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Do you know where Grenada is? Grenada is the southernmost island in the West Indies.
The reason why we are doing this is because we are on a sailing trip for a year. We spent 5
weeks in Grenada.
We anchored in Clarke's Court Bay. This bay has a nice marina bar that has fun every night. The activities are : karaoke, movies, potluck, pool tournament and burgers.
The nature is really pretty. Most of it is spices like nutmeg, mace, bayleef, clove and curry.
They had a pan band too. A pan band is a band that uses oil drums as instruments. The pan band was really cool.
There was a black sand beach there too. Black sand is the same thing as sand except for one thing, it is formed by volcanic rock.
What is really weird is that every where you go there is an animal and the roads are so thin it does not look like it should fit two cars.
The taxis and houses are very different. The taxis are big vans and a few are kinda grubby. The houses are very very big and painted pretty colors.
I really enjoyed my time in Grenada.
01/07/2012, Grenada, WI
FYI-all the cruisers hang out the the bays on the south coast just right of the airport.
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Grenada is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" due to the production of nutmeg and mace crops of which Grenada is one of the world's largest exporters. Its size is 344 square kilometres (133 sq mi), with an estimated population of 110,000. Its capital is St. George's. The national bird of Grenada is the critically endangered Grenada Dove.
The State of Grenada consists of three islands- Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique which form the southern end of the Windward Islands. Formerly colonized for many years, first by the French and then by the British, the islands of Grenada still retain traces of these European influences in their culture, architecture and place names. The Capital, St. George's, is located on the south west coast of Grenada. It is the seat of government and the main commercial centre.
Before the 14th century, the Caribs who displaced the earlier population of Arawaks, settled Grenada. Christopher Columbus during his third voyage to the new world in 1498 sited the island and named it Concepción. The origin of the name "Grenada" is ambiguous but it is likely that Spanish sailors renamed the island for the city of Granada in Spain. The French then adapted Granada to Grenade, and the British followed suit, changing Grenade to Grenada.
European settlement was slow to follow due to the fierce resistance of the warlike Caribs. The island remained un-colonized for more than 150 years although Britain and France fought for control. The French gained control of the island in 1672 and held on to it until the British successfully invaded the island in 1762 during the Seven Years' War and acquired Grenada by the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Although the French regained control in 1779, the island was restored to Britain in 1783 by the Treaty of Versailles.
During the 18th century the British established sugar plantations and slave labour was brought in from Africa to work on the estates. Natural disasters in the late 18th century destroyed the sugar fields and paved the way for the introduction of other crops. Cacao, cotton, nutmeg and other valuable spices were introduced and Grenada assumed a new importance to European traders.
Slavery was outlawed in 1834 at which the slave population had reached 24,000. National political consciousness took shape through the labour movement. Grenada joined the Federation of the West Indies in 1958. When that was dissolved in 1962, Grenada evolved first into an Associated State with internal self government (1967). Independence was achieved in 1974; Grenada became a constitutional monarchy, with a Prime Minister and Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State, represented by the Governor General.
As many of you know, the USA assisted in the Revolution in 1983 under President Reagan. We have met many Grenadians who still thank the USA for all they have done. We are welcome here!
01/07/2012, Grenada, WI
Pic is of Clarke's Court Bay Marina from our Boat!
We are trying to get the boat ready to sail after 5 weeks of living at anchor. I told many folks that cruising is 80% at anchor and 20% sailing to get to the next place to anchor. A lot of the folks we have met here stay here all year long!! These are folks who have been out for several years and just want to hang out in one spot.
We will really miss the folks here. We feel like family. The kids are sad to leave too but it is time to see something new. It might be a bit hard on us all because I don't think we will find a huge cruising community like this again.
If you are coming to Grenada, make your home in Clarke's Court Bay (also called Woburn Bay). You won't regret it!! Say hi to Bob (the marina owner) for us!!
Wow, it's really time to move...that is hard to believe! What a great place that was for you to call "home" for so long! Please do say goodbye to Bob and Jenny from CCBay, Robert & Carolyn from MoonDance, Tim & Babs form Sunshine, and Gus & Terry if they are still there!
Are you gonna go by Kick 'em Jenny Volcano on your way to Carriacou?
Say Hi to Wyatt & Madeline!
Miss you all very much but I KNOW you are making the most of every day! Totally enjoy and keep the pictures coming :-) What can I say!
Will you be my mom? I promise I'll be a good kid if you let me go to school with Wyatt and Madeline!
SO glad you guys are on this journey; I'm learning alot just reading your blog. Keep the updates coming!!
Take care of you.
01/04/2012, Grenada, WI
Thank you for sharing
Take Care
This was a hoot!!!!!!
01/02/2012, Grenada, WI
We lay around, eat bon bons and have spa treatments!!


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Drug Bust Hits TCU Football Program
FORT WORTH, Texas—Four members of Texas Christian University's powerhouse football team were among 19 current or former students arrested Wednesday for allegedly selling drugs.
According to police affidavits filed in state court, the four team members allegedly sold marijuana repeatedly to an undercover police officer, including as recently as Feb. 7.
Officials said the 19 students were accused of dealing drugs including marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription pills, and that the investigation was continuing.
The university, whose national prominence has been rising thanks to the recent success of its football team, said all the suspects who still were registered at the school were suspended immediately.
TCU's team is in the midst of one of the more successful stretches in its history, going 47-5 in the past four seasons and notching a victory in the 2011 Rose Bowl. This fall the Horned Frogs are to begin playing in the Big 12 Conference.
Among those arrested was Tanner Brock, a linebacker who led the team in tackles in 2010 and was an honorable mention on the all-America team. Mr. Brock missed last season with a foot injury.
The other players arrested were defensive lineman D.J. Yendrey, offensive tackle Tyler Horn and cornerback Devin Johnson.
The four didn't respond to telephone messages or couldn't be reached for comment. It was unclear late Wednesday whether they had hired lawyers.
According to a police affidavit, Mr. Brock told an undercover officer he thought he had failed a Feb. 1 drug test that the university had administered, and that probably 60 other players had failed as well.
The university, which has about 9,500 students, regularly tests athletes for drug use, said TCU spokeswoman Lisa Albert.
"The comments about failed drug tests made by the separated players in affidavits cannot be verified simply because they were made in the context of a drug buy," she said.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association allows testing of athletes at NCAA championships as well as in the off-season. In addition, college athletic departments can set their own drug-testing policies.
"There are days people want to be a head football coach, but today is not one of those days," Gary Patterson, TCU's head coach, said in a statement. "As I heard the news this morning I was first shocked, then hurt and now I'm mad."
Chancellor Victor Boschini Jr. said the students had acted "in a manner that is incompatible with TCU values, against the code of student conduct and against the law."
Last March, Sports Illustrated reported that the TCU team was the only football program ranked among the nation's top 25 that didn't include a single player with a police record.
Large-scale drug arrests are unusual on college campuses, said Jason Gillman, director of the Core Institute at Southern Illinois University, which has one of the largest national databases on drug use in higher education. "You might see an average of one to two drug arrests per year on a college campus for substances other than marijuana and alcohol," he said.
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Published May 21, 2014
Comact Equipment U.S. Inc. plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Dorchester County with a $1.8 million investment and 60 new jobs, according to a news release from Gov. Nikki Haley's office.
The expansion comes less than a year after Comact Equipment set up local operations. Comcast designs, manufactures and installs equipment for the sawmill and forestry industries.
The expansion will make room for an additional line that will produce log and timber-handling equipment used primarily for sawmills. Its 40,000-square-foot manufacturing space will grow by 3,500 square feet.
"Our decision to relocate some of our manufacturing to South Carolina in 2013 is paying off for us and our customers, and we look forward to growing our business in Dorchester County and specifically the great community of St. George," Brian Fehr, CEO of The Bid Group of Companies, which owns Comact, said in a statement.
The Bid Group, a British Columbia-based equipment manufacturer for the forestry industry, employs more than 450 people in British Columbia, Quebec and St. George. The Dorchester County facility is located at 176 Academy Road in St. George.
"It is impressive that in less than a year since locating in Dorchester County, Comact is already expanding their St. George facility," Dorchester County Council Chairman Bill Hearn said in a statement.


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Today is Constitution Day, a holiday created four years ago to mandate that schools receiving federal funds focus on teaching the Constitution. My home town paper laments that "Constitution Day has become a holiday-lite, a calendar marking that brings up nods of appreciation but little else." Perhaps that makes USA Today a better newspaper to take note of the holiday with a 100 word story (I scored 80% on the linked quiz).
For five months in 1787, a constitutional convention convened in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of the Confederation. The articles were considered inadequate for the nascent federal government to deal with conflicts such as Shay's Rebellion. Instead of revising the Articles, the delegates wrote an entirely new document. 221 years ago today – on September 17, 1787 – 39 of the 55 delegates to the convention signed the Constitution of the United States. It is the oldest and shortest Constitution of any major government in the world, and the first to be written by representatives of those who were to be governed.
Before becoming the basis of our government, the Constitution had to be ratified by the states. Having fought to escape the shackles of a distant despotic monarchy, many were understandably leery of a replacing it with a less distant but strong federal government. The document was debated by citizens and leaders in the mass media of the day – newspapers and pamphlets. From About.com:
"In the months that followed, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay would write the Federalist Papers in support, while Patrick Henry, Elbridge Gerry, and George Mason would organize the opposition to the new Constitution. By June 21, 1788, nine states had approved the Constitution, finally forming "a more perfect Union."
James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution" in Federalist #51 argued for the protections provided by the separation of power, checks and balances in the Constitution:
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."
The debate on whether the constitution adequately protects the governed from the government continues to this day. Widener University School of Law has organized an online debate on what the Constitution means to modern Americans. Richard Pildes, Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law contributes to the debate with a pessimistic analysis "Political parties tilt balance of power":
"During periods of unified government, in which the same political party controls the House, Senate and the presidency, the president has the capacity to exercise wide-ranging powers without extensive oversight or checking and balancing from the other political institutions of government. The president's power is thus not static or fixed. Yet neither the Constitution nor our thinking about the presidency has fully come to terms with this truth. Indeed, the Constitution did not contemplate a system of political parties at all. When the Constitution was designed, the existence of parties — factions, in James Madison's terms — was a sign of a diseased political system. The Constitution was specifically designed to create a system that would transcend parties and minimize their role… the conventional stories we tell about our system of checks and balances, or separation of powers, are not all that realistic in practice. If we continue to believe in the benefits of checks and balances — and I do — we must accept that effective congressional oversight of the president is not likely when the House, Senate, and presidency are in the hands of the same party. We need to modify our institutional structures to find other ways of generating effective checks and balances. The most promising route would be to give the opposition party tools to oversee the president — perhaps the power to call hearings or subpoena witnesses or to audit the government. I do not expect these measures to be adopted. No legislative majority cedes power to the minority."
However, until such time that additional protections for the governed can be built into the Constitution, we the governed can address this Constitutional defect on our own – by never voting one party into control of the Presidency, Senate, and House or Representatives. By voting for divided government.
Easier said than done, but important to think about.


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Robbie Rivera at FLUXX – Thursday, March 28
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Come back Mr Chips, all is forgiven
Teachers' on-screen avatars have mutated from figures of saintly authority to sex-crazed party animals. Does either representation bear the slightest resemblance to the truth?
Teachers on TV have come a long way since Mr Chips. The beloved teacher from James Hilton's 1934 novel Goodbye, Mr Chips has come to our screens in numerous adaptations, setting the gold standard by which all other fictional teachers are judged. However, few of his successors live up to his dignified authority, his commitment to learning and to his pupils.
These days, small-screen teachers are more likely to be having affairs with their pupils and/or other members of staff and turning up to work with a hangover. In the latest TV hit, Glee, the cheerleading coach Sue (Jane Lynch) is the real star of the show, coercing her cheerleaders into spying on Glee club. Instead of detention, she punishes pupils by removing their tanning privileges.
Ray Tarleton, principal of South Dartmoor Community College in Devon and TV critic for TES Magazine, thinks that most portrayals of teachers are completely inaccurate. "Teachers act in a way they wouldn't be allowed to in real life - expelling someone when they wouldn't actually be able to," he says.
"They always seem to be stereotyped. In police or detective dramas, we do see a different kind of person and there has been a shift in perception over the years, but teachers remain downtrodden, worried about their marking and boring in what they're wearing."
But then few television dramas are primarily concerned with realism. Writers are happy to allow their teachers to spend hours having an argument or lingering for chats in the corridor. Frantically photocopying worksheets does not make for quite such good viewing.
"They (schools) are presented as jolly, light-hearted places where the kids are hard working and only engage in occasional light mischief," writes one teacher (Aldo 1983) on the TES Connect forum. "The teachers always head to the pub after work and are invariably sexually active with each other. In other words, pure and utter bollocks of the highest order."
In series including Waterloo Road, Teachers and Grange Hill, schools and staffrooms are the hub of the action. But teachers' characters are not confined to programmes about schools. From South Park Elementary's homophobic Mr Garrison - who has a sex change in season nine - to the empathetic President Roslin in Battlestar Galactica, who worked as a teacher and education minister, teachers make frequent appearances as peripheral characters.
Despite the stereotyping, Mr Tarleton is fond of Hugh Dennis's portrayal of Pete, the father and history teacher in the BBC sitcom Outnumbered. "In one episode, he applied for a head of department post, was interviewed by the head who posed questions that broke all the rules, and was set the task of rewriting the school management plan, sexing it up to meet the demands of the chair of governors so that targets appeared to have been met," he says. "There's something convincing about Dennis's portrayal, even if the situation is absurd."
Perhaps because teachers feature heavily in programmes aimed at young people, they are often presented as comedy figures. This ranges from the strict Demon Headmaster authority figure to the pushover or the teacher who tries to befriend their pupils like the scruffy Kieron in Skins, played by Ardal O'Hanlon, who also takes a particular liking to Naomi, a pupil.
Ben Walters, writer and critic, says film offers a different kind of stereotype from TV. "There is that strand (of comedy teachers), especially in American high school films," he says, "but teacher characters are more developed in films such as Dead Poets Society and Dangerous Minds. These tend to be over-egged - they are inspirational and life-changing, helping students overturn their life chances."
One brutally realistic and unrelenting portrayal of what it's really like to be a teacher is the fourth season of the cult TV show The Wire. Set in Baltimore, each episode follows the teenage pupils from their troubled home lives to the classroom. As well as giving us an insight into the problems of the education system, we see headteachers having to "juke the stats" for league tables and funding being pulled from a group of academics and education psychologists who are trying to help some of the most problematic kids.
Teaching is not the only profession with reason to resent its on-screen portrayal. The popularity of crime dramas means, if anything, the police are more prone to misrepresentation on screen, while few medical professionals want viewers to think House bears any resemblance to their working life.
But teachers seem to be more protective than others about their fictional image. Actor Graeme Hawley, who plays rogue teacher John Stapes in Coronation Street, says that when Stapes kidnapped a former pupil after their affair ended, teachers approached him in public to complain.
"Teachers are pretty moral. That's reinforced every day by being around children who are very moralistic. Schools are places of accountability," says Mr Tarleton.
Speaking out about negative or inaccurate portrayals is part of a broader feeling among teachers that the profession needs to be defended. Inaccurate presentations are not just unconvincing, they do a disservice to our education system, says Brian Lightman, head of St Cyres School near Cardiff and incoming general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders.
"There are a lot of people who don't know the detail of what schools are about and can get the impression that they are unruly and badly managed. That is unfair," he says. "I would like to see some good news stories. We need to talk up our education system - it's vital for our economy and our identity. Teachers on TV give the wrong impression."
That aside, TV perceptions of teachers and schools have an influence on pupils, and unfavourable representations can affect their ideas about what teachers "should" look like and behave.
In Sandra Weber and Claudia Mitchell's book, That's Funny, You Don't Look Like a Teacher: Interrogating images and identity in popular culture, the authors interviewed children and found that fictional teachers have a strong impact on them: "So pervasive are teachers in popular culture that if you ask, as we have, schoolchildren and adults to name teachers they remember, not from school but from popular culture, a cast of fictionalised characters emerges that takes on larger-than-life proportions. Each generation has its own icons."
There are some fictional teachers on TV who manage to do convincing representations of the highs and lows of the job. Glee's Mr Schuester might be overly sentimental, but is passionate about teaching and helping pupils, while Susan Kennedy from Neighbours manages to be the comforting mother figure as well as coming down hard when necessary.
They might not bear much resemblance to Mr Chips, but the role of a teacher and the demands they face are unrecognisable since his time. Even if irreverent and unrealistic, contemporary portrayals of teachers on TV might at least bring a smile to your face.
Top teacher TV moments
The Inbetweeners
Foul-mouthed and filthy, this show gives us a glimpse into the world of teenage boys that, frankly, sometimes leaves us wishing it hadn't. The four main characters, whose running banter centres around Will's mum being fit and Neil's dad being gay, attend Rudge Park Comprehensive where Mr Gilbert (comedian Greg Davies), is head of sixth form. He takes a dislike to Will from the start, and offers no support to the new boy, leaving him tied to a chair with a wastepaper bin over his head in the common room, saying: "No one likes a snitch."
What you say: "I like Mr Gilbert and find his blatant unprofessionalism really funny to watch. If only we could also tell the students to 'piss off' when we are in a bad mood." (Sarah Lynn)
Coronation Street
There have been a few teachers in the nation's favourite soap, which turns 50 this year. John Stape had an affair with teenage Rosie Webster and ended up holding her captive after it ended. But it's Ken Barlow, played by William Roache, who has become one of the most well-known British teachers on TV. He may be dull and self-righteous, but he has helped out a number of the Street's children and put up with problem pupils.
What you say: "Ken Barlow is the best advert for the TDA - though a job where you can spend half your day in the cafe looks great!" (Mrs Marrows)
The Wire
Series four of this cult TV drama took the viewer into the world of Baltimore's schools, as Roland Pryzbylewski, who in previous seasons was an inept and irresponsible police officer, starts work as a math teacher at a state secondary. "Prez" has a class of drug users, dealers and delinquents, but builds relationships with some of his more needy pupils. Ed Burns, one of the writers, worked in the police force for 20 years before becoming a teacher. "When (the pupils) are close, when you can interact with them, they're wonderful, vibrant humans," he said. "But collectively, they're a pain in the ass."
What you say: "Series four is as close as Hell High gets. The nurture group with the ex-cop, the trained psychiatrist/psychologist and a couple of extra bodies showed what could be done." (LilyoftheField)
Much has been made of the fact that young people are part of the writing team, making the show relevant and appealing to its teen viewers. But as a result, teenagers are glamorous party animals, while the adults are portrayed as irrational and two-dimensional and more immature than the young people in their care. The first series saw psychology teacher Angie embark on an affair with Chris, one of her pupils. On one occasion, she enters the classroom to find him proudly showing off hickey marks on his neck and becomes increasingly agitated as pupils read out their presentations on power dynamics in sexual relationships.
What you say: "My biggest impression is that it glorifies drug-taking and casual sex. It raises interesting issues, however, for instance, the Muslim trying to reconcile his beliefs with the way he wants to live like his non-Muslim friends." (Plymouth Maid)
The Simpsons
Bart and Lisa Simpson attend Springfield Elementary School, where Bart wreaks havoc, tormenting the long-suffering Edna Krabappel, while Lisa is the perfect student. Harassed and disillusioned, Mrs Krabappel chain- smokes her way through the day and passes on sage life advice to her pupils, telling them, "She's faking it" during a sex education film. After an acrimonious divorce, she will never turn down the opportunity for a romantic encounter, and has an on-off affair with Seymour Skinner, the principal who is full of bravado but lives under the watchful eye of his over-protective mother.
What you say: "The Simpsons series 21 episode two featuring Miss Krabappel is affectionate and knowing, especially at the beginning." (Marcia Blaine)
This show is the all-singing, all-dancing darling of E4's new year schedule, where a group of misfits stand up to the cool kids, asserting their right to sing and dance their way through school. The only aspect of Glee that bears any resemblance to life in a real school is the overriding preoccupation with the budget. But who needs realism in a show where the middle-aged male staff can form a boy band? It couldn't be further from The Wire, but this all-American series is a welcome flight of fancy.
What you say: "My kids are loving learning (the songs) in choir! Fantastic programme, if a little far fetched! Not really aimed at boys in this country but a big hit with staff and older kids (Year 10 and 11)." (Chris_4456).
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MR. CROWLEY: Well, the first thing I want to do – well, good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. The first thing I want to do is welcome the latest information officer class from the Foreign Service Institute here at the back of the room. They'll be graduating tomorrow. They just had a chance to participate in the guidance preparation process and – but they will be the information officers and public affairs officers at various posts, and I'm sure many of you will be interacting with them in the future. So we welcome to the State Department briefing room.
A few things just to talk about before taking your questions. The Secretary remains in Honolulu. She'll be giving a major speech that outlines our forward-looking strategy to strengthen engagement of the Asia-Pacific region and will comment on the security, strategic, and economic implications of our strategy. And then she will fly to Hanoi via Guam. In Guam, during the course of the day, she'll have a consultation with the governor and have the opportunity to interact with the military forces who are there.
We welcome the – turning to Europe, we welcome the October 27 joint statement, yesterday's statement by Presidents Medvedev, Sargsian and Aliyev in which Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to the exchange of prisoners of war and the return of bodies with the assistance of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
We appreciate President Medvedev's personal efforts to reach this agreement, which aims to build confidence between the parties and to strengthen the 1994 ceasefire. This joint statement represents a positive development in the ongoing OSCE Minsk Group process to reach a peaceful resolution to the conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh and we look forward to seeing its implementation as soon as possible.
Turning to Africa, the United States has repeatedly condemned the epidemic of sexual violence in conflict zones around the world and continues to speak out on this issue. We support efforts to protect local populations against sexual and gender-based violence and to bring to justice those who commit such atrocities. We are reacting to reports of rapes along the Angola-Congo border and we encourage Angolan officials to investigate these allegations and determine who perpetrated the alleged human rights violations against Congolese women before their deportation. And we encourage Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo to use bilateral mechanisms set up last year to address migration issues along their shared borders, but most importantly, to protect both of their populations, particularly women and children.
In Guinea, yesterday, we expressed our concern about the delay in the elections and the consequent violence that we have seen in certain regions of the country. Today, we can report that Guinea's interim President Konaté has issued a decree setting the second round of presidential elections for November 7th. We believe that these elections should take place without further delay. And we are encouraged by the fact that both candidates, Cellou Diallo and Alpha Condé, have both agreed to travel jointly with other government officials to the areas of Guinea where violence has broken out in recent days to encourage a peaceful election coming up on November 7th.
And finally, just to reinforce the strong statement by Ambassador Susan Rice this morning at the United Nations, as she said, the United States welcomes the Secretary General's most recent report on UN Security Council Resolution 1559, particularly its candid portrayal of the continuing threat to Lebanese sovereignty and security posed by the presence of Hezbollah and other armed militias in Lebanon. We continue to have deep concerns about Hezbollah's destructive and destabilizing influence in the region, as well as attempts by other foreign players, including Syria and Iran, to undermine Lebanon's independence and endanger its stability.
With that, Samir.
QUESTION: With these strong statements today and the other day, it looks like the meetings the Secretary had with the Syrian foreign minister and the visit by his deputy here to Washington didn't lead to any improvements in relations with Syria. Do you agree on this?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, I mean, during the course of the Secretary's meeting with Foreign Minister Mualem in New York, we spoke about a range of issues, but we were very clear about our expectation that Syria would play a more constructive role in the region. We expressed during that meeting our deep concern for Syrian interference with Lebanon's sovereignty. We also expressed in that meeting hope that Syria would make progress in its thread of the Middle East peace process.
So we laid out for Syria our hopes for cooperation both regionally and bilaterally, but we did in that meeting, and we do not hesitate to express our concerns publicly and privately about Syria's ongoing behavior.
QUESTION: Do you see any evidence that they have actually taken that message on board? I mean, I think, just to repeat Samir's question, if you give them this message, it doesn't seem like they're listening if they're still doing things that you have to complain about as publicly as Ambassador Rice did.
MR. CROWLEY: Well, but it's one of the reasons why we have offered to engage Syria. We've had high-level meetings with Syrian officials. We do still hope to place an ambassador in Damascus so we have the opportunity both to continue to express our concerns, but at the same time, to offer the hope that Syria – we can improve our relationship bilaterally and Syria can play a more constructive role in the region.
QUESTION: So do you think that Syria and Iran are viewed equally as a destabilizing factor in Lebanon?
MR. CROWLEY: That's – we are concerned about the behavior of both countries in the context of Lebanon. At last, I – obviously, we expressed our concerns about the attack on the staff of the tribunal of Lebanon as well. I mean, we – there's a choice here for Syria. If it wants to have a better relationship with the United States, then it has to be a more constructive player in the region. And within the context of Lebanon, we remain very concerned about Syria's activities – not only its ongoing support of Hezbollah, its attempted intimidation of a Lebanese Government, the ongoing provision of arms to Hezbollah in violation of Lebanon's sovereignty.
So again, we will continue to engage Syria, but obviously, we all – we continue to have sanctions on Syria, and the choice is Syria's.
QUESTION: But these signs that are coming out of Beirut and Damascus, both indicate that the Syrian president and the Lebanese prime minister have a very good and friendly relationship, that they are getting closer all the time, that there seems to be cooperation. So why this sudden kind of strong sentiment that Samir said?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, see, I'm not sure I would completely share that characterization, but obviously, Lebanon and Syria are neighbors. They have a history together. We would expect leaders of both countries to engage directly, but by the same token, Syria has to respect the sovereignty and security of Lebanon. And its ongoing support of a group like Hezbollah does – it undermines both Lebanon's independence and Lebanon's sovereignty. We will continue to support the Government of Lebanon and the people of Lebanon, and we would expect Syria to respect Lebanon's sovereignty.
QUESTION: And lastly, Hezbollah is perceived as destabilizing or compromising the Lebanese sovereignty because of its relationship to Iran, for instance?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, as we've talked about many times, if you define sovereignty, one of the major elements of sovereignty is the monopoly on the use of force. The arms that Syria provides Hezbollah undermines the ability of the Lebanese Government to be the principal protector of the Lebanese people. And clearly, if you go look back in the history over the past few years, it was Syria's and Iran's provision of arms to Hezbollah that precipitated a regional conflict just four years ago.
QUESTION: Thank you.
QUESTION: You've laid out the carrots that are offered to the Syrians, i.e., potential of better or improved U.S. relationships if they do these things you want them to do. What's the consequences if they continue not, not to listen to you?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, I mean, there are sanctions against Syria. It still is listed on the terrorism list by the United States, and those have an impact. But if Syria wants the potential – a change in the relation with the United States, a change in opportunities that come with normal relations, then it has to improve its performance. Give you an example: Earlier this summer, technology leaders under the auspices of the State Department had a delegation that visited Damascus, and our message to the leaders (inaudible) Syria is very clear. You want leading technology companies from the United States and other areas of the world to invest in Damascus, then you've got to create the appropriate climate to encourage them to do that. You've got to have a climate where – change the relationship between the government and the people. So if this is, in fact, the ambition by the Syrian leadership, then it has to change its policies and its practices.
QUESTION: Why – just one last question. You mentioned that the U.S. still wants to send an ambassador to Damascus. I'm wondering why that is the case given that they're not doing anything else you want them to do. Wouldn't that be a concrete demonstration of U.S. displeasure about what could happen if they don't stop what they're doing, i.e., don't send the ambassador?
MR. CROWLEY: I understand the question. We don't send an ambassador to a country as a favor to that country. We send an ambassador to a country to serve the national interest of the United States. So our ambassador there would allow us to improve our ongoing dialogue and the ability to both inform Syria when we think there are clear opportunities, but also inform Syria very clearly where we think we have concerns about Syria's policies and Syria's behavior.
QUESTION: On another subject?
MR. CROWLEY: Sure.
QUESTION: I have a question about the Gaza flotilla incident. Yesterday, Turkish ambassador told a group of journalists that, in fact, the Mavi Marmara flotilla, had there been no intervention by the Israelis, in fact, was heading to Egypt. And Turks, apparently, informed both Israelis and Americans. As you can see, this changes the whole situation. Were you informed by the – about the route of this flotilla?
MR. CROWLEY: I'm – I will take that question, but my recollection is that the organizers of that flotilla made clear that their destination was Gaza, that is our recollection. But if that's wrong –
QUESTION: Please, do take this.
MR. CROWLEY: -- we'll correct the record.
QUESTION: P.J., this Inspector General's report getting into the misuse of – alleged misuse of funds, et cetera, what do you have to tell us about that? There are quite –
MR. CROWLEY: All right, just to clarify, are we talking about the two SIGAR reports –
QUESTION: Yes, correct.
MR. CROWLEY: -- because there was also an IG report released, I think, today. There were two IG reports – there were two SIGAR reports released, I believe, yesterday. One, involving assistance to Nangarhar and the other involving training for our civilian surge into Afghanistan. Let me address both of them. Obviously, we have significantly increased the number of civilian assets in Afghanistan as part of our civilian-military strategy there. We have had significant training that has occurred and our capabilities here have increased over time to be able to properly prepare our Foreign Service officers, civilians – and civilians for service there. As we have ramped up our capabilities, we have, in fact, adapted our training programs back here, either here at the State Department, at the Foreign Service Institute, at Camp Atterbury where we do a lot of the training for Afghanistan. So this is an ongoing process, but we welcome the comments by SIGAR. In fact, we have incorporated many of those into changes and our training programs over the past year.
In the case of Nangarhar, the SIGAR report expressed concern about the coordination that we have with other agencies and the systems of accountability and their dealings with Afghan officials. We obviously have been very mindful of those concerns and that, in essence, this is part of our ongoing strategy. Things in Kabul like the ROC drill this week are designed to better integrate our activities across the United States Government and in between the United States Government, our Afghan partners and other international partners. And much of our strategy is focused on improving the capability and performance of Afghan – of the Afghan Government so we can have confidence that the assistance that we are providing is being properly employed.
So this is part of the process of building up capabilities in Nangarhar, but across Afghanistan so that we have confidence that as our assistance continues to flow into Afghanistan it is having the impact that we want it to have.
QUESTION: But is there a level of concern here at the State Department when you see a report like that?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, we have stressed accountability for the past year or more as we have increased activity on the civilian side. We're not surprised by the SIGAR report. We have – but it is part of our efforts to improve our cooperation with the Afghan Government and improve the ability of the Afghan Government to be responsible and accountable for the support that we do provide to them. I (inaudible) think we're surprised that as we're going through this we're going to have reports like this that show weaknesses. We have understood that all along. And our efforts are concentrated on trying to improve the systems of the Afghan Government so that we can have the kind of accountability that is required.
QUESTION: (Inaudible) sort of a related question. I haven't heard a number lately of the civilians boosted up since the – since some months ago when you said it had been tripled in the first (inaudible).
MR. CROWLEY: Yeah.
QUESTION: Is there any new number you have or could you furnish one to –
MR. CROWLEY: Actually, if things work out, Ambassador Holbrooke will be back tomorrow morning and wishes to come down to give you an update. I want to say, Charlie, it's in the neighborhood of 1,200. We'll double-check that.
QUESTION: Okay.
MR. CROWLEY: But we'll queue up Ambassador Holbrooke to kind of bring you up to date on where we are on that.
QUESTION: I'll try and hold my breath until he shows up and gives a similar number. (Laughter.)
QUESTION: Can we shift gears to the (inaudible)?
MR. CROWLEY: All right. Well, hold on.
QUESTION: An Israeli official told Al Hurra television yesterday that the chief – the Israeli chief negotiator, Yitzhak Molcho, is in the U.S. continuing consultation with the Administration to overcome the problem of the settlement freeze. Can you tell us anything about this?
MR. CROWLEY: Mr. Molcho was in the United States earlier this week. He was here in Washington. He had meetings with U.S. officials. I actually don't have a full list of who he consulted with. But he has returned to Israel.
QUESTION: Thank you.
QUESTION: And any news on Mr. Mitchell's plans?
MR. CROWLEY: Hmm?
QUESTION: Any news on Mr. Mitchell's plans?
MR. CROWLEY: No, the senator remains in New York and we are continuing to – I mean, we – as the Secretary indicated in her speech the other day, he will return to the region, but we are still working the timing of that.
QUESTION: Was Senator Mitchell one of the people that the Israeli negotiator met with?
MR. CROWLEY: No.
QUESTION: He did not meet with Senator Mitchell?
MR. CROWLEY: He was in New York. I mean, I have confidence that George has been on the phone with Yitzhak Molcho, but in the meetings here this week, I'm not aware that the senator was a part of them.
QUESTION: Are you concerned about the speech that Abbas gave saying that --
MR. CROWLEY: Am I concerned about what?
QUESTION: The Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gave a speech in which he reiterated that they will not go back to the negotiating table unless there is a freeze on settlements. Is that – I mean, that's much of the same thing that we keep hearing again and again. But what is your position? How will you move to sort of break the stalemate?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, Sayid, I mean, that is what we are doing intensively but quietly. We are having contacts with both sides – as you indicated, with Mr. Molcho, but with others. We're trying to work through these challenges. We understand where we are and we understand that work needs to be done to get the parties back to the negotiating table. That's exactly what we're working on. And I don't really have a progress report other than to say that this is something that we are working as aggressively as we can.
QUESTION: Thank you.
MR. CROWLEY: Andy.
QUESTION: Iran. You touched on it yesterday, but The New York Times has a report this morning which gives a lot more detail about the potential to restart discussion of the TRR deal with Tehran. They mentioned specifics in what they're calling a U.S. proposal. The offer would require Iran to send more than 4,400 pounds of low-enriched uranium –
MR. CROWLEY: Right.
QUESTION: -- out of the country and also – and so forth. Can you tell us, are those – is that correct? Is the U.S. developing a proposal?
MR. CROWLEY: I would – David Sanger is an outstanding reporter, but I would – there is a difference between ideas that we continue to discuss with interested countries who are supporting the Vienna group process. We have shared many ideas with other countries, including Russia and France and others. This is in support of the P-5+1 process, as we have outlined before. We have not arrived at a consensus yet in terms of the – of how to update the TRR proposal that we put on the table just over a year ago. I think there is a recognition that an updated TRR proposal can be helpful as a confidence-building measure.
As I stressed yesterday, we should not confuse the advancement of a TRR proposal with the core concerns that we continue to have on Iran's nuclear program and its character. But we are prepared should Iran return to the table to continue – to advance an updated TRR proposal. And crucially, it would have to be updated because we have to take into account Iran's ongoing enrichment over the past 12 months. But as to – we've shared many ideas, but as to a particular updated agreement, we're still working on it.
QUESTION: So just on the basic that – his first line, "The Obama Administration and its European allies are preparing a new offer," that's correct?
MR. CROWLEY: Well, we still believe that the TRR proposal can have value. We are very mindful of discussions that did occur earlier this year among Iran, Turkey, and Brazil. In the Tehran declaration, Iran ostensibly continued to express interest in the TRR proposal. We've made clear that there are a number of shortcomings in the Tehran declaration, both about levels of material that would be involved and where it is shipped to and what are the authorities if that material were shipped outside of Iran.
But we continue to recognize that there is a potential value in updating the TRR proposal. We are talking to countries about that. Robert Einhorn is in Moscow as we speak consulting with Russia which is a member of the so-called Vienna Group that is supporting this proposal. So we continue to share ideas, listen to our partners, and we expect that – we expect or hope that we would be able to offer a revised TRR proposal to Iran should there be talks in the near future, but we are still working on the specific details.
QUESTION: Is that another way of saying yes?
MR. CROWLEY: What was the question? (Laughter.)
QUESTION: That you're talking to your – that you're working on a new proposal?
MR. CROWLEY: Yes.
QUESTION: Thank you. (Laughter.)
QUESTION: A different topic. The ASEAN talks in Hanoi. Apparently, the Burmese foreign minister is saying that Suu Kyi could be released, but not in time for the elections, sometime after that. How does the U.S. take that?
MR. CROWLEY: How transparent a manipulation is that? There are elections coming up in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi should be – and her colleagues should have been free to participate fully in this electoral process and to vote in this process. So this is a craven manipulation by Burma. How convenient that they are hinting that she might be released after an election that is unlikely to be fair, free, or credible. Burma knows what it has to do. It has to open up its political space for Aung San Suu Kyi and others to participate fully in the politics of Burma. It has to release its political prisoners, all of them. And it has to have meaningful dialogue with all elements of Burmese society.
QUESTION: On China, do you have any comment on China wresting the title for manufacturing the super duper computer way past what the U.S. has? And how will that impact U.S. national security issues and interests?
QUESTION: (Inaudible) craven in your response. (Laughter.)
MR. CROWLEY: I will defer to others. I was an English major, not a science major. (Laughter.) I wouldn't call this a Sputnik moment. We have very significant capabilities in this regard and I have no doubt that the scientific community will – it will pick up the challenge.
QUESTION: Thank you.
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|Wallace to send seven competitors to state meet
On Thursday, May 13, Wallace competed in the D10 District track meet at Sutherland. Teams involved in the district included Anselmo-Merna (A/M), Arnold, Arthur Co., Brady, Callaway, Mullen, Paxton, Stapleton/McPherson Co. (SMC), Sandhills/Thedford (S/T), and Wallace.
The meet was postponed one day due to Wednesday's forecast. Thursday ended up being as nice a day for a meet as one could expect for this year's track season.
Several of the Wildcats took advantage of the day and set new personal bests, a new school record, and some even qualified for the state meet in Omaha.
Of the 18 athletes who completed the season, six are going to state. Those athletes and their events include: Josi Hasenauer–3200; Laura O'Brien –triple jump; Sean May–100, 200, 400, 400 Meter relay; Shawn Christensen–shot put, 400 meter relay; Ryan Sowle–400 meter relay; Lane Swedberg–400 meter relay.
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|Wray advances to championship game
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Another team from the North Central Conference will appear in the Class 1A state championship football game Saturday, Nov. 27.
Wray (12-0) handed Limon a big 49-6 loss Saturday, Nov. 20 in the semifinals.
The Eagles will host Burlington (11-1) who beat Hotchkiss 20-13. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. in Wray.
This marks the 10th straight year a North Central team has advanced to the championship game. The last two years have pitted two North Central teams together in the title game. Out of the previous nine years, a North Central team has won the title six of those years. Akron won top place honors in 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008 and Yuma won the 2009 title.


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University of Minnesota Morris recognized by U.S. Department of Energy for its clean energy investments
Campus efforts featured in second of DOE's "Clean Energy in Our Community" video series
August 16, 2012
Clean energy investments by the University of Minnesota Morris are featured in the second video of the "Clean Energy in Our Community" series, released today by the U.S. Department of Energy. The series aims to connect and feature small communities nationwide that are investing in clean energy and playing a role in making sure the United States leads the world in the global race for the green jobs of the future.
Nationally recognized for its sustainability efforts, UMN-Morris is working to reduce its energy waste and deploy clean, renewable energy projects throughout the campus and community. The UMN-Morris Office of Sustainability helps the university prioritize projects to meet its goals.
"Being first has not always been easy; but taking risks, discovering new knowledge – that's part of the mission of higher education," said UMN-Morris Chancellor Jacqueline Johnson. "Morris's commitment to sustainability is a product of our culture and values. It is rooted in the campus's history and its relationship to the land. Morris students – and alumni, too – care about ideas and knowledge, but that's not enough for them. They want to take their ideas and ideals and make something happen."
UMN-Morris is committed to using renewable energy technologies to power its institution, highlighted by a pair of 1.65 megawatt wind turbines. These turbines – one operated by the university's West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) and one operated by UMN-Morris – produce enough power annually to provide about 60 percent of the campus's electrical needs. The campus's Welcome Center, certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold, is the first building in Minnesota and the first building listed on the National Register of Historic Places to use energy efficient chilled beam technology.
"The University of Minnesota Morris is a perfect example of how local institutions and communities can help lead the way in making sure that America wins the global clean energy race, while creating good local jobs and protecting the environment," said U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.
For more examples of UMN-Morris's clean energy investments, please read the official U.S. Department of Energy press release.
As the state's only public research university, the University of Minnesota is guided by its ongoing land-grant mission of learning, discovery and engagement for the common good. By seeking to better its campus and community through renewable energy technologies, UMN-Morris demonstrates how the University of Minnesota system is driven to discover solutions to real and significant challenges facing Minnesota, the nation and the world.
The WCROC is one of nine Research and Outreach Centers strategically located throughout Minnesota. Supported by the university's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS), and firmly rooted in their communities, the Research and Outreach Centers are well equipped to deliver the unbiased research and education initiatives to meet the complex issues facing the state and surrounding communities.


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Field Manual for the Battleground
Part II
Preparing for the Battle
Part III
Winning the War
"Refreshing! Finally a playbook that moves beyond the technical security stalemate by providing a strategic map for partnering, prioritizing and funding a successful security campaign. Security Battleground is the comprehensive field guide for assessing the full landscape and fighting the right battles."
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|Irrigation Field Day set for Sept. 22 near Iliff
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Colorado State University (CSU) is hosting a Limited Irrigation Field Day Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon one mile east of Iliff. This field day is open to all interested in learning more about practical research information regarding farming with limited irrigation resources. The research is sponsored by CSU and Parker Water and Sanitation District. The Lower South Platte Irrigation Research and Demonstration Project is now in its third year of study.
This research and education project addresses the agronomic and economic tools needed for maximizing the efficient use of water resources in irrigated agriculture. The project focuses on limited irrigation technologies for crops such as corn, wheat, sugarbeet and alfalfa. Additional projects focus on water use by alfalfa and grass hay crops and alternative crops like canola.
Researchers are collaborating with local farmers to evaluate approaches to water conservation such as alternative crop rotation, irrigation scheduling, timing and management and crop residue management. Detailed water budgets are being assessed to document the potential water savings from a range in cropping approaches. Economic evaluations included both farm scale profitability analysis as well as projecting economic impacts at community, region and basin scales for different scenarios of climate and water allocation.
The program includes field plot tours with researchers showing their work on limited water cropping systems. Annual field crops shown in the research include corn, surgarbeet, canola, wheat and soybean. Two perennial crops are being studied as well: alfalfa and 15 grass species and varieties. A talk is included on the CSU weather station and public access to current data.


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More Europe can mean less bureaucracy for the UK
Border disorder
In his big speech on Europe, the UK's prime minister said unnecessary regulation was stifling British competitiveness. But would-be isolationists ignore the reality that separation also raises impediments to growth. Take the much-maligned Schengen border accord, for example.
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Crossing, is located on Southport and Wrightwood. Boasting over 6,000 square feet of space, Crossing offers its guests several environments: four different bars, including a full bar located in the sprawling outdoor beer garden; a private elevated mezzanine which will accommodate 30-50 guests. Providing the ultimate game-watching experience influenced the conceptualization and design of Crossing, the official bar of the University of Kansas. Crossing's sports bar will provide guests with the ultimate game-watching experience boasting 50 plasma-screen TVs.


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NEW LONDON, Conn.-- Mike Sullivan, Offensive Coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will be the speaker at the Coast Guard Academy football banquet on Feb. 1st at 6 p.m. at the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Center.
Sullivan just completed his first season as Offensive Coordinator with the Buccaneers after a successful eight-season stretch with the New York Giants, during which time he coached teams to world championships in both Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI.
For the two seasons (2010-11), Sullivan was responsible for coaching the Giants quarterbacks, including Eli Manning. Under Sullivan's tutelage, Manning achieved two of the best seasons in the league during that time, culminating in Super Bowl XLVI MVP honors. In 2011, Manning set a single-season franchise record in completions (359) and passing yards (4,933), which also ranked as the sixth-highest mark in NFL history. He was nominated to the 2012 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl and set the NFL record for most fourth-quarter touchdown passes in a season with 15. In two seasons with Sullivan as his position coach, Manning compiled the top two single-season completion totals and two of the top five passing yards and touchdown pass marks in Giants history.
Before working with quarterbacks, Sullivan instructed the Giants wide receivers for six seasons.
In 2009, his group of wideouts caught 236 passes – of which WR Steve Smith had 107, breaking the franchise record for receptions and becoming the first Giants wide receiver to be nominated to the Pro Bowl in 41 years.
In four seasons under Sullivan's direction, WR Plaxico Burress had 244 catches, placing him 12th on the club's career list, for 3,681 receiving yards and 33 touchdown receptions. Burress recorded 10 of those touchdowns in 2006 and 12 the following season, becoming the first Giant since Del Shofner in 1961-62 to post back-to-back seasons with 10 or more touchdown catches. He also was responsible for the game-winning receptions in Super Bowl XLII.
"We are honored and we have the rare opportunity to have Coach Sullivan, a two-time Super Bowl Champion coach as well as a graduate of West Point, come and address our football team," said Coast Guard head coach Bill George.
Sullivan has a wide range of coaching experience and ability, having also coached the defensive side of the ball with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a defensive quality control coach in 2002 before becoming the team's offensive assistant in 2003.
He joined the Jaguars after nine years coaching collegiately, beginning his career at Humboldt State in 1993 before stints at Army (1995-96, 1999-2000), Youngstown State (1997-98) and Ohio (2001).
While at Youngstown State in 1997, Sullivan coached under Jim Tressel as the Penguins won the Division 1-AA National Championship. At Ohio, he coached the defensive backs and tutored the kick blocking units on special teams.
Sullivan played defensive back at Army while completing his bachelor of science degree. He later earned his master's from Humboldt State, and is furthermore a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne, Ranger and Air Assault schools.
Coast Guard finished the 2012 season with a 5-4 record, posting a winning season for the first time since 2007 when the Bears won the New England Football Conference (NEFC) Bogan Division for the second straight season and finished 8-2, losing to Curry 10-7 in the NEFC Championship game.
This season the Bears set or tied 17 school records including 2,694 passing yards, 3,661 yards of total offense and 24 touchdown passes. Senior quarterback Jon Resch set four season records (most passing yards, most passes attempted, most passes completed and most yards of total offense) and a pair of career records, most passing yards and most yards of total offense.
Two-Time Super Bowl Champ Coach to Speak at Football Banquet
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TransForce, Canada's largest group of for-hire carrier companies, announced the acquisition of the Retail Solutions Division of ATS Andlauer Transportation Services, based in Etobicoke, Ont.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday imposed restrictions on the Pune-based Rupee Co-operative Bank, and put a ceiling on the amount that an account-holder can withdraw, causing consternation among depositors who queued up before ATMs.
The restrictions would last six months.
The bank described the RBI action as unfortunate and urged it to reconsider the decision.
The RBI action is unfortunate... said Nitin Kotwal, director of the bank. The bank was in sound financial health and we hope the RBI reconsiders its decision.
RBI took the action Under the Banking Regulation Act. Such restrictions can be put on banks by the RBI to protect the financial health of the bank and interest of depositors.
The restrictions would be operational for six months, during which depositors would be allowed to withdraw only Rs 1,000 a month.
Kotwal said unsatisfactory loan recovery had invited the RBI action.
Loans to the tune of Rs 350 crore are liabilities from the past. Some loans were given without proper security and in some cases, court stays are preventing us from recovering them, he said. Such loans were given by the past board of directors, Kotwal said adding that some big names are among those refusing to repay.
He added that the present financial condition of the bank was sound and the bank had a liquidity of Rs 200 crore.
We hope the RBI reconsiders its restrictions and lift them well before the six months time. We are going to meet officials concerned in Mumbai either on Monday or Tuesday to discuss it in detail and ask for reconsideration, he said.
The bank, according to Kotwal, has fixed deposits to the tune of Rs 1700 crore at present.
Kotwal said many of the depositors had come to various branches of the bank on Saturday to enquire about their money and had tried to withdraw money from the bank.
The bank had been hauled up for alleged mismanagement earlier by the co-operative commissioner. In 2002, the co-operative commissioner dissolved the banks board of directors and had posted an administrator to oversee the banks activities.
The news of the RBI action unsettled depositors, many of who had gone to the ATMs to withdraw money. City based businessman Sandeep Khardekar said instead of its knee-jerk reaction, the RBI should have taken steps to prevent the movement of money of depositors.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida finally has a quality win, and it came in emphatic fashion over a familiar opponent.
David Lee, Anthony Roberson and Matt Walsh each scored 18 points to lead the Gators past No. 11 Alabama 85-54, their largest victory ever against a ranked opponent.
``It's not about the margin of victory,'' Lee said. ``It was about getting that sixth (conference) win. We know if we leave everything on the floor, then good things are going to happen.''
Freshman Al Horford pulled down 18 rebounds for the Gators (14-5, 6-2 Southeastern Conference), who blew it open early with a 15-0 run. Florida beat the Crimson Tide for the eighth time in their last nine meetings.
Earnest Shelton and Chuck Davis had 15 points to pace Alabama (17-4, 6-2).
Corey Brewer gave the Gators the lead for a good, 14-12, with a breakaway dunk off an Alabama turnover. Lee followed with a three-point play, hitting a turnaround jumper on the baseline as he was fouled. When Walsh hit a 3-pointer after Roberson made a leaping save on the baseline, the Gators lead improved to 24-12 with 9:29 left.
The closest Alabama got the rest of the way was 11 points. Walsh capped Florida's nearly perfect first half with a 3 at the buzzer for a 46-23 lead.
``We never could get in a rhythm offensively, Alabama coach Mark Gottfried said. ``We seemed like we were a step slow defensively. We weren't very sharp in any phase of the game, and they played really well.''
Florida's big three of Lee, Roberson and Walsh combined to shoot 19-of-35. Alabama made just 20 field goals.
In the first half, the Gators outrebounded the Crimson Tide 22-8, did not give up an offensive rebound and committed only one turnover. Florida's lead got as big as 33 points in the second half when it was 72-39.
It was the second-most lopsided win for Florida in series history, trailing a 32-point victory in 1967.
Shelton picked up a foul while chasing down the opening tip 3 seconds into the game, setting the tone. Kennedy Winston, the SEC's third-leading scorer, shot 3-of-12 and finished with six points.
The Crimson Tide had 23 rebounds, and the Gators grabbed 46 -- Horford had 18.
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