalties. You may even be ordered to go back to school, at your own cost!
Get serious about SMSF compliance
As a SMSF trustee, you will need to ensure that your super fund complies with the super rules, and that you have systems in place to monitor whether your fund is meeting reporting deadlines, administration requirements and other super rules.
The rest of this article outlines the recent main changes (such as new financial penalties) to the SMSF rules including:
- SMSF changes that took effect from 1 July 2014
- SMSF changes that took effect from 1 July 2013
- SMSF changes that took effect before July 2013
- Other related SMSF changes
SMSF changes that took effect from 1 July 2014
The following SMSF changes were originally intended to come into effect from 1 July 2013, but relevant legislation was not passed in the last sitting of Parliament before the election. The Liberal government has since passed legislation and the following changes came into effect on 1 July 2014:
- New administrative penalties. Since 1 July 2014, the ATO has the power to impose a new list of administrative penalties. Penalties range from 5 penalty units up to 60 penalty units. Each penalty unit currently equates to $170. For example, if a SMSF trustee fails to sign a SMSF trustee declaration, he or she could be fined 10 penalty units, that is $1700. If the trustees of a 2-member fund fail to prepare financial statements for the fund for the 2014/2015 year, this means the 2 trustees can be fined $1700 each. The maximum administrative penalty for a single breach is $10,200, and such a fine would apply where, for example, a SMSF trustee breached the borrowing rules, or the in-house asset rules. The full list of penalties are set out in Schedule 2 of the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No 1) Act.
- Power to force rectification. The ATO will have the power to force you to rectify specific contraventions. According to the explanatory memorandum accompanying the legislation, the ATO can give a 'rectification direction' to an SMSF trustee that "will require a person to undertake specified action to rectify the contravention within a specified time frame and provide the Regulator with evidence of the person's compliance with direction."
- Mandatory trustee education. If you're a naughty SMSF trustee in the eyes of the ATO, you can be forced to attend mandatory trustee education, when the ATO gives you an 'education direction'. The ATO can give an 'education direction' that "will require a person to undertake a specified course of education within a specified time frame and provide the Regulator with evidence of completion of the course." You will also be required to sign, or re-sign the SMSF trustee declaration to confirm that you understand your obligations and duties as a trustee.
- Approved courses. If you are issued with an SMSF trustee education direction, you must attend a course that the ATO deems to be 'approved courses' for the purposes of the education direction.
Criminal and civil sanctions for early access promoters. Since April 2014, the ATO can impose criminal and civil sanctions on promoters of illegal early access super schemes.
NOTE: Taxation of illegal access of super money not going ahead. Amounts illegally accessed from a SMSF were to be taxed at the superannuation non-complying tax rate (49%).Originally intended to take effect 1 July 2013, but the Liberal government is not proceeding with this measure.
SMSF changes that took effect from 1 July 2013
As a trustee of your self-managed super fund, you need to be aware of the following changes to the SMSF rules that took effect from 1 July 2013:
- SMSF supervisory levy. Another increase in the SMSF supervisory levy paid to ATO from the 2013/2013 year, taking the levy to $259. You can also expect to pay the levy earlier than in previous years. For more information see SuperGuide articles, ATO levy hike for SMSFs and Another SMSF whack! ATO levy jumps to $259).
- SMSF auditors must be registered. Since 1 July 2013, SMSF trustees must confirm that the SMSF auditor appointed to audit the SMSF is registered with ASIC. SMSF trustees can confirm registration status by ensuring the auditor has a SMSF auditor number (SAN), and checking the ASIC register using ASIC's online service ASIC Connect. The SAN needs to be included in SMSF annual returns from 1 July 2013. Note that SMSF auditors must be registered with ASIC by 30 June 2013, to be able to conduct SMSF audits from 1 July 2013. At the very least, any prospective SMSF auditors must have applied to ASIC by 30 June 2013, to be eligible for any transitional arrangements.
- Related party transactions. The ban on off-market share transfers is not going head. The proposed change was, that from 1 July 2013, purchases and disposals of assets between related parties of a SMSF must be conducted via an underlying market for that asset type. If an underlying market did not exist, then the transaction must be supported by an independent valuation. The Liberal government has confirmed that off-market share transfers are here to stay for SMSFs. For background information on this rule see SuperGuide article SMSF alert: Off-market share transfers get green light.
SMSF changes, effective from 1 July 2012
You also need to be aware of important changes to SMSF rules that took effect from 1 July 2012 (2012/2013 year), which include the following requirements:
- Review investment strategy regularly. You must review your super fund's investment strategy regularly to ensure that it still meets the needs and objectives of your fund members. According to the ATO, proof of a review may involve documenting any review decisions in the minutes of trustee meetings held during the year.
- Consider the merits of life insurance. You must consider the merits of life insurance for each SMSF member, although taking out life insurance is optional.
- Value your SMSF assets at market value. You must value the SMSF's assets at market value when preparing financial accounts and statements from the 2012/2013 year. The ATO has produced valuation guidelines for SMSF trustees and their advisers. Click on this link to access the guidelines.
- Keep personal assets from SMSF assets or get fined. You have always been required to keep your personal assets separate from your SMSF's assets, but now this requirement is an operating standard. This change to the legal status of this requirement means that you can now be hit with a fine of up to $11,000 if you break this rule.
Other related changes to the SMSF rules include:
- Collectibles. Since 1 July 2011, investment in new collectibles subject to stricter rules, in particular storage and insurance. Existing collectibles must comply with new rules by 1 July 2016. For more information see SuperGuide article SMSF investment: Stricter rules in place for artwork and other collectibles.
- Super pension earnings remain tax-exempt on death of fund member. Pension earnings remain tax-free after the death of the pension recipient, even when there is no reversionary beneficiary. This announcement partly neutralises an ATO draft ruling released in July 2011 (see SuperGuide article, Confirmed! Pension earnings remain tax-free after death).


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Indian Court to Rule on Generic Drug Industry
From Africa's crowded AIDS clinics to the malarial jungles of Southeast Asia, the lives of millions of ill people in the developing world are hanging in the balance ahead of a legal ruling that will determine whether India's drug companies can continue to provide cheap versions of many life-saving medicines.
The case - involving Swiss drug maker Novartis AG's cancer drug Glivec - pits aid groups that argue India plays a vital role as the pharmacy to the poor against drug companies that insist they need strong patents to make drug development profitable. A ruling by India's Supreme Court is expected in early 2013.
"The implications of this case reach far beyond India, and far beyond this particular cancer drug," said Leena Menghaney, from the aid group Doctors Without Borders. "Across the world, there is a heavy dependence on India to supply affordable versions of expensive patented medicines."
With no costs for developing new drugs or conducting expensive trials, India's $26 billion generics industry is able to sell medicine for as little as one-tenth the price of the companies that developed them, making India the second-largest source of medicines distributed by UNICEF in its global programs.
Indian pharmaceutical companies such as Cipla, Cadila Laboratories and Lupin have emerged over the past decade as major sources of generic cancer, malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS drugs for poor countries that can't afford to pay Western prices.
The 6-year-old case that just wrapped up in the Supreme Court revolves around a legal provision in India's 2005 patent law that is aimed at preventing companies from getting fresh patents for making only minor changes to existing medicines - a practice known as "evergreening."
Novartis' argued that a new version of Glivec - marketed in the U.S. as Gleevec - was a significant change from the earlier version because it was more easily absorbed by the body.
India's Patent Controller turned down the application, saying the change was an obvious development, and the new medicine was not sufficiently distinct from the earlier version to warrant a patent extension.
Patient advocacy groups hailed the decision as a blow to "evergreening."


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The Golden Nugget is Expanding
The Golden Nugget has been a feature of downtown Las Vegas since 1905 and has been through many owners in its time. The latest owners have got big plans to drag the 107 year old hotel resort in to the future and ensure that it will be a feature for many years more.
The owners Landry have plans to transform an already classy and attractive resort in to an even classier and more attractive venue for Vegas vacationers. They include the large addition of multiple restaurants and clubs in to the main concourse of the hotel as well as a complete remodel of the open public spaces. The pool area is now a greater size and includes a shark tank. The casino is being enlargened to include an extra 400 slot machines as well as 10 new gaming tables for the higher rollers.
In total, the Golden Nugget will be adding 11,000 square foot of convention space as weel as a brand new shiny 4,500 square foot lounge aptly named Gold Diggers. We look forward to seeing the end result which is due to be completed in 2013.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015
The following shows have received ratings of at least four stars from Times readers.BROADWAY OFF BROADWAY
As the groom drones on with a tedious wedding toast, the bride's face goes blank. Then her eyes become watery, and her mouth gets wider and wider until, as he nervously makes another unnecessary aside, she looks like the figure in Munch's painting "The Scream." What makes this magnificently staged comic introduction so effective is that the groom's toast isn't a total embarrassment. It's just bad, and the scene is pointedly ordinary until it explodes into fantastical lunacy, then returns to the banal. In "If That's All There Is," delirious jolts of madness emerge out of everyday anxieties. It's a kick. This is one of two shows running in repertory by Inspector Sands, a smartly off-kilter British company making an attention-getting introduction to New York this month at the Brits Off Broadway festival. The other, "Hysteria," was inspired by a poem by T. S. Eliot and is an often-funny absurdist piece of physical theater that begins with an awkward dinner date at a restaurant. If this was the only show offered, one could argue that the company merely indulges in zany, slight pleasures. "If That's All There Is," with the same appealing cast, provides a persuasive rejoinder, deftly blurring lines of fantasy and reality with an assured, poignant and consistently bold aesthetic. -- Jason Zinoman