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JIM LEHRER: And next tonight, Baker and Hamilton, former Secretary of State and Treasury Secretary James Baker, a Republican, and former Democratic Congressman Lee Hamilton. They co-chaired the public study group that reviewed Iraq policy in 2006. Hamilton also was co-chair of the 9/11 Commission. Both testified in Congress today on war powers legislation, and I talked to them earlier this evening.
Gentlemen, welcome.
JAMES BAKER, former secretary of State: Thank you.
JIM LEHRER: Congressman Hamilton, do you support President Obama's troop withdrawal plan for Iraq?
LEE HAMILTON, former co-chair, 9/11 Commission: Yes. I think he's really following the recommendation that Jim Baker and I made several years back, an exit in a responsible way.
I think the exit is going to be tougher than maybe the president thinks, certainly most Americans think, because the fundamental problems have not been resolved in Iraq. But even so, it's time for the Americans to begin to pull out and let the Iraqis take over. We can't stay there forever.
JIM LEHRER: But the study group's plan was for a much earlier withdrawal than finally happened here, correct?
JAMES BAKER: Well, that's not really true, Jim. What we said was that, with proper training of Iraqi forces, American combat troops could be withdrawn by March 2008, could be.
JIM LEHRER: Could be. All right.
JAMES BAKER: Not should be or would be. And that, by the way, was the Bush administration's own date, General Casey's own date.
But to amplify a little bit on what Lee said, the Obama administration is also proceeding with the diplomatic initiative that we called for in the Iraq Study Group. And they're opening discussions, as you know, with Syria, extensive discussions with Syria.
JIM LEHRER: In looking back on it now, the two of you really studied this Iraq situation from beginning to end. Was it worth it, Mr. Secretary? Was this war worth it, what we've gotten out of it?
JAMES BAKER: I think the jury is still a little bit out on that, Jim. I mean, the verdict on that will come in, if we are ultimately successful. And as Lee just said, President Obama has been cautious in the pace of withdrawal of American combat forces. I think we're now talking about 19 months instead of 16 months.
If, at the end of that time, Iraq is a stable country and a friend of the United States in connection with the war on terror, yes, it will have been worth it. We have to be — we have to wait and see whether that's the case.
JIM LEHRER: Do you agree it was a war we should have fought?
LEE HAMILTON: I think the verdict is still to come. I think Iraq could go in any number of directions. It could become a chaotic place. It could become a dictatorship. It could become a reasonably stable country with a good influence in the region. It will not become a flourishing democracy. But whether or not the war is judged a success or not I think remains to be seen.
Winning the war in Afghanistan
JIM LEHRER: What about Afghanistan? President Obama is going to send 17,000 more American troops in there. Is it a parallel situation at all with Iraq? Is this the right thing to do, the right decision to make now, looking at it now?
JAMES BAKER: Well, you know, the attack on the United States in September 2001 originated in Afghanistan. I think it's the right decision for the United States and for the president of the United States to be very concerned about that country becoming a safe haven for other terrorist attacks on the United States. So I must say, yes, I think so.
Hopefully that we won't have to be gradually escalating the number of troops. There's a serious -- everybody will tell you today that we have some serious problems there. We need to see more participation by our NATO allies in the fighting there.
But was it -- is it the right decision to try and deny Afghanistan, deny a failed state to al-Qaida? Yes, it is.
JIM LEHRER: Is it a war that is winnable? Is it a war in a traditional sense, Mr. Hamilton, that, hey, OK, now we're going to go to war, we're going to escalate the war with 17,000 more troops in Afghanistan, and on such and such a -- in such and such a time, we're going to win this war?
LEE HAMILTON: Well, I hope not.
JIM LEHRER: You hope it's not that?
LEE HAMILTON: No. My deep concern in Afghanistan is mission creep. I do not think we can make Afghanistan a flourishing democracy. Afghanistan has been like it is for a thousand years. It will continue to be like it is for a thousand years.
And we have to have a real, strong dose of realism to understand our limitations there, no matter what resources we put in, and I don't think the American people would support very large resources for a long period of time.
But what Jim said is correct. Our enemy is al-Qaida, and we should go after al-Qaida and the extremists. And we should not take our eye off the target.
JAMES BAKER: I don't think our goal there is a Jeffersonian democracy. The president has been cleared about that, the new president and the secretary of defense, who carried over from the Bush administration. They've both said very clearly denying al-Qaida a failed state in Afghanistan is our objective.
JIM LEHRER: But, Mr. Secretary, this has been going on since 2001.
JAMES BAKER: That's right.
JIM LEHRER: And there we are. We're putting 17,000 more troops in there. What happened?
JAMES BAKER: Well, that's right. Well, what we had in there before wasn't enough, obviously.
JIM LEHRER: But that was...
JAMES BAKER: But the objective is still a very noble and worthy objective, in my opinion. This is where the attacks on the United States originated from.
LEE HAMILTON: We cannot permit al-Qaida to have a sanctuary.
JAMES BAKER: No.
LEE HAMILTON: 2001 came about because they did have a sanctuary in Afghanistan, not interrupted, protected by that country and its government, and they plotted and planned that attack against the United States.
You've got the same thing now. Al-Qaida as a sanctuary, not this time in Afghanistan, but in Pakistan. We cannot permit that, because that does represent a threat to the United States.
System for going to war
JIM LEHRER: Now we're talking about two wars here. Both of you are very much involved. And you've just testified today, in fact, about the war powers legislation, et cetera, and the way the United States now officially goes to war. Does it work? Does our system for going to war work?
JAMES BAKER: Well, I think it has worked, but it's not the best system. And we were charged with the obligation of trying to see if there were any suggestions we could make to improve it. We've come with a different bill, a different statute -- we call it the War Powers Consultation Act of 2009 -- to replace the failed War Powers Resolution of '73.
JIM LEHRER: That just doesn't work, does it?
JAMES BAKER: No, it doesn't work. It was passed over Nixon veto. It's probably unconstitutional. Every American president, Democrat or Republican, has treated it as unconstitutional.
So what we're calling for is a practical approach. We recognize this is not going to solve the constitutional arguments that the branches engage in. Nothing could solve that, except a Supreme Court decision or a constitutional amendment. We don't even try to.
We protect the right of each branch to make its constitutional arguments, but we say, "There's a better way to go, and this is it, more consultation at the beginning."
JIM LEHRER: Now, consultation, one person's consultation is another person's whatever. Secretary Baker, you come primarily from the executive branch.
JAMES BAKER: Right.
JIM LEHRER: Congressman Hamilton, now, you spent, what, over 30 years in the House of Representatives. Is there legitimate consultation or should there be more legitimate consultation between the executive branch and the executive? Or is it the way it is now, the president decides to go to war, they go to war, right?
LEE HAMILTON: My view is that, if an American president wants to go to war, the Congress cannot stop him.
Formalizing dialogue with Congress
JIM LEHRER: Should that be the way it is?
LEE HAMILTON: Well, it is the way it is.
JIM LEHRER: It is the way.
LEE HAMILTON: And you're not going to change that, and we don't change it by this statute. What we try to do is to make sure that the president of the United States, when he has this awful decision in front of him, gets the best possible advice, not only from his official team -- secretary of state, secretary of defense, and so forth -- but also from the Congress, which can give independent advice. They're not dependent on him for a job.
And the president needs to touch all the bases before he makes the gravest decision that a government makes: Do you send young men and women into war? We want to make sure there is meaningful consultation. Now, that's a limited effort.
JIM LEHRER: And there isn't now. What you're both saying is, there is not meaningful consultation?
JAMES BAKER: No, there often...
LEE HAMILTON: Sometimes there is; sometimes there's not.
JAMES BAKER: Sometimes there is; sometimes they're not. What we seek to do here is simply to formalize the process, specifically tell in the statute who the -- name who the president should consult with or leadership in the Congress, leadership of the relevant committees, and so forth.
And it requires the president, before initiating a significant armed conflict, defined as one that lasts more than seven days, to go to the Congress and talk to them about it, meaningful discussion, timely exchange of views.
JIM LEHRER: But they don't have to vote? They don't have to vote?
JAMES BAKER: Then the statute requires that they vote...
JIM LEHRER: Oh, they do have to.
JAMES BAKER: ... within 30 -- within 30 days that they vote up or down on it. If they vote it down, of course -- well, if they vote it up, the president goes ahead with his plan. If they vote it down, it will have to be presented to the president as a resolution of disapproval for his signature under the presentiment clause of the Constitution.
If he vetoes it, that's the end of the line. If he vetoes it and they have two-thirds vote to override it, it's not the end of the line.
Assessing Obama's presidency
JIM LEHRER: Finally, I started to say a political, but it's not a political question. You're a Democrat, Congressman Hamilton. You're a Republican, Secretary Baker. How well do you think President Obama is doing? He's six weeks into the job now. What kind of week are you seeing here from this presidency so far?
JAMES BAKER: Well, I think -- well, let me say this. As a Republican and one who's been an adversarial Republican, I think this president came to office with some of the greatest challenges facing him of any president in my experience and in my lifetime, particularly given what's happened to our economy.
So he's got to focus on a whole lot of things. I think he's doing a pretty darn good job of doing that. Do I agree philosophically with some of his conclusions? No, I do not. I am a conservative Republican. He's a Democrat, and perhaps a liberal Democrat.
I do agree with much of the pragmatic approach that he has exhibited toward foreign affairs and toward international relations. I think it's very -- I see there a very healthy dose of realism. And I see a foreign policy that looks not a whole lot unlike the foreign policy of President Bush 41's administration, President George H.W. Bush.
JIM LEHRER: Mr. Hamilton?
LEE HAMILTON: Well, legislatively pretty impressive, a stimulus package, extending health care to children, dealing with employment discrimination with regard to women. I think it's domestically a pretty good record.
He has a proposal before the Congress -- proposals, I should say -- that are really transformational in this country. And he's rolled the dice for a major change of direction.
I don't know whether he can pull it off. I don't know whether the Congress can deal with all that at one time. But I do think he has the support of the nation at this point for genuine change in education, and health care, and energy, and other areas.
On foreign policy, I very much agree with Jim. He is a pragmatic fellow when it comes to foreign policy. And he wants to know how to solve a problem. And when you talk to the president, he wants to know, with regard to Iran, with regard to Syria, with regard to the peace process, what do I do now? What's...
JAMES BAKER: How do I get it done?
LEE HAMILTON: How do I get it done?
JIM LEHRER: He listens? Does he listen?
LEE HAMILTON: Beyond that. He listens; he understands what you say. There's a big difference. He does.
JIM LEHRER: Gentlemen, thank you both very much.
LEE HAMILTON: Thank you.


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Panasonic today announced that leading sports photographer, Dean Mouhtaropoulos (right) will be exclusively using the new Panasonic Lumix G5 compact system camera (read review) to capture the London 2012 Olympic Games. "Having worked for Getty Images (the Official Photographic Agency of the International Olympic Committee) for 9 years, Dean is well versed in capturing epic sporting moments including both Football and Rugby World Cups, the Olympics, Champions League football, World Championships in Swimming, Diving, Hockey, Athletics to name but a few," the company says. Dean will also carry a selection of LUMIX G Lenses in his kit bag, ranging from 7mm-300mm (35mm equivalent: 14-600mm) including the recently launched12-35mm X lens (read review).
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Panasonic team up with leading sports Photographer and reveals the camera he'll be using at London 2012 Olympic Games
Having recently announced the London 2012 Olympic Games Images Gallery at the Getty Gallery, Westfield Stratford City, Panasonic is pleased to announce that leading sports photographer, Dean Mouhtaropoulos will be exclusively using the newly announced Panasonic DMC-G5 LUMIX G camera to capture the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Dean Mouhtaropoulos has been granted access to the London 2012 Olympic Games to capture the unique, emotional and historic Olympic moments. Having worked for Getty Images (the Official Photographic Agency of the International Olympic Committee) for 9 years, Dean is well versed in capturing epic sporting moments including both Football and Rugby World Cups, the Olympics, Champions League football, World Championships in Swimming, Diving, Hockey, Athletics to name but a few. With Dean's extensive experience photographing sports, and his passion for photography that dates back to his 12th birthday, when he was first given a camera, Dean was the obvious photographer to be tasked with this momentous and epic task.
With historic moments captured in a fraction of a second, Dean needs a fast, responsive, lightweight camera with outstanding image quality. Panasonic is providing Dean with a DMC-G5 LUMIX G camera to capture the games on. The G5 is a new addition to Panasonic's multiple award winning LUMIX G range of cameras – having only been announced last week.
Perfectly designed for a sports photographer, thanks to its compact, classically designed and easy-to-grip chassis the LUMIX G5 is effortless to carry around, yet still provides the superior image quality required for such historic shots.
With a new 16.05-megapixel Live MOS sensor; the Venus Engine VII FHD image processor; and an ISO range of up to 12,800, the LUMIX G5 provides stunning image quality, even in low-light situations – perfect for demanding shooting conditions like the Olympics.
There are no second chances when shooting at the Olympics – that split second moment is there to be captured and you need a camera you can rely on. With highly precise, light speed Auto Focus, the G5 ensures you'll never miss the perfect shot. Additionally, the LUMIX G5's rapid burst shooting capability - at six Frames per Second (FPS) at full resolution - can capture multiple shots of fast-moving subjects with stunning clarity.
Dean will also carry a selection of LUMIX G Lenses in his kit bag, ranging from 7mm-300mm (35mm equivalent: 14-600mm) including the recently launched12-35mm (35mm equivalent: 24-70mm) X lens, suitable for capturing a wide range of scenes thanks to a versatile zoom and F2.8 brightness in the entire zoom range,.
Images taken by Dean using the G5 will be showcased at the London 2012 Olympic Games Images Gallery at the Getty Gallery based in Westfield Shopping Centre, Stratford (4th July-15th September). Visitors to the gallery will be able to interact with Panasonic's showcase of Smart VIERA TVs showing live London 2012 Olympic content both in 2D and 3D being uploaded from all Olympic venues.
Additionally, Panasonic will be posting 'Lumix G Photos of the Day' on Panasonic's homepage (http://www.panasonic.co.uk) throughout the Olympic Games – so keep a check on the website as this will be updated daily. From the homepage visitors will also be able to link to the Lumix Lifestyle (http://www.lumixlifestyle.co.uk) page to view the full Panasonic London 2012 photo gallery. Thorough the Lumix Lifestyle community there will also be a section on Panasonic at London 2012, including general information on Panasonic's equipment at London 2012, a biography of Dean and product information and images on the G5. If this wasn't enough Panasonic's London 2012 Flag Tags App will be featured on the site, as well as a gallery of sports photos taken by Lumix Lifestyle members.
Panasonic has been a supporter of the Olympic Games since 1988 and this latest announcement is just an example of the innovative, creative and informative ideas Panasonic is offering for people to fully enjoy London 2012.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
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Using a G5 to photograph Olympic sports is a great Advertising gimmick for Panasonic. I somehow suspect they may have borrowed a tactic used nearly 40 years ago by Peugout Bicycles. During the Tour De France, a number of custom made Italian Racing bikes were painted to look like a $250.00 Peugout PX10, a mid-level machine for amateur racers. Sales of that model skyrocketed, with few being the wiser. While it would be difficult, if not impossible, to disguise a medium or large format DSLR of the type normally used by pro sports photographers, to look like a consumer level micro 4/3, it is feasible for panasonic to take the G5 body shell and put in tweaked out innards, as well as swapping out the stock lenses for genuine Leica stuff. IMHO, the results obtainable from these cameras is sufficient for 90% of amateurs and for less demanding pro applications (cruise ship photography and outdoor weddings), but to use one for demanding action shots of olympic sports is like bringing a knife to a gunfight
Warren Lyons at 04:45pm on Monday, July 30, 2012
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Man with New Kensington ties seeing acting career take off
Actor Christian George is keeping his local ties on the big screen, starting Friday.
The Pittsburgh native, born Duke Christian George III, is also scheduled to be in an episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles" on CBS four days later.
It's a major step forward for the actor, who has family and friends in New Kensington.George will appear with Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake and Gemma Arterton in director Brad Furman's movie about big-time gambling in Costa Rica, "Runner, Runner," which opens Friday.
It's a substantial role for George, who has toiled in the business for more than 20 years to win such plum parts.
"It's very surreal," George said in a phone interview from Los Angeles. "And my first really big role is a tough guy from Pittsburgh."
In "Runner," Affleck's character also is from Pittsburgh. The writers tried for some Pittsburgh color, including a mention of Primanti Bros. restaurant.
Affleck's character runs a shady computer gambling operation. Despite his smiles, Affleck's character, gambling tycoon Ivan Block, has a dark side.
So, too, does George, whose character, Wilson, is from Troy Hill, and is the heavy who provides muscle when needed.
He sports a beard, unlike when he portrayed bad guy Emilio Ochoa in season one of CBS' remake of "Hawaii Five-O."
George has seen the final cut of "Runner, Runner" twice, and he's impressed by the lead actors.
"Ben is fantastic in this role," George said.
George credits director Furman with getting him the role, expanding it and retaining much of it in the final cut."Originally, I had two lines. Then a couple days before they started shooting, Jon Bernthal — who was in the TV series 'The Walking Dead' — left to do the upcoming 'Wolf of Wall Street' with Leonardo DiCaprio," he said.
"I got a call and thought I'd have to audition, but Brad pushed so hard and they just offered the role to me," George said.
"Brad is one of the few generous and loyal people in this town," he said. "There's nothing he won't do to help if he believes in you."
George said Affleck, Timberlake and other actors were very friendly. He said he and Affleck, the director and star of last year's Academy Award-winning "Argo," have many mutual friends.
"He was very friendly and good to work with."
Timberlake also made it easier.
"All of the good things you hear about him are 1,000 percent true," George said. "He epitomizes hard work and was very, very kind to me."
Gemma Arterton played a Bond girl in "Quantum of Solace," was the female lead in 2010's "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" and starred opposite Jeremy Renner in this year's "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters."
George said the 20-something Arterton is "not only one of the most best-looking woman in world, she is a blast to be around. She's very funny. Very sweet and very happy."
In "Runner, Runner," Timberlake shines in the role of Princeton grad student Richie, who is unhappy about being cheated by gamblers. Soon, Ivan Block lures Richie with a promise of immense wealth.
Then FBI Agent Shavers, portrayed by Anthony Mackie ("The Hurt Locker"), tries to get Richie to work against Block and Wilson.
It's the man in the middle formula with a twist.
Bad guy on "NCIS"
George will portray a Croatian criminal on the popular CBS crime series.The episode is set to air at 9 p.m. Oct. 8.
He guest stars as Henri Volksam, who is arrested by the federal agents. Like the "Runner, Runner" heavy, Volksam has a beard.
In between takes, George said he had a chance to talk with rapper, actor and entrepreneur LL Cool J, who portrays Agent Sam Hanna, and Chris O'Donnell, who plays Agent G. Callen.
"LL Cool J was awesome," George said. "His music has been a big part of my life. To be around him was very surreal. We talked a lot. He was very welcoming."
George appears in Furman's first film, "The Lincoln Lawyer," but if you blink, you'll miss it.
"They filmed quite a bit, but most was cut," he said. "I was a prison guard at San Quentin.
"If you know me, you will recognize one of my ears," he joked.
Parents elated
"My mom and dad are over the moon with this," the actor said, referring to Candy George and well-known defense attorney Duke George.
"You can see him throughout the movie," said the actor's mother, noting the beard.
She attended the movie's premiere last week in Las Vegas.
"It was an amazing film," she said, "and Chris did such a good job."
George's father, Duke, said his son attended Gateway School District elementary schools and then Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh before completing high school at The Kiski School in Loyalhanna Township.
Duke George said his son was "anything but a tough guy" that he portrays on the silver and small screens.
The attorney was able to spend five days in Puerto Rico, which was the stand-in for Costa Rica, during filming."It was great to see," he said, "and one time I sat at a table with my son, Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake and Gemma Arterton. They were very nice.
"It was amazing for me — a kid from New Kensington."Christian George said he has never forgotten where he was raised."I still have a cellphone with a 412 area code, and last year I renewed my Pennsylvania driver's license," he said.
Chuck Biedka is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-226-4711 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Tucson police officers got new orders from the City Council on how to enforce SB 1070.
Dozens of people packed council chambers for the unanimous vote approving changes to the rules officers will follow when immigration issues arise.
Some of the changes emphasize that officers focus on suspects, not on victims' or witnesses' immigration status; require the presence of a parent or guardian if officers question a juvenile on immigration status; and make reasonable attempts to find alternatives to towing a vehicle during a traffic stop when the violation does mandate impoundment.
In addition, the Tucson Police Department must develop new stop-data collection methods, create a community outreach plan and shouldn't ask about the immigration status of anyone who reports an allegation of police misconduct.
Most of the suggested changes were alterations of existing TPD policy.
With recent flare-ups between police and immigration proponents underscoring how SB 1070 is affecting the community, Councilwoman Regina Romero said now was the time for a conversation about adjusting current policy.
"We are now dealing with a bad law," Romero said. And these changes "are about maneuvering away from a bad law."
Councilwoman Karin Uhlich said the law has undermined public safety by intimidating people from reporting domestic abuse and other crimes for fear of deportation.
Uhlich said the city should reject the state law on grounds it violates the city charter's provision to uphold public safety. "If the state wants to sue us ... I would welcome that type of challenge," Uhlich said.
But City Attorney Mike Rankin said while the proposed changes don't run afoul of state law, the city can't outright reject SB 1070 because the issue isn't a city-only issue like an election.
Immigration activists cheered the move as step in the right direction but said there's more work to be done.
"We're still going to hold TPD and the City Council accountable and ensure our constitutional rights are protected," said local activist Raul Alcaraz-Ochoa, with the Protection Network Coalition.
Alcaraz-Ochoa said his group wants Tucson to live up to its immigrant-welcoming-city designation that the council approved in August 2012.
For some, the changes solve very little.
ACLU staff attorney James Lyall said he continues to hear too many accounts of officers stopping people solely for immigration checks and targeting parts of town where immigrants congregate.
Lyall said nothing short of a full prohibition against officers inquiring about victims' and witnesses' immigration status and other limitations on what officers can do will stop the problem.
He said TPD has more wiggle room under the law than they claim.
"A lot can be done even within the constraints of SB 1070 to ensure that they are policing in a constitutional manner," Lyall said.
Police Chief Roberto Villaseñor said he resented the allegation that his officers are "ripping" apart the community.
He said officers are in a no-win situation, and he can't create a policy that directs officers to disobey the law.
"I don't agree with the law, but (we) are obligated to uphold it," Villaseñor said.
A spokesman for the police union called Lyall's allegations "outrageous and offensive."
"It's a tough law to enforce one way or the other," said Jason Winsky, government affairs director for Tucson Police Officers Association. "But we do not have a systemic problem in the Police Department with selective profiling or selective enforcement of SB 1070 or any other law."
Winsky said officers have enough on their plate and don't seek out immigration violators.
Lyall said TPD should pay closer attention to the voices in the community who have been sharing their stories for months.
"They are saying that Latinos are subjected to selective traffic enforcements, things that oftentimes don't lead to stops for other members of the community," Lyall said.
He said about 12 of the 18 immigration checks that members of the Protection Network Coalition activists experienced took place in the general vicinity of Southside Presbyterian Church.
Lyall said officers are free to believe whatever narratives they want.
"Certainly, Tucson Police Department can discount the stories of community members," he said. "But I don't think they should."


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Connellsville City Councilman Tom Karpiak was given support by Connellsville voters who elected the Democratic candidate to a second term of office.
Joining Karpiak and council members Greg Ritch and Brad Geyer in January will be Aaron Zolbrod, who won the remaining council seat in Tuesday's general election.
Also joining the council will be a new mayor, Gregory Lincoln. Lincoln had no challengers. He defeated incumbent Mayor Charles Matthews and candidate Josh DeWitt in the primary.
Three candidates fought for the two open Connellsville City Council seats.
Zolbrod, whose name appeared on both tickets, led the field, receiving 42 percent of the vote. Karpiak received 31 percent of the vote.
Challenger Johanna Harden came in third, receiving 27 percent of the vote.
"I am looking forward to trying to move the city forward," Zolbrod said on Tuesday night. "It's not going to be easy. I want people to understand that it's not going to be easy. There may be some tough decisions to be made."
Zolbrod hopes to see the residents become more involved, with everyone working toward making the city a better place for everyone.
"I really want to get the communities more involved in understanding everything that is going on. That way, we can all be a part of the solution," Zolbrod said.
He wants to tackle the blight issue that has plagued the city.
"I want to see Connellsville become a better place to live and to start a business, and I am confident that we can do this," he said.
It was a tense night for Karpiak as he tried to retain his seat on city council.
After collecting totals from all but one precinct, by his count, Karpiak was ahead of Harden by only 25 votes. In the end, the numbers from the 6th Ward put him well ahead of Harden and into the No. 2 slot to retain his seat.
"What I think got me the win?" Karpiak said. "My workers at the polls. I had to keep close in certain places. Zach Connell was one of them, and I did. They didn't get too big of a lead on me anywhere. I figured I'd be strong on the West Side, and that put me over."
Harden said she is pleased that so many people in the city took interest in the election.
"I am pleased that people came out to vote, and I thank those who voted for me," Harden said. "I am undecided what I am going to do in the future. There may be other opportunities out there for me to take advantage of as a way for me to help to move the city forward toward prosperity."
Lincoln said he is thrilled to be able to plan ahead for the future, which he hopes holds a brighter outlook for the city.
"I am very appreciative of everyone's support," Lincoln said. "I am glad that they are giving me the chance to see what I can do for the city. I really want to get the city back on track financially, and I really want people to get more involved with the city. Community service is a great asset to the city. We have a lot of great volunteers, and we can always use more. If everyone would only give 20 hours a year, doing something like adopting their street or helping in their community, it would really make a difference. I want to work to bring pride back to the city and see people get excited to be here and to be a part of the community."
All results are unofficial until verified by the Fayette County Election Bureau.
Marilyn Forbes is a contributing writer. Staff writer Karl Polacek contributed to this report.


text: TransCanada CEO Russ Girling tells TheStreet's Joe Deaux he was frustrated a Nebraska court ruled the Keystone XL pipeline statute as unconstitutional and says there's nothing left to review. Despite the ruling, Girling says officials will approve the route through Nebraska, which TransCanada intends to construct immediately. President Obama could hold off making a decision until after Nebraska settles the dispute, but Girling says he hopes the pipeline receives approval this year.


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A number of witnesses have come forward to say that Dallas Cowboys player Jerry Brown was alive and screaming for help after teammate Josh Brent - who was allegedly drunk - crashed the car they were traveling in.
Stacee McWilliams, 40, from Irving, told police on Monday that when she stopped at the scene of the accident, she practically had to beg Brent to help his best friend out of the Mercedes, which was upside down and on fire.
She said: 'I jumped out and ran out toward the wreck. I yelled to Brent, "Are you OK? Are you OK?" And he told me he was fine as he was pacing back and forth.
'I was relieved because I thought, it's just a single-car accident, nobody's hurt. And then fire sparked up from the car and got bigger and I started to hear screams.
'Jerry Brown was alive and shouting for help after crash, Josh Brent didn't help.
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48 hours that is. The UK's gutless House of Commons has just consented to the most serious assault on a free society and on our essential liberties this country has seen for at least a century.
It will now be possible for persons suspected of terrorist crimes to be detained without being charged for up to 42 days. This is a major step on the road to a police state in the UK – a horrifying encroachment on human rights. If the government believe there is a war on, let them declare a state of emergency and assume emergency powers. This introduction of state-of-emergency-instruments and powers during 'normal' times, is a constitutional outrage.
And why stop at this? I am sure that among the forces of law and order dedicated to the eradication and prevention of terrorism in this country, there are many who would favour a license to use water boarding and other Guantanamo-style forms of torture if the public interest demanded it (in their opinion and in the opinion of some tame minister and/or judge).
If you do not have sufficient evidence to charge a person with a crime, you should not detain him or her. That defines the rule of law and a free society. That principle is more precious than life itself, because without it the power of the state becomes unbridled and can roll over any individual. The preservation of the safety and security of the citizens is not the primary duty of the state. The preservation of their essential rights and liberties is. Because the world is an imperfect place, one could perhaps condone this kind of preventive detention for a couple of days. But even that should be subject to strict safeguards.
If saving the lives of its citizens were the primary duty of the state, the UK would not have declared war on Hitler Germany in 1939, and Churchill would have surrendered no later than 1941. So many knowingly risked death to preserve the rights and liberty that Parliament just signed away. So many paid the ultimate price to preserve freedom in these islands. And now our own cowardly government and our own cowardly Parliament surrender these rights and that freedom without a single drop of blood being spilt.
Like hundreds of thousands of others, I travel into central London by public transport every day. I know London is an obvious terrorist target. But I would rather accept a higher risk of a terrorist attack on London, and the (admittedly probably rather small) personal risk to life and limb this entails, than condone the infringement of the fundamental human right not to be incarcerated without being charged.
It is a sad day indeed, when I have to conclude that Ossama bin Laden and his demented followers present less of a threat to my way of life – to an open society, civil liberties and freedom – than my own government's response to that threat.


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Older workers in the EU used to have a tough time staying employed.
Because most EU member states had no age discrimination laws, employers could force older workers out by setting mandatory retirement ages and offering early retirement incentives that were too good to pass up. Older workers who were looking for a new job had an even harder time. Employers could explicitly advertise the need for a "young, dynamic workforce" and select applicants based on age.
Yet barring the old from the labor force had its consequences. Like in the U.S., EU officials realized that as the workforce shrunk and the number of retirees grew, the social security system would buckle under its own weight. Something had to be done to force employers to hold on to and protect their aging workforce.
So in 2000 the European Council passed Directive 2000/78/EC, a wide-sweeping law that creates protections for workers on a number of grounds including age. Each EU member has until Dec. 1 to implement the directive. However, the directive only sets the baseline. Each member state can impose stricter legislation, which is creating a patchwork of age discrimination laws throughout the EU. In addition, the member states are taking different approaches to enforcing the new laws. All of which is leaving companies vulnerable to discrimination claims.
"This is probably the most important piece of labor and employment legislation in the EU in a generation," says Erika Collins, a partner at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in New York. "It will be critical for multinationals to look at member state legislation in each jurisdiction."
Directive Perspective
Although laws will vary from country to country, the directive does establish some uniform policies member states must follow.
First, the directive protects workers of all ages. That is much different from U.S. age discrimination law, which only applies to people older than 40.
"A lot of what some member states construe as discrimination against young candidates falls under the EU's concept of indirect discrimination, which is similar to the U.S.'s disparate impact theory," Collins says. "Having this protection applied to younger workers will impact every single aspect of the employment relationship, including recruiting and advertising, pay and benefits, hiring and harassment."
For example, the U.K. has revised its laws to protect younger workers in the employee benefits arena. According to the U.K.'s legislation, which took effect Oct. 1, awarding additional benefits for years of service after the fifth year is illegal because it indirectly discriminates against younger workers who haven't been with the company as long. This means that if an employee reaches the 10-year mark at a company, it is unlawful for an employer to give him or her additional vacation time or a raise based on the decade of service.
In addition, the EU directive establishes new rules governing employee retirement plans.
Prior to the directive, retirement ages throughout Europe were relatively young, due in part to mandatory retirement programs. In fact, the average age of retirement across the EU was 60.4 in 2001, according to the EU's office of statistics. But now with its social security programs in peril, the EU has upped the age at which employers can force workers out to 65.
"Employers in the EU are going to have to decide what to designate as a retirement age for employees or if they are going to set retirement ages at all," says Camille Olson, a partner in Seyfarth Shaw's Chicago office.
Although the directive sets the threshold for minimum mandatory retirement ages, each member state can implement its own version of the law. That inconsistency is one of the biggest problems the directive creates.
Legal Patchwork
For example, forced retirement at age 65 is not a legal in Belgium, which prohibits employers from setting any mandatory retirement age under its version of the directive. Then there are countries--including Spain and Austria--that only allow mandatory retirement policies for certain professions such as judges.
"If I'm serving as corporate counsel, and I'm seeing the member states all implementing this directive in their own way, I have to start thinking about how I'm going to operate in two dozen countries with slightly different laws," says Wendy Tice-Wallner, a shareholder in Littler Mendelson's San Francisco office. "Do I have goals for establishing standards globally or do I have somebody on the ground in each country to help draft country-specific policies?"
Creating one global policy to tackle the directive might be a shortsighted solution since differences between each member state's anti-discrimination legislation touch every part of labor and employment law.
For instance, the directive allows employers to discriminate based on age as long as there is a justified reason for doing so. Yet, what is considered a reasonable justification is completely left up to the interpretation of each member state.
"Some countries have implemented narrower legislation, limiting the scope of what a justified exception is," says Anne-Sophie Parent, director of AGE, the European equivalent of the AARP. "But other member states have left it so open that nothing has changed."
France would fit in the latter category. Critics have chastised France, accusing government officials of merely copying and pasting the directive into its own laws, leaving room for sweeping exceptions. Currently, it is the only country in the EU that considers it justifiable to discriminate against older applicants for positions at hip wine bars that want a youthful clientele.
Because of these vast differences, experts agree that the country-by-country approach to compliance has the best chance of succeeding.
"You have to make a determination as to what sort of differences in policy you will have by country, which will depend on how different each country's laws are," Olson says.
Increased Litigation
But redrafting corporate policies might not do much good. That's because no one is really sure exactly how the governments of each country are going to enforce their new age discrimination laws.
"These laws are untested," Collins says. "We are going into a period of time where there will be many challenges in the courts. We don't have any case law telling us what is and isn't justified."
Meanwhile, at press time, some member states had yet to fully implement the directive. Luxembourg has draft laws that aren't yet in force; Sweden hasn't published its legislation; and the U.K. is still finalizing changes to its pension laws. Germany, Belgium and the Czech Republic plan to finalize additional age-related legislation in 2007.
Perhaps the only thing companies can count on is a spike in age discrimination lawsuits.
"Companies must begin the compliance process now and not wait," Collins says. "It's far easier to fix these types of things at the front end rather than wait for the claim to be filed. After all, we are on the doorstep of this legislation, and it is likely to present a lot of activity in terms of litigation in the future."


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The wife of singer Robbie Williams is reportedly one of the two strong contenders to join the cast of the reality show.
Ayda Field is likely to join the gang of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills". After some swirling reports, her representative has finally confirmed that she is indeed offered a part on the reality series. "We've been approached," the rep simply says.
A source close to the production reveals that Field is one of two contenders to join the cast. The other potential new cast is Faye Resnick. "There's two contenders to join the cast," the source tells E! Online. "It is between Faye Resnick and Ayda Field. If I were to put money on it, I would say Ayda will be the new castmember."
Field is a soap actress who is best known as the wife of Robbie Williams. As for Faye, she has appeared on the first season of the Bravo show as Kyle Richard's friend.
"Faye is shooting for the show already because she is an actual friend of the cast," the insider explains, before adding "It is still unclear if Faye will remain a friend or become a central character on the show."
Also in the same report, E! confirms that Camille Grammer will return to the show. The ex-wife of Kelsey Grammer has reportedly signed the deal to appear in the new season although she previously expressed how she did not like the kind of attention she got from the show.


text: Home Gallery Video Electricity Authority What's My Number Office Your Job Could Suck a Little Less if You Saved on Electricity Y&R New Zealand and the Electricity Authority Say Its Good to Have Options Published on Jul 09, 2014 Editor's Pick The New Zealand Electricity Authority and Y&R New Zealand turn miserable jobs into a reason consumers should be more conscious about their energy bills in the new "What's My Number" campaign. Directed by Luke Shanahan of Robbers Dog, two hilarious spots feature a paper pusher on the verge of snapping and a bored store clerk on the verge of tears. Smaller energy bills, no doubt, would translate to fewer hours for them at their horrible workplaces, so they, the campaign says, should consider one of the deals offered on whatsmynumber.org.nz. Rate this Ad You must be registered to rate the ad. Please Login or Register Now About CreditsDateJul 09, 2014Agency:Y&R NZ CCO:Josh MooreClient:Electricity AuthorityCreative Director, Writer:Scott HendersonArt Director:Lisa DupreIdeas Director:Jason WellsHead Producer:Christina HazardHead of Motion Graphics:Michael FrogleyExecutive Digital Producer:Bruce MurraySenior Media Planner:Kate ThomsonProduction Company:Robbers Dog FilmsDirector:Luke ShanahanManaging Director:George MackenzieExecutive Producer:Mark FosterEditor:Tim MaugerPost Production:BlockHeadSound Design:Franklin Rd- Shane Taupiri Latest Creativity News on Ad Age Supply & Demand Signs Fogel, Michon Joins B-Reel Films Ad Age Wake-Up Call: CEOs Face Hard Decisions About Trump, and Other News to Know Today Tonge Appointed Head of 4Creative, Chamberlin Joins Huge Related work Electricity Authority: Toy Store Y&R NZ Land Rover: Love From Land Rover Y&R NZ Hyatt: Come Together Mullen Lowe


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I was very lucky to receive a 2010 David Malin Award for an animated time-lapse sequence of a setting Milky Way. After a nine-hour drive we arrived to Parkes, NSW. The weather was nice and I used the opportunity to take some images of the famous Parkes Radio Telescope under the night sky.
The Dish
The Dish is a very impressive structure – movable telescope spans over 64 metres in diameter and takes 15 minutes to make a 360 degrees turn. It is the second largest movable dish telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. During the Apollo missions to the moon, it was used to relay communication and telemetry signals to NASA, providing coverage for when the moon was on the Australian side of the Earth.
The radio telescope is commonly known as "The Dish" after being featured in the 2000 fiction film.
Standing under the dish made me feel very small indeed.
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360 Degree Panoramas
I took several 360 degrees panoramic images which allow some exciting projections as well as virtual tours. The ground was lit by thin crescent Moon.
If you click on the Virtual Tour thumbnails at the left you should be able to pan and zoom using the buttons at the bottom of the image or just click and drag it with the mouse to pan and use Shift/Ctrl keys to zoom in and out. Adobe Flash player is required.
A few panoramic projections:
The light from the crescent moon was subtle enough to still reveal the Milky Way and gently illuminate the ground.
Milky Way
After the Moon had set below the horizon, the Milky Way became more prominent and there was some light on the ground from the illuminated Dish.
Time Lapse Animation
I made the following time lapse animation from just over a thousand of still images. It shows the rotation of the Earth and movements of The Dish.
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A CACOPHONY of sound will greet people at Poole Harbour on Saturday as the First World War is commemorated.
Poole Harbour Commissioners have asked vessels to sound their whistles for 10 seconds and lower their ensigns to half-mast at 6pm to mark the hour of the first shot being fired at the start of the Great War in 1914.
Leisure craft, yacht clubs and marinas within the harbour are also being encouraged to take part and fill the 10 seconds with klaxons, toots and whistles.
"This is a hugely commemorative event that is worthy of support and we are sure many will be keen to participate," said harbourmaster Brian Murphy.
"These symbolic actions serve to call for peace and reconciliation as well as remember the victims that perished in the war," he added.


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It's snowing again in the mountains, and resorts across Ski Country are feeling the love from Mother Nature. The most recent storm plastered the Southwest with snow – including a 32-inch, 24 hour haul at Silverton – and left plenty of snow at other resorts throughout the state. It's not over yet either, as more snow is in the forecast for the upcoming week.
Hope you're all as excited as we are to get some pow days in. Here are a couple of our favorite photos that are filtering in from the storm so far.
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OK "everyone" has had their say on the iPad, and the fuss is dying down it's time for us introverts having had a chance to think ;) to start discussing the iPad and the future.
Let's grant that (according to those who've seen and used them) iPads are great for all sorts of purposes, except reading in bed, or in day light areas.They also allow all sorts of Internet related and basic laptop activities to be performed. While the Kindle is what it is advertised as being a portable reader that can present a whole library and download more on demand.
Robert Graham summed up one difference display technology:
The devices have different trade-offs. The Kindles use "e-ink" technology that requires no power to maintain its state. Thus, the device wakes up to redraw the page, then goes back to sleep while you read it. This means it has fantastic battery life, going for a week between charges even under heavy use. The iPad, though, will only go 10 hours between charges. Because of the battery life, I'd rather travel with my Kindle than an iPad.
But there's another difference, the use the two gadgets make of their network connection, till now Kindles basically use it to download books, while iPads use it for all the stuff iPhone fanatics rave about ;) BUT that's changing and we are seeing (here's a real surprise folks) convergence. As Gizmondo put it Kindle 2.5 Update Details: Kindle Gets Facebook After Your Grandparents Did:
Hey, kids… heard of this Facebook thing that's been hitting the internet? Amazon did! And they're integrating it, along with some newfangled Twitter whatnot, in their Kindle 2.5 software update—along with some other, less-belated goodies.
Now, the huge gulf of difference in display technology is likely to diminish, if not go away completely (LCDs are for TVs with mains power, e-paper is for reading and battery life, hence once it is fast and colourful enough for portable devices). Take the really networked nature of the iPad, mix in the really good for reading, go anywhere nature of the Kindle, and presto a device to use something like Googles ChromeOS and to make Microsoft very afraid!


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Adolescent Development and Behaviour (MUED2606)
This unit of study provides students with a broadly based view of the issues and challenges faced by teachers of adolescents in a high school setting. It is essential for the development of music educators and is designed to prepare students for secondary school Professional Experience. It explores the development unique to adolescents and the changes in behaviour through a study of developmental psychology. How does cognitive, social, emotional and biological changes influence adolescent behaviour in schools? The transition from childhood to adolescence is investigated and the major research and theories related to behaviour management are discussed. Topics studied are: adolescence and family, peer and personal relationships; development of identity; creating and managing learning environments; exploration of issues in adolescence such as moral dilemmas, rebellion and peer influence and their implications for high school classroom music teaching. Aspects of social cognition are discussed through the various scenarios that adolescents present to teachers in secondary school classrooms. With a substantive focus on developmental psychology and behavior management principles and practices, it contributes to the development of graduate teacher standards set by the teacher's accreditation body (AITSL).
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Quality and Standards Committee
The Quality and Standards Committee is responsible for promoting quality end-of-life care through NHPCO's national quality program, Quality Partners® and other NHPCO programmatic initiatives.
The Committee is also responsible for updating the NHPCO Standards of Practice for Hospice Programs, including systematic ongoing review and revision of the Standards document to ensure compliance with regulations and best practices.
In addition, the committee assists with development of NHPCO quality resources, including performance measures and QAPI program support materials. Meetings are monthly.
Staff Contact:
Carol Spence, Vice President, Research & Quality
Jennifer Kennedy, Senior Director, Regulatory & Quality
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Time Commitment
Quality and Standards Committee Members should be prepared to spend 2-3 hours per month on committee work.
There are expectations for involvement through Task Group and special project work.
Committee members serve two-year terms.
Meetings and Conference Calls
Committee members are expected to participate actively in a majority of committee meetings and functions. Materials should be read prior to the next committee meeting. Committee members are asked to notify the staff liaison if they will not be available for a conference call or meeting.
The full Quality and Standards Committee meets every other month by conference call for 90 minutes. The Task Groups meet on alternate months by conference call for 60 minutes. Committee members are expected to participate in at least one Task Group.
The committee usually has one in-person meeting in January to plan activities for the coming year. Committee members, and especially new members, are strongly encouraged to attend these meetings.
NHPCO does not pay for travel-related expenses for committee members. It is the committee member's responsibility to assume any related travel expenses.
General Committee Member Expectations
- Meet deadlines agreed upon by the committee. Committee work often includes drafting materials for quality related support materials and resources that are made available to NHPCO members and posted on the NHPCO website.
- Present/participate in educational sessions and forums.
- Work with the NHPCO staff and committee chair to complete the committee's work plan. Each year committees agree to work on projects according to the priorities for the organization.
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Welcome to WeRelate, your virtual genealogical community. We're glad you have joined us. At WeRelate you can easily create ancestor web pages, connect with cousins and other genealogists, and find new information. To get started:
If you need any help, I will be glad to answer your questions. Just click on my signature link below and then click on the "Leave a message" link under my name in the upper left corner of my profile page. Thanks for participating and see you around! Debbie Freeman --DFree 23:11, 7 January 2011 (EST)
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Hi, Terry.
Sorry to be late. I haven't been to WeRelate recently.
I haven't spent huge amounts of time on upline Dowds. And my line is from Benjamin H. Dowd, brother of Philo's grandfather. Quite a distance away. So I am no help with Philo's line either.
But I can aim you at a great researcher who knows a lot about these families. She is open on the net about her name and email, so I have no qualms giving them to you. She is Madelyn Gould, email as of last Nov was email@example.com She is the "Queen of Douds" (grins), and is very generous. If I remember rightly, and I may not be, she is actually descended from Philo as well.
Wish I could be more helpful. Maybe one of these days I will get back to the Dowds/Douds. Recently, I have had breakthroughs into both French Canada and Liechtenstein.... First time researching out of the US. My learning curve can't even be called a curve anymore. It's just plain straight up! (grins)
Drop Madelyn a note, and get her take on the high upline folks.
Later, Linda--LindaS 14:38, 25 February 2011 (EST)


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City says street can close for St. Mary's activities
WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council voted 4-3 Monday to close two blocks of Kandiyohi Avenue Southwest for a St. Mary's Church event despite a council-passed policy that recommends major streets such as Kandiyohi Avenue should not be closed for neighborhood events.
Council members voting in favor of a motion by Ron Christianson to honor the church's request and close Kandiyohi Avenue bet-ween 11th Street and 13th Street were Christianson, Steve Ahmann, Tim Johnson and Jim Dokken.
Voting against the request were Doug Reese, Bruce DeBlieck and Rick Fagerlie.
Council member Denis Anderson was absent.
The street closure policy, adopted by the council on Oct. 6, 2008, states low-volume residential streets, dead-end streets and cul-de-sacs could be closed for neighborhood events. The policy lets city staff handle the increasing number of requests for street closures.
Christianson was the only council member to vote against the policy last year.
The policy does not apply for city-wide events such as Willmar Fests. Also, the policy does not allow a major street, such as Kandiyohi Avenue, to be closed.
Before the council adopted the policy last year, however, St. Mary's held a similar event in which a portion of Kandiyohi Avenue was closed. The city erected barricades and hundreds of children and adults walked between the church property and Miller Park during the event.
Monday night, Christianson said last year's event "went off without a hitch.'' He said there were no accidents. Saying city policies are guidelines and not ordinances, Christianson argued in favor of approving the church's request. The request had earlier been denied by city staff in accordance with the policy.
"I would submit to you that not barricading those two streets is much more dangerous than barricading,'' he said. "I can't see how you think it's going to be safe not barricading it. There is very little traffic from 11th to 15th on Kandiyohi Avenue. Two houses would be involved. The church council talked to them and it's OK with them to close the street.''
Reese said the Public Works/Safety Committee had discussed the request last week and the consensus of the committee was to follow the policy. He said the policy protects the city as a whole on liability issues. He said Father Steve Verhelst of St. Mary's was directed to work with the police department on crossing guards and safe crossing for people.
"As long as it's controlled, it lessens our liability on the city,'' Reese said.
DeBlieck agreed the closure request did not fit the policy. He said participants could use the crosswalks and he saw no reason to place the city at additional risk by not following the policy.
Mayor Les Heitke asked City Attorney Rich Ronning if policies carry as much weight as ordinances. Ronning said, in his opinion, no.
Ahmann said he did not fault city staff for making recommendations. "But I believe there are certain circumstances that we should consider and it's a community event and I kind of look at it as a big block party for the neighborhood,'' he said.
Johnson said he was concerned for having an inflexible policy. He thought proper placement of barricades would be no problem "and would actually limit the city's liability. If set up properly, it provides more safety.''
Heitke asked Ronning if city barricades would increase the church's liability.
"I don't think it involves the church. I think it involves the issue of the liability of the city and the use of the public streets,'' he said.
Fagerlie said 12th Street has a legal crosswalk and he said state law gives pedestrians the right-of-way in a crosswalk. "So we shouldn't have to barricade that street because people are crossing where they're supposed to. Those vehicles should stop, right?'' he asked Ronning.
"Right,'' said Ronning.
After the vote, Heitke said the street would be closed and the barricades erected.
During the debate, City Administrator Michael Schmit said he had no comment.


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We're not talking about "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars," that 1972 concept album by David Bowie.
These spiders are actually geologic features from the South Pole region of Mars, captured by the University of Arizona's HiRISE camera during the six-year mission of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
A series of papers published this week in the journal Icarus are a photographic tour de force of the big revelation of the HiRISE mission — that Mars, contrary to previous understanding is not geologically static.
Mars undergoes widespread seasonal changes caused by the freezing and thawing of carbon dioxide and some water frost at its polls.
The lead author of the first paper is Candice Hansen, deputy investigator on the HiRISE camera, who is now affiliated with the Planetary Science Institute. Co-auhors of all three new papers include principal investigator Alfred McEwen and co-investigator Shane Byrne, leaders of the long-running project at the UA's Lunar and Planetary Lab.
NASA/JPL has produced a cool video of the changes.


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The newspapers and television reports have been filled these past few months with references to the so-called Arab Spring, focusing on dramatic developments in Egypt, Libya, Syria and so many other countries in the Arab world.
There has been a comparable development in the Catholic world as well. One could refer to it as the Irish Spring, even though it didn't go into high gear until the summer and early fall.
The Sunday New York Times on Sept. 18 wrote a two-page story on developments in Ireland titled, "A Rupture of Reverence for the Vatican Sets Off a Transformation in Ireland."
The opening salvo was fired by Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, a practicing Catholic, who unexpectedly took the floor of the Irish Parliament this summer to openly criticize the Church, and specifically the Vatican, for its presumption to place canon law above civil law in matters affecting sexual abuse by priests and religious.
A country where 87 percent of the population identifies itself as Catholic and where the Church runs more than 90 percent of the nation's primary schools is in the throes of a major transformation – from one of "awe, respect and fear" of the Vatican to something approaching "rage, disgust and defiance."
This transformation is the result of "a long series of horrific revelations about decades of abuse of children entrusted to the church's care by a reverential populace."
While Ireland isn't the only Catholic country where the Vatican's image has been tarnished, nowhere have developments "shaken a whole society so thoroughly or so intensively as in Ireland."
"For the first time in Ireland," the prime minister said, "a report into child sexual abuse exposed an attempt by the Holy See to frustrate an inquiry into a sovereign, democratic republic as little as three years ago, not three decades ago."
Kenny was referring to the so-called Cloyne report, named after the diocese in question, which detailed abuse and cover-ups by church officials in southern Ireland through 2009. The bishop of Cloyne, a former secretary to popes, has since resigned.
Charging that the Vatican had encouraged bishops to ignore child-protection guidelines that the Irish bishops themselves had adopted, the prime minister attacked "the dysfunction, the disconnection, the elitism that dominate the culture of the Vatican."
"The rape and torture of children were downplayed, or 'managed,' to uphold instead the primacy of the institution – its power, its standing and its reputation (an all-too-familiar charge)." Instead of listening with humility to the heartbreaking evidence of "humiliation and betrayal," the prime minister continued, "the Vatican's response was to parse and analyze it with the gimlet eye of a canon lawyer."
"It was a seminal moment," wrote a correspondent for The Irish Times. "No Irish prime minister has ever talked to the Catholic Church before in this fashion. The obsequiousness of the Irish state toward the Vatican is gone. The deference is gone."
According to The New York Times, the prime minister's declaration "deeply angered" the Vatican. It immediately withdrew its ambassador from Dublin, who was reassigned to the Czech Republic. The position remains vacant to this day, and there has even been talk of merging the ambassadorship to Ireland with that of Italy.
However, the prime minister enjoys widespread support within Ireland itself. Again, according to The New York Times, the Irish people feel "doubly betrayed: first by the abuse itself, and second by what many see as a cover-up by the church, compounded by the often opaque, legalistic language with which it defends itself."
As noted above, this is an all-too-familiar feeling in the United States. And so, too, is the sharp decrease in church attendance. The archbishop of Dublin estimates that only 18 percent of Catholics in his archdiocese attended Mass every week.
Eamon Gilmore, Ireland's deputy prime minister, said the Church would no longer enjoy its previous privileges and powers as in times past, when the Church, with the government's collusion, "effectively dictated the social policy of the state."
When it comes to protecting children, Mr. Gilmore said, "Everybody in the state – irrespective of whether they're ordinary citizens doing everyday work, or a priest or a bishop – has to comply with the law."
A "transformation," indeed.
© 2011 Richard P. McBrien. All rights reserved. Fr. McBrien is the Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame.
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"Thank You for Smoking" producers Edward R. Pressman and Stephen Belafonte are onboard to make another Christopher Buckley adaptation titled "God Is My Broker."
Deciding to team up once again after "Thank You for Smoking", Edward R. Pressman and Stephen Belafonte will work hand in hand to develop a satire flick entitled "God Is My Broker", Variety has revealed.
Based on Christopher Buckley's novel of the same name of which film rights was acquired by Pressman's Edward R. Pressman Film Corp., the project, set on Wall Street and in a monastery, follows an alcoholic stockbroker as he flees to a monastery to only find monks who are turning their monastery into a corporation.
Attached to write the screenplay is Peter Himmelstein with Belafonte producing via his WhiteShark Films alongside Polsky Films and Pressman's company. Pressman and Belafonte have both collaborated in producing movies for several times, including those like "Never Die Alone", "Sisters", and "Mutant Chronicles."


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On Tuesday, ABC plans on revamping its app for the Apple iPad so that those in the New York and Philadelphia area can watch live streaming broadcasts from their local ABC station. The network plans on revealing the technology on Tuesday during ABC's upfront presentation to advertisers during which the network tries to pre-sell advertising time. In addition to being limited to the New York and Philadelphia area, users must also be a subscriber to a participating cable or satellite provider although it will be open to all in those two cities for the first six weeks.
Later this summer, ABC will add live streaming of local stations in six more cities and is said to be in talks with 200 affiliates owned by other companies to allow live streaming of their local ABC station. The first affiliate deal will be for stations owned by Hearst and will include cities like Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Kansas City and Honolulu. The revised app will be named Watch ABC in line with other Disney related apps like Watch ESPN and Watch Disney. Those apps allow for live streaming of the sports network and Disney's Family network for those who are paying subscribers to particular cable or satellite companies. And while the programming is the same as a viewer would see on television, the ads will be different. This is done because Nielsen cannot measure viewership of live streaming television.
While ABC could cannibalize its own ratings and viewership by doing this, the network would make up the difference in advertising revenue with mobile ads. Disney's CEO Robert A. Iger said earlier this month that higher mobile ad revenue made up for some of the decline in TV ad revenue in the first quarter of the year.
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So this is basically a collaboration of The Hunger Games, Battle Royale and Adventure Time. We have this all planned out way before anybody decided to copy our idea, we had all of it planned out this 2 months before I posted this blog. It's a project by 3 users, a Battle Royale fan (Some fan) a The Hunger Games fan (Ninja Fionna (Fionnafan)) and a The Hunger Games-Battle Royale fan (BloodHunter99)--though I like THG more than BR :P--
So the concept of everything is based on all of them. We have a prologue and everything. We will also have AT weapons since other weapons aren't allowed. We will also have Career Trbutes. Sounds simple enough? GREAT!!! MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR
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- Maximum of 6 tributes per user
- No complaining if your tribute dies, only one comes out alive
- Use the format we have given you
- You can sign up tributes when we already opened them
- No wikia contributors, unless you have an account here.
The Great Mushroom War. It was a destroyer of mankind. The entire human race. All wiped out, because nuclear war. Generals and Military Heads fight to the death for power. For being supreme leader of the earth. They got to far. The whole human race. Gone. But that is what they think. Some stay underground, to survive. Some are protected to live. Only a handful of human left.
After the spectacular incident, creatures came down to earth. Candy people, soft people, fire elementalists, every creature you can name. They came. The human and foreign creatures lived in peace and harmony. Building kingdoms, but held with unity. Forming one great Land of Ooo. The whole population lived in harmony and prosperity. Joy in their lives. Happiness around them. The Land of Ooo, as the perfect place for them. But it ended. It ended. It was all happening so fast. It ended. Just after a military general--who escaped right before the greatest nuclear bomb which was called The Mushroom that killed everybody--came back to the planet.
He was probably the cruelest, most harsh villain in the Land of Ooo. He wasn't loved. Resentment, loathing, hatred from every living creature was for him. He created a machine. The Humanator. It was a machine that turns creatures into human. He got every human's DNA--including his--and put them in the machine. He called creature, every citizen, of the Land of Ooo to use The Humanator on them to turn them to human. Soon, all the creatures of the Land of Ooo are human.
He also re-opened schools. And made The Adventure Games. To remind us all what happened in The Great Mushroom War. From the simplest uprising and rebellion until the bombing of The Mushroom. It reminded us all. Reminded us very clearly.
The Adventure Games is the most cruel thing you can think of. When students reach the second semester of the 9th grade--when they are all around 13 and 14--, there is a probabilty they might join The Adventure Games. You see, the government picks a school followed by the 9th grade class in an event called The Reaping. The class is informed that they will be going on a trip, but they aren't informed it is The Adventure Games. The Adventure Games is a mandatory viewing on live TV for all the citizens of The Land of Ooo. Everyone can't bare to watch it. Parents will drown in tears. Relatives will mourn. Citizens, all of them, can't bare to watch it.
The Adventure Games is a fight to the death on live TV. 50 students--25 girls and 25 boys--will fight to the death. They will be called tributes after they have been reaped. The arena is one huge island, in the center is the huge golden horn of a rainicorn called The Horn of The Rainicornucopia or simply known as The Cornucopia. The students will have chariot rides to the training center to begin the betting. They will be escorted by one escort and a mentor--the mentor is a victor of a past Games--per tribute pair and they will also have a stylist and a prep team--they are assigned for the tribute to look good, usually the best looking tributes will get the most sponsors--per tribute. They will also have Tribute Training where every one of the tributes are given training, even if they have been trained before the Games. Every tribute will also have a Private Training Session where the gamemakers will give a score and the odds of a tribute winning. Also an interview to give sponsors a view on who they will sponsor. The tributes are given a beautiful outfit during the interview which are located right outside the training center. They will show their personality which will affect the bettings and the sponsoring. All of the events of the pre-games are a mandatory viewing for all the citizens of the Land of Ooo. Except the Tribute Training and the Private Training Session, though the results of the Private Training Session will be broadcasted. The whole pregames will last for 10 days, or 1 1/2 week
The 50 students--the tributes--are provided tracker bracelets on their arms and will be launched into the arena. Right in front of the Cornucopia. They are launched in a metal plate. The gigantic clock will count down from 60 to 1 until the gong sounds. And a voice will shout "Let The Annual Adventure Games Begin!" and all the tributes will go head to the Cornucopia to fight for the supplies. The Cornucopia is laid out with weapons, food, everything you need to survive. The closer it is to the cornucopia, the more valuable it is, the more important for surviving. Some use it as a chance to go get the supplies, some use it as a chance for killing, some escape out to the woods. It is where the initial bloodbath begins. Thus, it is called The Bloodbath of The Golden Rainicornucopia Horn or simply known as The Bloodbath of The Cornucopia. Every time a tribute falls there will be a cannon. But during the bloodbath they won't boom a cannon until the initial bloodbath is over. Roughly half of the tributes die in the initial bloodbath. When the tributes take too long to kill the gamemakers will create a danger zone--with mutts and natural disasters--to meet up 2 or more tributes, this is where hand-to-hand combat usually occurs. When a tribute needs something desperately or when the arena has a crisis of food and water, the gamemakers will invite them for a feast, usually to bring another bloodbath. When only 2 tributes are alive they will meet them up in the cornucopia to fight to the death. Once the other dies, the last tribute standing will be crowned as victor and will gain fame and fortune and will be crowned as victor.
Weapons In The Golden Rainicorn Horn of The Rainicornucopia
1. Swords
2. Crossbows and Arrows
3. Chemicals and Reaction Tubes
4. Axes
5. Spears
6. Knives
7. Sticks
8. Stones
The whole thing will be on an island. With The Golden Rainicorn Horn of The Rainicornucopia or simply known as The Cornucopia on the center. There will be The Candy Trees woods, The Ice Kingdom Ice Structures, The Nightospherian Woods, The Land of Lumpy Space, Caves, The Arena for "Wizard" (for the feast), The Dangerous Woods, etc. And most important of all, The Tree Fort, the place for the career tributes' campsite. The tree fort is povided with all of the luxury you need for surviving.
Grade 9 students. Age of 13-14 years old. 25 girls and 25 boys.
The tribute chart will be TBA.
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the Effects of
High Cholesterol
on the Body
High cholesterol in your blood can interfere with blood flow throughout your body.
You need cholesterol to live, so your body manufactures its own supply. You also get some cholesterol from your diet. Read more.
Cholesterol travels throughout your body in your bloodstream. Good cholesterol transports bad cholesterol back to the liver. Read more.
Sometimes, good cholesterol is outnumbered by bad cholesterol, and the excess may stick to the lining of your arteries. There, it mingles with other substances, hardens, and forms plaque. Read more.
A buildup of plaque in your arteries can stop oxygen-rich blood from flowing, leading to devastating consequences. Read more.
Pain and discomfort in the chest can easily be dismissed as indigestion, but your body could be telling you something. Read more.
You might not realize it, but jaw pain could be a sign that your heart isn't getting the oxygen it needs. Read more.
High cholesterol significantly raises your risk of having a heart attack. Read more.
Blocked arteries due to high cholesterol can block blood flow to your brain. It doesn't take long before brain cells begin to die. Read more.
High cholesterol can interfere with blood flow to your legs, causing numbness, pain, or even gangrene. Read more.
High cholesterol throws bile production out of balance. Most gallstones are cholesterol stones. Read more.
Bloody stools could be a sign that the blood supply to your intestines or bowel is blocked. Read more.
The Effects of High Cholesterol on the Body
Our bodies need healthy levels of cholesterol to function. Cholesterol is a fatty substance made by the liver and distributed throughout the body. It allows our bodies to make vitamin D and hormones, and makes up bile acids. We also get less than 25 percent of our body's cholesterol from the foods we eat, especially animal fats.
High cholesterol means you have a lot more cholesterol in your blood than you need. Most people who have high cholesterol don't have any obvious symptoms. A simple blood test can tell you if you have high cholesterol. If you do have high cholesterol, dietary changes, exercise, and targeted medications can help lower it and reduce your risk of developing heart disease.
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Cholesterol moves through your bloodstream via lipoproteins. There are two kinds of lipoproteins, and we need them both. Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) transport cholesterol around to where it's needed. If there's too much cholesterol, it may be deposited into the arteries. LDL is commonly referred to as "bad cholesterol." High-density lipoproteins (HDL) take the extra cholesterol from your tissues and cells and return it to your liver for repurposing. That's why HDL is called "good cholesterol."
The job of the arteries is to move blood from your heart to other parts of your body. Too much LDL and not enough HDL makes it more likely that your arteries will develop plaque, a hardened mixture of cholesterol, fat, and other elements.
As coronary arteries narrow, it's harder for blood to make it through to your heart. If an area of plaque breaks open, it can result in a blood clot, which can block blood flow altogether. This puts you at great risk of having a heart attack. Symptoms of reduced blood supply to the heart include chest discomfort, pressure, and pain (angina). You may also have pain in your jaw, neck, shoulders, arms, or back. Angina can be mistaken for indigestion.
If blood flow to one section of heart muscle is blocked, the result is a heart attack. That means the heart muscle is dying. Blood flow has to be restored fast, or there's a risk of permanent heart damage or death.
When plaque builds up in the arteries that carry blood to your brain, your brain is deprived of oxygen. Brain cells quickly become damaged and start to die (stroke). Symptoms include sudden weakness and numbness. Depending on the area of the brain involved, you may have trouble speaking, seeing, or moving your limbs. A stroke can cause brain damage, disability, or death.
Plaque can also build up and interfere with blood flow to your arms and legs (peripheral arterial disease). If the blood supply to your limbs is blocked, you may feel numbness or pain. There's an increased risk of infection in those limbs. Lack of blood can cause tissue death (gangrene).
Digestive System
High cholesterol can create a bile imbalance, leading to gallstones. According to the , more than 80 percent of gallstones are cholesterol stones.
A buildup of plaque in your arteries can also block blood flow to your kidneys and stomach. Intestinal ischemic syndrome is when there's a blockage in arteries leading to the intestines or bowel. Symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and bloody stools.
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