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The Derry Planning Board has two different drafts of a livestock ordinance, but will wait for a formal discussion until Code Enforcement Officer Bob Mackey can join them.
The board took an initial look at the revised ordinance at its Sept. 18 meeting.
The board determined to update the ordinance after several residents in the Windham Road area complained about a neighbor's rooster.
Planning Director George Sioras turned much of the discussion over to his assistant, Elizabeth Robidoux, who had been working with Mackey and with Animal Control Officer Marlene Bishop on the drafts.
The draft ordinance adds a condition that roosters may only be permitted on lots with a minimum of three acres. They must not be allowed to crow between 8 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.
The ordinance also adds a condition that any animals "not interfere with other property owners' rights," which was not in the final draft written three or four years ago, Robidoux said.
"Putting this wording back in," she said, "will give 'teeth' to the Code Enforcement Officer."
Bishop's version is more detailed. Her suggested update also provides for livestock (excluding sheep, swine and goats) to be permitted on lots containing one or more acres. Permits must be obtained for slaughter of animals on smaller lots, and the permit is good for one year. All buildings, pens and enclosures must be located a minimum of 20 feet from any property line, unless the property is owned on both sides by the same resident.
In addition, at no time shall roosters be allowed on a property in a condensed area so as to create a nuisance.
Bishop's version also states that anyone violating the town ordinance will be subject to court procedure, after a warning has been given to correct the complaint. Those living on lots under the allowed limits at the time of the adoption of the ordinance will be grandfathered in – allowed to remain as is, but once an animal is removed, it cannot be replaced. The rule is for horses, sheep, goats, chickens and pigs; under Bishop's version, domestic dogs and cats, reptiles and exotic indoor birds are exempt.
The board grappled again with the question of "how do you shut a rooster up."
Planning Board to Debate Livestock Ordinance
The Derry Planning Board has two different drafts of a livestock ordinance, but will wait for a formal discussion until Code Enforcement Officer Bob Mackey can join them.


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LAHORE, Dec 18: Police authorities transferred two district police officers (DPOs) and made them officers on special duty (OSDs) on Tuesday.
According to a notification, Inspector General (IG) Habibur Rehman transferred four police officers, including DPOs of Hafizabad and Chiniot, to the Central Police Office of Punjab.
Hafizabad DPO Muhammad Waqas Nazir, Chiniot DPO Shahzad Akbar, Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department SP Karamatullah Malik and Sargodha Punjab Highways Patrol SP Maryam Naheed were the officers made OSDs.
Sources at the Central Police Office told Dawn that Hafizabad DPO Waqas Nazir was shown the door just in six months of his posting on 'political' interference. His Chiniot counterpart lost the office because of his 'long' service tenure – two years and three months.
Sources say the PML-N government transfers and posts DPOs viewing political connections and service tenure in a district.
Earlier, the DPOs of Sahiwal and Okara were also removed last month on the interventions of local PML-N leaders.
The sources said Mr Nazir had replaced SP Karamatullah Malik as Hafizabad DPO in June 2012. Mr Malik was made an OSD the same day.
They said the PML-N-led provincial government, though transferred Mr Nazir to appease local party legislators, tried to officially link the transfer with his failure to arrest the killers of a 14-year-old labourer.
A source at the Chief Minister's Secretariat claimed both officers were made OSDs on the 'orders' of the provincial chief executive in connection with a sodomy-cum-murder of a child whose killers have not been penalised.
He said the chief minister took notice of the case in October which was lodged in January this year and directed the re-investigation of the case.
The local CIA police remained clueless in the case investigation. The investigation was then transferred to the Lahore police, which also failed to conclude it.
Later, the provincial home secretary held an inquiry into the police failure to trace the case and he 'held' former as well as the incumbent DPO guilty of 'negligence'.
The source said the chief minister was conveyed about the inquiry on Monday last who directed transfer of both officers.
Police sources, however, said Mr Nazir started investigating the case after six months of the incident, got conducted chemical examination of swabs, and managed to arrest four suspects.
They said the lack of DNA evidence, which was not carried out timely, helped the arrested suspects get benefit of doubt in the investigation.
Sources said the case was not well taken in the tenure of former Hafizabad DPO, but the current DPO was punished for it.
They said Hafizabad DPO Waqas Nazir, who had got three appreciation letters from the IG in his six-month tenure for his achievements, was not informed about the reason behind his posting.
IG Rehman claimed he was not aware of the factors behind the transfers of both DPOs. He said he was out of the city and was not involved in transfers. Also, more transfers are on cards in other districts and the officers will be shown the door on multiple grounds.
Five police officers -- SSPs Sohail Akhtar Sokhaira and Captain Rommel Akram (retired) and SP Abdul Qadir Qamar -- are under-consideration for DPO offices.

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Wayne County is certainly not as large in population or area as Cuyahoga, Stark or Summit.
But when it comes to quality of sports officials, Wayne County stands larger than any of its neighboring giants. Or any other county in Ohio, for that matter.
Wayne County Official Association members Joyce Garn, Roland Tanner and Ron Dessecker are proof that bigger doesn't mean better.
Garn (Girls Track and Field), Tanner (Baseball) and Dessecker (Football) were selected as the best Ohio prep officials in their respective sports for their efforts last season by the National Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association. They were honored for their work, their ethical and moral conduct under endorsement by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
"I'm excited about it," said Garn, a veteran of 20 years as a track official. "It's a very pleasant surprise. It's more exciting to be recognized after so many years of hard work.
"It's quite an honor to have three of us selected from such a small area as this," added Garn
That goes double for Tanner, who, like Garn, is a Smithville resident.
"I have no idea how many umpires there are in the state, but it's quite an honor to be picked (the best)," said Tanner, a high school umpire for 34 years. "I was quite surprised when I was selected."
"It is (a surprise)," said Dessecker, the secretary of the WCOA, a 27-year football official veteran and one of four football officials honored statewide by the NFIOW. "There are 15,000 officials in Ohio, and approximately 3,000 are football officials.
"It says loads about what we do (in Wayne County)," added Dessecker. "It doesn't happen that often that three of us get honored like this."
However, it was no accident that any one of the three earned top awards in their chosen sport. Each had sterling credentials to back their years of experience.
Garn had just completed her third year as an official at the state track and field championships, and will be the head starter at next year's meet at Dayton.
"Every official wants to shoot the gun; that's probably my favorite part of it, too," said Garn, who will be just the second woman head starter at the Ohio state meet. "If I have my choice, that's where I want to be."
"I've done four state tournaments," said Tanner. "In all my years, I've probably done 130 tournament games from sectionals, districts and regionals. I've done 30 years of regionals."
Dessecker has officiated in three state football championship games and six semifinals during his tenure.
"In Northeast Ohio -- the biggest (officials' region) in the state -- there are 7,000 (registered) officials," said Dessecker. "We're the only officials association that has all the sports under one (umbrella). In the fall we have football and volleyball; in the winter wrestling and basketball; and the spring we have track and field, baseball and softball.
"We're unique, we've been that way since I took over, ... going back to Don Welsh in the '50s."
Unique, yes, And better too, thanks to the dedication and efforts of Garn, Tanner and Dessecker.


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text: Posts Net Income of $1.7 million - up 54.8% versus 2009 Solid Quarterly Net Interest Margin of 4.16% Strong Capital Levels with Tangible Common Equity Ratio at 7.2% Non-Performing Loans at 0.7% of Total Loans JERICHO, N.Y., July 20, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- State Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:STBC), parent company of State Bank of Long Island (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $1.7 million, or $0.07 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2010 compared with net income of $1.1 million, or $0.04 per diluted common share, a year ago. The 54.8% increase in 2010 second quarter earnings was primarily attributable to a $2.1 million increase in net gains on sales of securities, an $869 thousand increase in net interest income as a result of an improved margin and a $353 thousand reduction in operating expenses. These improvements were offset, in part, by a $2.0 million increase in the provision for loan losses and a $238 thousand decline in non-interest income excluding net gains on sales of securities in the current year. For the six month period ended June 30, 2010, the Company recorded net income of $4.7 million, or $0.22 per diluted common share, compared with a net loss of $4.0 million, or $0.35 per diluted common share, in the June 2009 year-to-date period. Commenting on the second quarter 2010 results, President and CEO Thomas M. O'Brien stated, "While the level of this quarter's loan loss provision is higher than previously anticipated, in large measure, it is the product of the uncertainty inherent in the current economic climate. The Company experienced net recoveries in the allowance for loan losses during the second quarter before giving effect to the quarterly loan loss provision. The allowance for loan losses is now over four times non-performing loans and 2.8% of total loans. Under these conditions, we are hopeful that the second half 2010 provision will be more modest than previously anticipated. Continue Reading (Page 0 of 9)


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A few weeks ago, Officer Jessica Trimoglie found herself on a dark street corner in Queens, face to face with a weeping Hispanic woman who spoke no English. It was an all-too-common problem for the city's police: something was wrong, possibly a domestic violence complaint, but the language barrier made it impossible to know what.
So Officer Trimoglie pulled out a small black cellphone and pressed a button on it. Within seconds, a translator in California could be heard clearly through the phone's speaker, interpreting the woman's complaint, which turned out to be about sexual harassment. Officer Trimoglie told the woman how to get an order of protection, and directed her to a local organization where Spanish speakers would help.
The police officer's cellphone -- which links her to 24-hour translation service in 150 languages -- is part of a new effort aimed at one of the city's most intractable criminal justice problems: domestic violence among immigrants. The violence often goes unreported or unresolved, the police and prosecutors say, because victims cannot communicate with the police or fear reprisals by their own relatives, since many come from cultures where domestic abuse is tolerated by law or custom.
On March 18, phones with access to Language Line Services, a translation company, were distributed to patrol officers in the 115th Precinct, which covers Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and Corona -- perhaps the most linguistically and culturally diverse area in the city, with foreign languages spoken in 83 percent of the precinct's homes.
''We interviewed victims who had contact with the police, and the No. 1 issue is always language,'' said Yolanda B. Jimenez, the commissioner of the Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence, which secured a $300,000 grant from the federal government for the project. ''This will allow victims to tell police officers what happened at 2 a.m., in Urdu.''Continue reading the main story
In its first month, the language line was used three dozen times for nine languages.
The officers who have used it call it a tremendously useful tool. The city's 911 operators have had access to translation services since 1972, but patrol officers have not had such access until now.
''Often with immigrant families, the husband is the only one who speaks English,'' said Officer Trimoglie, who has used the phone four times. ''If she calls 911, by the time we get there he's in control of everything and we only get his side of the story. This phone gives everybody equal ground so we can see what's really going on.''
The phone has also been helpful in talking to potential witnesses, who often melt away when officers have to wait for a translator, Officer Trimoglie said.
In potential domestic violence cases, the officers begin by saying they are there to help, officers said. They then explain that under city law they cannot ask about the immigration status of a crime victim or witness.
This fact -- the result of an executive order signed by law last year by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg -- is crucial, because fear of deportation discourages many immigrants from calling in the first place, said Hilary Seo, a lawyer with Sanctuary for Families, which offers legal assistance to victims of domestic violence and is the city's partner on the language line project.
''Over half the women we work with say men in their families have threatened to report them to immigration agencies and get them deported,'' Ms. Seo said.
Prosecutors are enthusiastic about the language line, too, because even when victims are willing to call the police, the absence of a translator can play havoc with evidence. Sometimes even after making a complaint, immigrants can be persuaded (or intimidated) to recant, said Scott E. Kessler, the domestic violence bureau chief in the Queens district attorney's office. But, he said, with the language line, transcripts of their initial statements can be used as corroborating affidavits even if they have backed down.
''This will help in a number of ways,'' Mr. Kessler said. ''The more information we can gather, the safer we can make the victim.''
The language line is the latest in a series of innovations in dealing with domestic violence by the New York City police and prosecutors. Two years ago, the city began using digital photographs in such cases for the first time. They also began digitizing 911 tapes so that they could be e-mailed within hours to prosecutors, who used to wait months to receive them.
A case last July brought new urgency to the language-gap issue. A Korean man poured gasoline on his girlfriend and set her on fire as she dropped her 10-year-old son off at a day camp in Flushing, Queens, leaving her so badly burned that she died shortly afterward. As in many such crimes, neighbors said they had overheard bitter fights in the months leading up to the incident.
Obviously, the language line is no use to victims who are too frightened even to call the police in the first place. There are plenty of those. In 70 percent of all family-related homicides, there was no known prior contact with the police, Ms. Jimenez said. In most of those cases, many of which involve immigrants, the conflict that led to the killing began with small-scale domestic incidents, she added.
But city officials hope to change that by spreading word about the program and how it works. City officials are holding community forums to inform people about the language line and other services in areas with large immigrant populations, the first of which will take place tonight in Jackson Heights. The city is monitoring the way the program is used to see whether it could be expanded, Ms. Jimenez said.
One factor, of course, will be cost. Although the current program is being paid for by the Justice Department, the city might have to pay to continue it past the pilot phase. Language Line Services, the California-based company that provides the translation service, charges $1.50 to $2.00 per minute for high-volume users, including most police departments, said Dale Hansman, a company spokesman.
On any given day, Language Line Services employs up to 2,000 translators, some of them working at home, some in a vast call center. The company was born out of an urban police officer's frustration. Before he founded Language Line Services in 1983, Jeff Munks was a patrol officer in San Jose, Mr. Hansman said.
One night, Officer Munks was called to a house where he found a man shouting frantically in an Asian language and waving his arms. Not knowing whether the man was hostile, Officer Munks drew his gun and pinned the man. Only later did he discover that the man, a Vietnamese immigrant, was trying to tell him that his son was having trouble breathing.Continue reading the main story


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i like the tight jabber integration of this. kinda feels like microblogging is supposed to feel this way.
commands are case sensitive, but the help doesn't state so? :/
jepp, first message did get lost. pitty, it's an error without an error msg…
testing juick after typing in the captcha. did my first message get lost?


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I am 57, and I have worn glasses since I turned 40, when I developed nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. Yep, I developed all 3! It got so I couldn't do anything without my glasses. I was blind as a bat.
I started discussing Lasik with my regular eye doc about 7 years ago. He was skeptical and really discouraged me because the procedure to correct "old eyes" was still in its infancy. But each year, I'd do research and it appeared that technology had improved. Finally, I insisted and he referred me to a Lasik center to see if I was a candidate.
I went to the clinic and they did an extensive eye exam, and then told me I was not a candidate for Lasik, because my corneas were too thin. But that I could do PRK (photorefractive keratotamy), which is a bit more invasive procedure. They basically scrape your corneas off, do the corrective surgery, and then the corneas grow back after about a week. And the procedure I had done was called "Monovision," where one eye sees far and one sees up close. It was a bit more painful than Lasik, I had to hide out in a dark room for about 5 days and take a lot of tylenol. But once my eyes healed up, it took about 8 weeks for my vision to totally resolve to what it is today.
I can see the tiniest things without glasses, and my far away vision is great. It sounds weird, but your brain eventually combines the near and far eye sight, and it becomes just normal, actually better than normal, eyesight. I now see 20/20.
The only thing is I still have a bit of astigmatism so I do wear corrective lenses for computer work. But I don't need them for anything else. It has been so liberating!!! Also it is nice to be able to get dressed up, put on makeup, and not have to then put on my thick glasses. It was a miracle!!! And the best thing I ever did for myself. Worth every penny!


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Probably one of the most useful things I have done on my blog, as others have told me, is conduct interviews with young scholars who have published their phd theses with monograph series.
To make these interviews easily available, you will notice that they appear on the right sidebar of the blog under the master heading of monograph series. I still need to add one or two more, as interviews come in, but you have here the biggies. Someone has made the suggestion that I have direct links to the sites of the series. I will work on this.
Any other series I am missing of recognition and interest?
In a future post, I hope to summarize my own findings, in large part based on these interviews. I will discuss what factors are most important to me and what would be my own top choices.


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Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt and Hyatt Regency hotels in Dubai have been recognized for their leadership in environmental sustainability at the inaugural Hyatt Thrive Leadership Awards.
Capitalizing on their close proximity to one another, these three hotels demonstrate the power of a collaborative approach to reducing environmental impact. To reduce the amount of freshwater consumption in an area of increased water scarcity, the hotels recover condensate and treat effluent for use in cooling towers and other equipment. At Park Hyatt Dubai, this effluent treatment saves up to 100,000 gallons of fresh water a day and more than one million gallons per year. At Grand Hyatt Dubai, home to one of the largest solar panel installations in the Middle East, the hotel saves more than 100,000 gallons of diesel per year and effectively reduces its associated carbon emissions.
"We are thrilled that the Hyatt properties in Dubai have been recognized in this manner. The hotel industry can sometimes be labelled as overly enthusiastic in the use of utilities, especially when operating in the climatic conditions experienced in this region. That Hyatt chose to recognize the three Dubai Hyatt properties out of the portfolio of 483 hotels worldwide is testament to the efforts and creativity of the Engineering and Green Teams at these hotels," said John Beveridge, general manager of Grand Hyatt Dubai and Hyatt International South West Asia, area director for Dubai.
"We must also recognize the commitment of the hotel's owners, Wasl hospitality, in encouraging the management teams to embrace every opportunity to manage our environmental impact while ensuring guests continue to experience a high comfort level. In doing so, everyone is a winner," continued Mr. Beveridge.
The awards recognize outstanding commitment in 2011 to initiatives aligned with Hyatt's global corporate responsibility platform Hyatt Thrive, and were open to full service, managed hotels, resorts, and field offices within Hyatt's portfolio. To be considered, applicants must have demonstrated leadership in environmental sustainability and/or community engagement.
A total of six awards will be distributed within Hyatt every year to the hotels and resorts that demonstrate exemplary leadership in these two areas. More than 70 nominations were submitted this year, and winners were selected by a cross functional committee comprised of representatives from Hyatt leadership and its operational teams. Each nomination was evaluated based on the following criteria: a coherent, focused approach that yields high impact; significant employee engagement; strategic programming tied to the company's mission, values and goals, and Hyatt Thrive platform; innovative approach that yields substantial environmental benefits; and, a sustained, long-term investment in the community. This year's winners include:
Excellence in Environmental Sustainability - Hyatt Regency Atlanta and a collaborative team from Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt and Hyatt Regency hotels in Dubai.
Excellence in Community Engagement - Grand Hyatt Jakarta and Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok.
Excellence in Doing It All - Grand Hyatt Sao Paulo and Hyatt Regency Hill Country.
We are honored and humbled to recognize the valuable contributions made by the winners of our inaugural Hyatt Thrive Leadership Awards, said Brigitta Witt, vice president of corporate responsibility for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. Actively contributing to the environmental and social well-being of our communities is integral to sustaining our business; and the recipients of this award exemplify Hyatt's longstanding commitment to contribute to the prosperity, health and advancement of the many communities around the world that we serve.
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I've written this computer game mostly because i wanted to test the amount &
types of emotions and feelings we can have towards a computerized character. (or a
computer in general).
It talks to you, teases you and cheats you. Also it tries to read your mind and invites you to read his. Could you?
All comments would be welcome : Write me...


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HP OpenVMS Systems Documentation
A physical page is the paper page printed by your printer.
A logical page is conceptual, consisting of a page body and optionally a top margin, footing, and bottom margin. Figure 10-3 and Figure 10-6 illustrate the logical page structure for the conventional file report and linage file report, respectively.
The number of lines on a logical page is defined by the number of lines on the target physical page. Thus, the number of lines determines the size of the logical page. When you design a report, you must choose those lines within the logical page that are to be page headers (PH), control headers (CH), detail lines (DL), control footings (CF), and page footings (PF). Once the framework of the logical page is defined, your program must stay within those bounds; otherwise, the printed report may not contain the correct information.
You can program two types of reports: a conventional file report or a
linage file report. Section 10.5 and Section 10.5.1 discuss these
reports in detail.
10.5 Programming a Conventional File Report
A conventional file report is contained in a file that has sequential organization and access mode, and that contains variable-length with fixed control records. This type of report consists of one or more logical pages. The program that produces the report uses ordinary syntax for writing sequential files, for example, OPEN, WRITE...AFTER ADVANCING, and CLOSE statements. The conventional report does not use linage or Report Writer facilities.
To program a conventional report, you should understand how to do the following:
The following sections discuss these topics in detail. Additionally,
Section 10.5.5 contains an example of an HP COBOL program that
produces a conventional file report.
10.5.1 Defining the Logical Page in a Conventional Report
Your program specifies the format of your report. Using the report layout worksheet you created, you can write an HP COBOL program that defines the logical page area for a conventional report. Figure 10-3 shows the logical page area for a conventional report. The conventional report logical page area consists of the page areas discussed in Section 10.4.
Figure 10-3 Logical Page Area for a Conventional Report
Once you have defined the logical page, you must handle vertical
spacing, horizontal spacing, and the number of lines that appear on
each page so that you can advance to the next logical page. The
following sections discuss these subjects.
10.5.2 Controlling the Spacing in a Conventional Report
To control the horizontal spacing on a logical page, define every report item from your report layout worksheet in the Working-Storage Section of your HP COBOL program.
To control the vertical spacing on a logical page, use the WRITE statement. The WRITE statement controls whether one or more lines are skipped before or after your program writes a line of the report. For example, to print a line before advancing five lines, use the following:
To print a line after advancing two lines, use the following:
To advance to the next logical page and position the printer to the page heading area, you must be able to track the number of lines that your program writes on a page. The HP COBOL compiler lets you control the number of lines written on a page with the WRITE statement.
The WRITE statement must appear in your Procedure Division and it should contain either the AFTER ADVANCING PAGE or BEFORE ADVANCING PAGE clause. Example 10-3 demonstrates the use of the WRITE statement with the AFTER ADVANCING PAGE clause.
The next two sections discuss how to handle a page-overflow condition
and how to use a line counter to keep track of the number of lines your
program writes on a logical page.
10.5.3.1 Programming for the Page-Overflow Condition in a Conventional Report
A page-overflow condition occurs when your program writes more lines than the logical page can accommodate. This normal condition lets your program know when to execute its top-of-page routines. Top-of-page routines should contain WRITE statements with either the AFTER ADVANCING PAGE or BEFORE ADVANCING PAGE clause.
These statements determine when a report's logical page is full, and when the program prints the last line on a logical page (if you do not want to use all the lines on a page). Example 10-2 shows two methods that check for the page-overflow condition:
In either case, the AFTER ADVANCING PAGE clause in the A901-HEADER-ROUTINE and A902-HEADER-ROUTINE paragraphs generates the characters needed for the printer to position itself at the top of the next page heading area.
|Example 10-2 Checking for the Page-Overflow Condition
. . . PROCEDURE DIVISION. A000-BEGIN. . . . A100-FIRST-REPORT-ROUTINES. * * A901-HEADER-ROUTINE executes whenever the number of lines written exceeds * the number of lines on the 66-line default logical page. * WRITE A-LINE1 AFTER ADVANCING 2 LINES. ADD 2 TO REPORT1-LINE-COUNT. IF REPORT1-LINE-COUNT > 65 PERFORM A901-HEADER-ROUTINE. . . . A500-SECOND-REPORT-ROUTINES. * * This routine uses only the first 50 lines of the 66-line report. * WRITE A-LINE2 AFTER ADVANCING 2 LINES. ADD 2 TO REPORT2-LINE-COUNT. IF REPORT2-LINE-COUNT IS GREATER THAN 50 PERFORM A902-HEADER-ROUTINE. . . . A901-HEADER-ROUTINE. WRITE A-LINE1 FROM REPORT1-HEADER-LINE-1 AFTER ADVANCING PAGE. MOVE 0 TO REPORT1-LINE-COUNT. ADD 1 TO REPORT1-LINE-COUNT. . . . A902-HEADER-ROUTINE. WRITE A-LINE2 FROM REPORT2-HEADER-LINE-1 AFTER ADVANCING PAGE. MOVE 0 TO REPORT2-LINE-COUNT. ADD 1 TO REPORT2-LINE-COUNT. . . .
Although the WRITE statement allows you to check for a page-overflow
condition, you can also use a line counter that tracks the number of
lines that appear on a page. Section 10.5.3.2 describes this in more
10.5.3.2 Using a Line Counter
A line counter is another method of tracking the number of lines that appear on a page. If you define a line counter in the Working-Storage Section of your program, each time a line is written or skipped the line counter value is incremented by one.
Your program should contain a routine that checks the line counter
value before it writes or skips the next line. If the value is less
than the limit you have set, it writes or skips. If the value equals or
exceeds the limit you have set, the program executes header routines
that allow it to advance to the next logical page.
10.5.4 Printing the Conventional Report
When you are ready to print your report, you must ensure that your system's line printer can accommodate the page size or form of your report. If the printer uses a different page size or form, contact your system manager. The system manager can change the page or form size to accommodate your report.
Section 10.7 describes the different modes for printing a report.
10.5.5 A Conventional File Report Example
Example 10-3 shows an HP COBOL program that produces two reports from the same input file.
|Example 10-3 Page Advancing and Line Skipping
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. REP01. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION. INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION. FILE-CONTROL. SELECT INPUT-FILE ASSIGN TO "REPIN.DAT". SELECT FORM1-REPORT ASSIGN TO "FORM1.DAT". SELECT FORM2-REPORT ASSIGN TO "FORM2.DAT". DATA DIVISION. FILE SECTION. FD INPUT-FILE. 01 INPUT-RECORD. 02 I-NAME. 03 I-FIRST PIC X(10). 03 I-MID PIC X. 03 I-LAST PIC X(15). 02 I-ADDRESS. 03 I-STREET PIC X(20). 03 I-CITY PIC X(15). 03 I-STATE PIC XX. 03 I-ZIP PIC 99999. FD FORM1-REPORT. 01 FORM1-PRINT-LINE PIC X(80). FD FORM2-REPORT. 01 FORM2-PRINT-LINE PIC X(80). WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 END-OF-FILE PIC X VALUE SPACE. 01 MAX-LINES-ON-FORM2 PIC 99 VALUE 55. 01 FORM2-LINE-COUNTER PIC 99 VALUE 00. 01 PAGE-NO PIC 99999 VALUE 0. 01 FORM1-LINE-3. 02 PIC X(9) VALUE SPACES. 02 FORM1-LAST PIC X(15). 01 FORM1-LINE-13. 02 PIC X(4) VALUE SPACES. 02 FORM1-NAME PIC X(26). 01 FORM1-LINE-14. 02 PIC X(4) VALUE SPACES. 02 FORM1-STREET PIC X(20). 01 FORM1-LINE-15. 02 PIC X(4) VALUE SPACES. 02 FORM1-CITY PIC X(15). 02 PIC X VALUE SPACE. 02 FORM1-STATE PIC XX. 02 PIC X VALUE SPACE. 02 FORM1-ZIP PIC 99999. 01 FORM2-HEADER-1. 02 PIC X(15) VALUE SPACES. 02 PIC X(30) VALUE " PERSONNEL MASTER LISTING ". 02 PIC X(10) VALUE SPACES. 02 PIC XXXXX VALUE "Page ". 02 F2H-PAGE PIC ZZZZZ. 01 FORM2-HEADER-2. 02 PIC X(15) VALUE SPACES. 02 PIC X(30) VALUE "**** COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL ****". PROCEDURE DIVISION. A000-BEGIN. OPEN INPUT INPUT-FILE OUTPUT FORM1-REPORT FORM2-REPORT. PERFORM A900-PRINT-HEADERS-ROUTINE. PERFORM A100-PRINT-REPORTS UNTIL END-OF-FILE = "Y". CLOSE INPUT-FILE FORM1-REPORT FORM2-REPORT. DISPLAY "END OF JOB". STOP RUN. A100-PRINT-REPORTS. READ INPUT-FILE AT END MOVE "Y" TO END-OF-FILE. IF END-OF-FILE NOT = "Y" PERFORM A200-PRINT-REPORTS. A200-PRINT-REPORTS. IF FORM2-LINE-COUNTER IS GREATER THAN MAX-LINES-ON-FORM2 PERFORM A900-PRINT-HEADERS-ROUTINE. WRITE FORM2-PRINT-LINE FROM INPUT-RECORD AFTER ADVANCING 2 LINES. ADD 2 TO FORM2-LINE-COUNTER. MOVE I-LAST TO FORM1-LAST. WRITE FORM1-PRINT-LINE FROM FORM1-LINE-3 AFTER ADVANCING 3 LINES. MOVE I-NAME TO FORM1-NAME. WRITE FORM1-PRINT-LINE FROM FORM1-LINE-13 AFTER ADVANCING 10 LINES. MOVE I-STREET TO FORM1-STREET. WRITE FORM1-PRINT-LINE FROM FORM1-LINE-14. MOVE I-CITY TO FORM1-CITY. MOVE I-STATE TO FORM1-STATE. MOVE I-ZIP TO FORM1-ZIP. WRITE FORM1-PRINT-LINE FROM FORM1-LINE-15. A900-PRINT-HEADERS-ROUTINE. * * This routine generates a form feed, writes two lines, * skips two lines, then resets the line counter to 4 to * indicate used lines on the current logical page. * Line 5 on this page is the next print line. * ADD 1 TO PAGE-NO. MOVE PAGE-NO TO F2H-PAGE. WRITE FORM2-PRINT-LINE FROM FORM2-HEADER-1 AFTER ADVANCING PAGE. WRITE FORM2-PRINT-LINE FROM FORM2-HEADER-2 BEFORE ADVANCING 2. MOVE 4 TO FORM2-LINE-COUNTER.


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LAKE SUCCESS (Aug. 30)
The U.N. Security Council today refused to consider the Israeli request for further clarification of its latest truce instructions.
By a vote of two for, and nine abstentions, the Council refused to adopt the agenda presented by Council president Yacov Malik of the Soviet Union and thereby sidestepped the Israeli request for specific information on how the Council would back its orders forbidding retaliatory fighting and ruling invalid political and military gains achieved during truce violations or retaliation to breaches of the peace. An affirmative vote of at least seven is required to adopt the agenda. The U.S.S.R. and the Ukraine cast the only positive ballots.
Malik chided the members of the Council for attempting to keep the Israeli request "under a hat." The delegates of the United States, Britain, Syria and Belgium took the floor to protest against the calling of an emergency session. Warren Austin of the United States said that it was "neither necessary nor desirable for the Council to elaborate" detailed replies to Israel. This was a matter for the mediator, not the Council, he added the French delegate interpreted the vote to mean not the shelving of the Israeli request, but delaying consideration of it until the Council meets in Paris during the second week of September.


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So the Sabres season is finally over. It's a relief, to be honest, even for someone like me who had tried to keep a lighter level of interest. John Vogl's column has the grim details – 2-16-2 through the last 20, 150 goals on the season, clear of the 29th place team by 14 points – but to hear the media tell it, it will never be so bad again.
Will that be true, though? The turnover will be immense, especially if you count the moves going back to the deadline. Captains, goaltenders, coaches, execs, nowhere has been immune to the tectonic shifts in the Sabres franchise. That's not a recipe for success. Next season is going to involve a large number of new players which will need time to gel. The main thing going for them is it would be nearly impossible to be this bad again. You could just about accidently score more than 150 goals if you swap in a few players that actually shoot the puck.
What does that mean, though? 26th place next year? A slight chance at a playoff spot? It may not be suffering, but it isn't exactly set up for a season of joy. I'm curious to see how attendance works out next season, whether fans can get excited about seeing more of the young kids, or if there are any new surprising vets to watch. We've got a non-Darcy offseason to look forward to – we don't know much about Tim Murray and what's going to happen, so this might just be the most interesting part of 2014 for the Sabres as a team and fans. See you at the draft lottery.


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Utica, NY -- Two people admitted today that they manufactured nearly 80,000 cartons of unlicensed cigarettes over a year on the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation without paying federal excise taxes.
Robert C. Oliver, 53, of Burke and Jody Swamp, 48, of Hogansburg each pleaded guilty in federal court to making cigarettes without a permit and failing to maintain records of cigarette distribution.
Each defendant faces 24 to 30 months in prison under federal sentencing guidelines, and a fine of up to $250,000. Under their plea agreement, they agreed to forfeit the $5 million they profited from their illegal sales, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. They must pay $1 million of that amount by their sentencing date, which U.S. District Judge David Hurd scheduled for Aug. 3.
Oliver and Swamp admitted that between July 2010 and October 2011 they manufactured at least 2,556 cases, or 76,680 cartons, of cigarettes without a permit at Akwesasne.
Selling cigarettes without paying taxes allowed Oliver and Swamp to charge lower prices than their licensed competitors "and reap substantial extra profits," the news release said.
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Phone number fiasco: 'No, this isn't M&M Tires'
PORTLAND, Ore. - If you think telemarketers are bad, try having a phone number that everyone thinks belongs to a business.
It's happened to one local man. Google search results for M&M Tires, and the company's website, show Kirk Clemens' work cell phone number.
"It makes it to where I have to stop what I'm doing and answer the phone," Clemens said. "So I'm not getting anything done."
"Sometimes I joke around with them (the callers)," he added. "I'll tell them 'yeah, come on down.' Other times I'll say 'no, this isn't M&M Tires.' "
Clemens said he has called M&M Tires half a dozen times to try to sort it out, but never got a resolution. So we stopped by the tire shop to see what we could find out.
One of the workers there said they had heard about the problem, but told us "it was our number first - I don't know how he got it." The company was less than helpful.
So what can you do if you find yourself in the same situation? We told Clemens to call the Better Business Bureau. He said he'll give them a ring on Thursday.


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Kathleen Marshall-Helmed DINER Heading to Broadway in Spring 2013!
Base Entertainment has just announced that DINER, a new musical based on the critically acclaimed 1982 film with a book by Academy Award winner and original DINER screenwriter Barry Levinson and music & lyrics by 9-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, will have its pre-Broadway world premiere at San Francisco's SHN Curran Theatre (445 Geary Street). Directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall, DINER will play a strictly limited four week engagement from Tuesday, October 23, 2012, through Sunday, November 18, 2012, with an opening night of Friday, November 2, 2012. Due to these confirmed San Francisco dates DINER will now bow on Broadway in the spring of 2013, instead of the fall of 2012 as previously announced. Design team and casting will be announced at a later date.
DINER is set in Baltimore, 1959, when six high school friends reunite at the one place they know they'll always belong: the Diner. Now in their twenties, the friends have stumbled into adulthood and struggle to keep from growing apart. Life, love, responsibility – it's all on the table. DINER celebrates good times, great music and best friends.
"This is a fabulous collaboration...working with Sheryl and Kathleen," said Barry Levinson. "It's time to enter the next stage of the DINER journey...30 years later."
"Our team is now ready to meet our next collaborator," said Sheryl Crow, "the theatergoers at the Curran Theatre."
"It is an honor and a privilege, not to mention a ton of fun, to work with artists as amazing as Barry Levinson and Sheryl Crow," said Kathleen Marshall, "I am so thrilled to be part of bringing the musical of DINER to the stage, and we can't wait to go to San Francisco!"
"Watching this team has been extraordinary," said Scott Zeiger, "They continuously push and challenge each other to new artistic heights. We knew that we needed to premier this new musical in a city with a savvy theater-going audience, so we are thrilled to launch DINER with SHN in San Francisco."
Kathleen Marshall is currently represented on Broadway by the smash hit ANYTHING GOES and the upcoming premiere of the new Gershwin musical NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT. DINER marks the Broadway debut of both Barry Levinson and Sheryl Crow. Sheryl Crow has sold more than 35 million records worldwide including the singles "Soak Up the Sun," "First Cut is the Deepest," "If It Makes You Happy," "Every Day Is A Winding Road," "All I Wanna Do," "Strong Enough," "Leaving Las Vegas" and "Steve McQueen". Barry Levinson's illustrious career includes the films Rain Man, Good Morning Vietnam, Bugsy, Tin Men, The Natural, Young Sherlock Holmes, Toys, Disclosure, Sleepers, Wag the Dog and Avalon.
DINER was Barry Levinson's screen directing debut, and he received an Academy Award nomination for his original screenplay. The bittersweet comedy starred Kevin Bacon, Ellen Barkin, Tim Daly, Steve Guttenberg, Paul Reiser, Mickey Rourke and Daniel Stern.
Barry Levinson (Book) is an Academy Award-winning director, screenwriter, producer and actor who has crafted an enviable reputation in the film industry as a filmmaker who blends literate and intelligent visions into filmS. Levinson was awarded the 1988 Best Director Oscar for the multiple Academy Award winning Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. In 1987, Levinson directed Robin Williams in the comedy Good Morning Vietnam, which went on to become one of the year's most acclaimed and popular movies. 1991 saw the release of Bugsy, which was directed and produced by Levinson, and was nominated for ten Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Levinson has used his hometown as the setting for four widely praised features that include his directorial debut Diner, as well as Tin Men, Avalon and Liberty Heights. His career began as a writer on television for shows including "The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine," "The Tim Conway Show," and "The Carol Burnett Show" for which he won two Emmy Awards. As a screenwriter, Levinson has received three Academy Award nominations, for ...And Justice for All, Diner, and Avalon. Levinson's additional directorial credits include The Natural, Young Sherlock Holmes, Toys, Jimmy Hollywood, Disclosure, Sleepers, Sphere, Wag the Dog, An Everlasting Piece, Bandits and You don't know Jack. Barry later returned to Baltimore to film the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street." His work on this critically acclaimed drama earned him an Emmy for Best Individual Director of a Drama SerieS. Levinson produces films through his Production Company Baltimore Pictures, Inc. Such critically acclaimed releases include Quiz Show, Donnie Brasco, Analyze This, and The Second Civil War (HBO). In 2003, he published his first novel, "Sixty-Six."
Sheryl Crow (Music & Lyrics) has garnered nine Grammys, performed duets with musical luminaries such as Sting and Mick Jagger, released seven studio albums which sold more than 35 million records worldwide, is a cancer survivor, and saw the launch of her very own clothing line Bootheel Trading Co. Crow's career began as a jingle and back-up singer, and she burst on to the music scene in 1993 with her debut album, the seven times platinum Tuesday Night Music Club, which earned three Grammys (Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance). The album featured "All I Wanna Do," "Strong Enough," "Can't Cry Anymore," and "Leaving Las Vegas." 1996's triple platinum Sheryl Crow earned Grammys for Best Rock Album and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, and 1998's platinum The Globe Sessions also garnered the Best Rock Album Grammy. In 2002 Crow again nabbed the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy for "Steve McQueen" from her platinum album C'mon C'mon. 2003 saw the release of Crow's greatest hits compilation, the four times platinum The Very Best of Sheryl Crow, followed by 2005's platinum Wildflower. 2008 saw the release of Detours, and in 2010 she released her seventh studio album, 100 Miles From Memphis. Crow is a passionate supporter of a variety of environmental and health-related charities, including The NRDC, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and The World Food Program. 2011 saw the opening of the Sheryl Crow Imaging Center in the Pink Lotus Breast Center in Los Angeles.
Kathleen Marshall (Director & Choreographer) just won her third Tony Award for choreographing the Roundabout Theatre's Anything Goes, which she also directed. Other Broadway credits include The Pajama Game for which she won her second choreography Tony Award, Wonderful Town for which she won her first Tony Award, Grease, Boeing-Boeing, Little Shop of Horrors, Follies, Seussical, Kiss Me, Kate, 1776 and Swinging on a Star. Her Off-Broadway credits include Two Gentlemen of Verona (New York Shakespeare Festival), Saturday Night (Second Stage), Violet (Playwrights Horizons), and As Thousands Cheer (Drama Dept). For City Center Encores! she directed and choreographed Bells Are Ringing, Applause, Carnival, Hair and Babes in Arms, among others, and she served as Artistic Director for four seasons. Her television credits include ABC/Disney's "Once Upon a Mattress" and Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" (Emmy nomination). She has received three Tony Awards, three Drama Desk Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Astaire Award, the George Abbott Award, the Richard Rodgers Award and the Pennsylvania Governor's Award for the Arts. Ms. Marshall is the Vice President of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and is an Associate Artist of the Roundabout Theatre Company.
Base Entertainment (Producer) BASE develops, produces and manages intellectual properties generated for live entertainment stages in North America, Asia and Brazil. BASE's current production activity includes the following productions in Las Vegas: Peepshow at Planet Hollywood, Phantom at The Venetian, Jersey Boys at The Paris, Absinthe at Caesars Palace and Defending the Caveman at Harrah's. In addition, BASE operates the Showroom and The Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. BASE programs both the Grand Theater, currently presenting Wicked, and Sands Theater at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. In Brazil, BASE, with Geo Eventos, will open Priscilla Queen of the Desert in Sao Paulo in March 2012. BASE/Geo operates The Ohtake Theater in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In the beginning of spring 2012 BASE will launch a new exhibition Spy: The Secret World of Espionage with artifacts on loan from the Central Intelligence Agency. Previous production activity includes: The Lion King at the new Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, Wayne Brady: Making It Up and Stomp Out Loud in Las Vegas, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me on Broadway, and Cirque du Soleil's holiday show Wintuk in New York City. Base Entertainment's headquarters are in New York, and its founders include industry veterans Brian Becker and Scott Zeiger.


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KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said the Kashmir dispute should be resolved according to wishes and aspirations of the people of Kashmir.
He was talking via telephone to the Chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq during his visit to "Nine Zero" on Thursday, said a statement issued by the MQM.
Altaf Hussain said that Kashmiri people should also be represented in all dialogues for finding a solution of the dispute.
The MQM chief also offered to extend his unconditional support to the cause.
He said that unity and leadership were the basic ingredients for success of any movement where opponent is powerful and has access to unlimited resources.
Altaf Hussain said, "If MQM comes in power it would solve the Kashmir dispute according to aspirations of the people of Kashmir…..whether they would want to live with Pakistan or as an independent country, it would be entirely up to the Kashmiri people."
Speaking on the occasion, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq thanked the MQM chief for the warm welcome he received at "Nine Zero".
He said that positive progress should be made for solving the Kashmir dispute along with restoration of the bus service, improvement in trade relations and other steps.
Farooq agreed with the views of Altaf Hussain for finding a solution of the dispute through dialogues. "People of Kashmir also want the violence to end," he said.
The APHC chairman hoped that all political parties include the Kashmir issue in their manifestoes for the upcoming general elections in Pakistan.
Altaf Hussain directed the Rabita Committee to include all the demands suggested by the Kashmiri representatives for finding a solution of the issue in the party manifesto.


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from Elliotte Friedman of CBC,
- Nashville's David Poile said after the season Shea Weber will not be traded. Asked how much the organization discussed this internally, Poile said, "We don't... When we decided [to match the offer sheet], we made a 14-year commitment."
- There's another reason: "Shea Weber is someone other players want to play with," Poile said. It's clear he believes the Predators are better positioned to find the scoring forward they crave with Weber, not without him. "We have [Pekka] Rinne and Weber. If we can get a forward along those lines, we're there." Not an easy task, but I can understand the thinking.
- Pure speculation on my part, absolute guesswork: Paul Holmgren said this week one of the reasons Vincent Lecavalier struggled is because Peter Laviolette, who recruited him, left, and Lecavalier wasn't a fit in Craig Berube's system. Is there a trade fit now that Laviolette is in Nashville? Flyers would probably have to eat a good chunk of his salary, but Holmgren and Poile have a history of getting deals done.
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Poile's statement is full of crap.
This was never about whether NAS wanted to keep Weber, or other players wanting to play with Weber… it's about if Weber wanted to stay in NAS. And that's ALWAYS what it will be about.
13. If Ed (Olczyk) does leave the NBC booth, would it be to replace Brendan Shanahan as NHL discipline czar?
Every Detroit Red Wing would instantly be suspended indefinitely.
27. However, according to several sources, there is a movement to create some kind of draft-pick compensation. And it appears support is growing. Don't be surprised if it's on the agenda for the GM meetings at the Stanley Cup final.
This would be interesting. It would reward organizations for developing staff.
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The Patriots never fail to keep it interesting during the draft, and this week was more of the same in that regard. There were the rumors of trading up, the reality of trading down and the surprise of taking Nate Solder at No. 17.
In true Bill Belichick fashion, he also set himself up well in next year's draft, though it meant passing on some good talent in the process.
Solder is a developmental prospect who could benefit from a year on the bench, but that will all be determined by Matt Light's status. And one other thing about Solder, Belichick said he's locked in at left tackle, which means Sebastian Vollmer will be the right tackle of the future.
Solder might not have been the most popular pick in the area, but he'll certainly be a big player for the Patriots. And most importantly, they won't have to scramble to locate Light's successor, whether that happens immediately or a year or two down the road.
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Charter Confusion: A Few Final CommentsFeatured Stories, Politics November 5, 2012
On Tuesday's ballot, voters will be asked to approve an amendment to the state constitution granting the state authority to approve charter schools otherwise denied by local boards of education. Over the past several months, though, discussion of the issue seems to have confused voters.
If the amendment passes, the state will create a state charter commission, which has authority to approve charters schools denied by local school boards. Currently, local boards of education alone have authority to approve or reject charters. Opponents of the amendment argue that the authority of the state commission removes control from local boards of education, because the state has power to override charter decisions by local boards. Proponents of the amendment argue that charter schools hold the answer to improving a failing public education system. In Gilmer County, Oakland Academy Charter School (OACS) has been denied several times by the Gilmer BOE. OACS Board Chairman Isaac Lassiter has been one of the most strident proponents of charter schools in the last few years.
"Cultivating new ideas outside of the education monopoly is the only way that radical positive change can happen that is necessary if we want strong economic growth in Georgia's future,"
Lassiter wrote in a statement this week, adding,
"The best idea under consideration in Georgia today is through quality charter schools that can be approved even when a local superintendent and BOE flout the law and common sense and deny charter schools only to protect their shared bank account."
Local superintendents, though, argue for local control.
Fannin County Superintendent Mark Henson argues if the Fannin BOE rejects a charter application its constituents wanted, the board members would be voted out. Henson cites Gilmer County as an example. After several denials of the OACS application and opposition to the charter, three school board members were voted out and replaced in July's election. Last month, the Fannin BOE passed a resolution supporting local education, as a way to oppose the amendment. Lassiter calls this
"blatant and illegal election tampering."
In an email to FYN this week, Lassiter said the board received a letter on October 4th from State Attorney General Sam Olens telling it not to expend public resources or take a position as a board on the amendment, although FYN has not confirmed this. Henson has repeatedly said, though, that he is not telling people how to vote on the issue.
All this seems to confuse the concept of charter schools and the charter school amendment. The concept of charter schools seems to be positive. Rooted in free-market principles, charters can foster competition, forging innovation and driving costs down. But, the charter school amendment creates more bureaucracy by forming a state charter commission, removing a portion of the power of local school boards. The commission will be a group of appointed (unelected) officials. No matter how you look at it, this is creating more bureaucracy and giving more power to the state, making government bigger, not smaller.
In an email to FYN this week, Pickens County Superintendent Ben Desper urged voters to vote against the referendum, while Henson said he is not opposed to charter schools, but is opposed to the loss of local control.
"I hope our citizens believe in local control of their schools,"
wrote Gilmer Superintendent Bryan Dorsey in a statement this week,
"An Atlanta based state controlled commission not accountable to the voting citizens of the community appears to me like taxation without representation. I think we already fought that war."


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I had trouble with capsular contracture 3 times very quickly with each surgery. After explantation my breasts looked sucked in below the nipple (like a half of breast) They starting filling out but it was fluid building up. The doctor extracted some fluid and they deflated again. After 6 months they now are saggy and deformed. Nipples facing down. Now forced to do another surgery to even try to look normal with no promise of contracture not happening again. What should I do? why was I sucked in?
My Breasts Were Sucked in After Implant Explantation. Is This Normal?
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As carefully as you can describe the problem in words, it is a visual issue. A photo would be essential to offer any useful suggestions .Please consider posting some, including before surgery photos if possible.
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Carrie Underwood joked recently on Instagram that a duet with her husband was coming soon.
We just took for granted who that duet would be with.
As Underwood's stealth video of her husband, professional hockey player Mike Fisher, singing along to Garth Brooks on the radio has made its way to the G-man, and you won't believe his response!
Brooks reposted Underwood's video to his official Instagram account with the message "Bro, that is AWESOME! I HAVE to call you out after that…Nashville is the last city on the American leg of the World Tour…You and me, on stage, The River. You in? love you pal, g"
Brooks has yet to announce the dates for his Nashville shows, but if he wants Fisher to join him onstage, they better be sometime in the summer. Fisher plays for the NHL's Nashville Predators, and Garth would have to wait for the Predators' run in the playoffs.


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AMI Jewelers opens store in the Vinoy Hotel
AMI Jewelers has opened its newest store in the Renaissance Vinoy Resort.
AMI Jewelers has enjoyed more than 40 years of featuring designer fine jewelry, gems and watches in the area. Private showings can be arranged.
The Vinoy is at 510 Fifth Ave. NE. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Call (727) 824-8007.
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Gift boutique expands to Tampa
Embellish gift boutique, which opened in St. Petersburg in 2007, expanded to S Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa this month. The business, which specializes in personalized gifts, is owned by founder Michelle Burtch and Patricia White Serbanos.
The two stores, at 914 Fourth St. N and 2225 S Dale Mabry, will feature free monogramming on Dec. 4. Store hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
St. Petersburg
Ferg's celebrates 17th anniversary
It started with an old Sunoco gas station and a schoolteacher with a dream. Ferg's Sports Bar is celebrating its 17th anniversary from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. today. Patrons are encouraged to bring a canned good for Metropolitan Ministries. Ferg's is at 1320 Central Ave. Call (727) 822-4562.
News of businesses and business people can be faxed to (727) 893-8675, e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to Neighborhood Times, 490 First Ave. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Photos can be mailed or e-mailed as jpegs.


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The first of seven Sunset on the Riverfront events will take place next Thursday, April 26.
The outdoor parties are held the fourth Thursday of the month from April through October from 5 to 8 p.m. at Rennick Riverfront Park.
This marks the 10th season for the Sunsets, hosted by Downtown Washington Inc.
"It's a great way to spend an evening with friends and family," said Bridgette Epple, executive director.
"We invite everyone to come enjoy the family-oriented festival which offers live music, delicious food and drinks, and a lively atmosphere at the Rennick Riverfront Pavilion," said Epple,
Live entertainment will be featured each month. Wine, beer and soda will be available for purchase, as well as a variety of food from local restaurants.
Businesses and groups donate their time and tips each month to serve the drinks, Epple noted.
Epple said the events are family friendly and all are welcome to attend. Pets are not allowed, she said, and no outside alcohol may be brought in.
The entertainment for April 26 will be Onyx. The volunteer bartenders will be from Allure Salon & Spa.
The food vendors for next Thursday have not been announced.
Other Sunset events are planned for May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 27, and Oct. 25.
The food and entertainment schedules, and bartenders for the upcoming events are as follows:
May 24 — Entertainment by Steve Leslie; food, Washington Jaycees and Café Mosaic; and bartenders from RE/MAX Gold First.
June 28 — Entertainment by Oatmeal for the Foxhounds; food, Washington Lions Club and Cowan's Restaurant; and bartenders from Washington Town and Country Fair Committee.
July 26 — Entertainment by Jonesy & the Doctor; food, to be announced; and bartenders from Citizens Bank.
Aug. 23 — Entertainment by Three-Point Hitch; food, to be announced; and bartenders from BFA, Inc.
Sept. 27 — Entertainment by Phase Five; food, Joe's Bakery & Delicatessen and B&B Barbecue; and bartenders from Bank of Washington.
Oct. 25 — Entertainment by Dave Bennett; food, Wimpy's; and bartenders from First Bank.
All of the events are held rain or shine.
Sunset sponsors are Bank of Washington, Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, Noboleis Winery, Grey Eagle Distributors and Augusta Brewing Company.
Epple said the Sunsets are a great way to promote local bands and restaurants.
Developed in 2003, Sunsets have since become a staple in the community, she said, bringing patrons to Downtown Washington's riverfront park after the winter season.
For more information, email Aimee Frey, event coordinator, at firstname.lastname@example.com, or call 636-239-1743.


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Sightseeing and murder
(16, limited release, 88 minutes)
Director: Ben Wheatley. Stars: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Monica Dolan, Richard Lumsden.
Kill List established Ben Wheatley as one of Britain's most exciting young directors.
A crime drama with gothic overtones, Kill List evoked the splendid excesses of 1970s British horror, underpinned by a wicked sense of humour. The humour is even more to the fore in Sightseers, a dark and very English satire starring co-writers Alice Lowe and Steve Oram.
Lowe is Tina, an unworldly thirty-something woman who's going steady with a rather intense man called Chris (Oram).
Her overbearing mother Carol (Eileen Davies) is not impressed. When Tina announces she's heading off on a caravan holiday with him, Carol gets histrionic.
"Murderer", Carol mutters at them as they pull away, and as everyone knows, you should always listen to your mother.
For Chris is a psychopath, a morbid, touchy, self-obsessed maniac. The first sign of trouble comes when they stop off at a tram museum and Chris sees a man dropping litter.
When he confronts him he is given the finger, but soon gets his own back by running his enemy over with a caravan. If you think that's an overreaction, Chris is only just getting going, and as he and Tina wend their way through the country they leave a trail of mayhem in their wake.
The opening third of Sightseers is brilliantly written, and Wheatley and his excellent cast have fun juxtaposing the banal tropes of middle class Britain with grand guignol horror.
The film looks great, and Oram, Lowe and especially Davies expertly milk the humour from every situation.
The victims generally deserve what's coming to them, and Wheatley never flinches when it comes to the blood and guts, but Sightseers gets a bit one note once it builds towards its climax.
However it's a very accomplished black comedy, and funnier at times than anything I've seen this year.
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In this age of rapidly proliferating data stored on large arrays of disks, the idea of working with a database measured only in tens of megabytes and stored on a device that fits in the palm of your hand might seem strange. However, Microsoft built SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition (which Microsoft expects to release later this year) specifically for managing small databases on portable devices. With SQL Server CE, your users can take a piece of the company database with them in a mobile device and access the database with familiar tools. And SQL Server CE is many times faster than CEDB, the database system built in to Windows CE devices today. Let's explore SQL Server CE's features and see where you might put them to use in your organization.
Programming for the Enterprise
What can a Windows CE-based database offer that other solutions can't? SQL Server CE lets users who need to access only small parts of a larger database work with a subset of data on Windows CE. In many cases, SQL Server CE and a mobile device can replace an application that currently runs on a laptop computer.
Consider salespeople who spend their working hours on the road visiting customers. Sales representatives don't need access to the entire company data warehouse. All they really need is customer information, customer order and payment history, and inventory information. In most cases, you can measure the total amount of data that a salesperson needs on a given day in thousands or millions—not billions—of bytes. In addition, many sales transactions involve using forms—usually paper forms—to gather information about customers and orders. When the salespeople return to the office, they (or their assistants) have to enter the form information into company databases. SQL Server CE lets you give salespeople the data they need in a format that integrates well with SQL Server 2000 and existing applications.
A Windows CE-based solution might answer mobile users' needs for data access and integration, what does it mean for the SQL Server programmers who have to build and maintain such a solution? The development tools available for Windows CE haven't been as easy to use as the tools for developing desktop applications. Database performance also has been unsatisfactory. Two changes to the Windows CE development environment have fixed these problems.
In June, Microsoft released the new eMbedded Visual Tools 3.0 suite as a replacement for the previous set of tools, which were secondary additions to Visual Studio 6.0. Now, you can develop applications for Windows CE by using versions of Visual C++ (VC++) and Visual Basic (VB) specifically designed for that OS. eMbedded Visual C++ includes versions of both the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) and Active Template Library (ATL) for Windows CE. eMbedded Visual Basic (eVB) is a port of the VBScript runtime engine. In both cases, the integrated development environment varies only slightly from the environment in Visual Studio 6.0. I found the tools simple enough to use that I had a sample Windows CE program compiled, transferred, and running on my Windows CE 3.0 device in about 10 minutes. The SQL Server CE sample programs took only another 10 minutes.
The combination of eMbedded Visual Tools and SQL Server CE lets database application programmers reuse existing code from desktop VB or VC++ applications or build new code without having to learn a new set of skills. SQL Server programmers will find only a few SQL syntax differences between SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server CE. The standard SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements that run on SQL Server 2000 run on SQL Server CE, as do most data definition language statements, such as CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, and DROP TABLE. SQL Server CE supports inner and outer joins, GROUP BY/HAVING clauses, ORDER BY clauses, aggregate functions, and inner queries, as well as most SQL Server 2000 data types. However, SQL Server CE doesn't support SQL Server 2000's ability to use the results of a query in the FROM clause or to use data pulled from a remote server.
Technically, SQL Server CE is an OLE DB provider, not a service like SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 7.0. But SQL Server CE supports transactions, multicolumn indexes, seek on index, and referential integrity. The initial release doesn't support views, stored procedures, triggers, or T-SQL, but it does offer cost-based query optimization as SQL Server 2000 does. Each table can have as many as 32 indexes, which should be more than enough for the kinds of applications you would run on a Windows CE device. The CE edition features almost all the SQL Server 2000 constraints, including the identity, default, check, and Declarative Referential Integrity (DRI) constraints. Although SQL Server CE doesn't implement SQL Server 2000's database access and object security model, it does offer password access to the database. You can code the database password into the application to control what users can do with the data, or you can let users enter their password at runtime. For high-security applications, you can encrypt the entire database file with 128-bit encryption.
SQL Server CE is small—approximately 700K for Intel StrongARM x86 architecture CPUs and a little more than 1MB for other CPUs. To keep SQL Server CE small, Microsoft left out some SQL Server 2000 features, usually choosing to exclude those that were redundant or didn't apply to the Windows CE environment. For example, SQL Server CE supports only the Unicode character types nchar, nvarchar, and ntext because Windows CE is a Unicode-only OS. In addition, the CE edition doesn't support variations on main data types, such as smalldatetime, smallmoney, and timestamp. The "small" versions convert to the bigger types—datetime and money, respectively—but the timestamp data type just doesn't exist. However, SQL Server 2000 CE implements all other important data types, including integer, numeric, float, real, double, bit, bigint, binary, and uniqueidentifier.
Client application programmers also will find few differences between SQL Server 2000 and the CE edition. Windows CE applications use ADOCE 3.1 and OLEDBCE 3.1 to access SQL Server CE databases. In addition, Microsoft has extended ADOXCE support so that programmers can create SQL Server CE databases, tables, and so on by using ActiveX Extensibility Objects (ADOX) instead of SQL data definition statements. Perhaps the main difference between ADOCE and ADO object models is that ADOCE doesn't offer the Command or the Parameter object.
Keeping Data in Sync
Programming ease is only one factor to consider when you evaluate SQL Server CE. Another, perhaps more important, factor is the ease with which you can keep the databases on the Windows CE devices synchronized with your main server. SQL Server CE has two ways to implement synchronization: merge replication and Remote Data Access (RDA).
Since merge replication appeared in SQL Server 7.0, I've considered it a solution looking for a problem. In the past two years, none of my 200-plus students and none of my clients has found merge replication useful. However, merge replication is ideal for mobile database applications.
Merge replication manages changes to data when subscribers either are disconnected from the network or operate independently of each other and the publisher. This replication model is perfect for databases on Windows CE devices because Windows CE is designed to adapt to changing hardware and connectivity configurations. For example, my Hewlett-Packard Jornada 545 can synchronize with my desktop computer through the serial port, the IrDA port, the USB port, or the Compact Flash Ethernet adapter, depending on which method is available. If I used a wireless network card, whenever the device was in range, it would automatically connect to my network. In its initial release, SQL Server CE supports replication through both wired and wireless LAN/WAN connectivity. A later release will support replication through a desktop's network connectivity.
SQL Server CE's merge replication uses Microsoft IIS as the conduit to a SQL Server 2000 server. Because Windows CE supports only Windows NT client-side security, SQL Server CE uses IIS's security mechanisms to validate logins. If you need complete security for both data and passwords, SQL Server CE supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption between the Windows CE device and IIS, with IIS acting as a proxy for validating the user's identity and securing the data transfer to SQL Server CE.
Implementing SQL Server CE merge replication is a topic worthy of another article, but let's look briefly at the basic architecture. An Internet Server API (ISAPI) DLL, called the SQL Server CE Server Agent, runs on the IIS server. That agent communicates both with the SQL Server CE Client Agent, which runs on the Windows CE device, and the SQL Server 2000 publisher. The Client Agent sends a list of changes to the Server Agent, which stores them in a file on the IIS server. When the Client Agent has sent all the changes, the Server Agent reconciles the changes with the data on the publisher by using either the default or a custom conflict-resolution mechanism. At the end of the reconciliation process, the Server Agent reads all changes on the publisher that have occurred since the last synchronization and stores the changes in another file, which it sends to the client. The SQL Server CE Client Agent then applies the changes one by one to the local database.
This architecture also handles changes in network connectivity. If you lose or remove network connectivity during synchronization, when you regain connectivity, the Client and Server Agents pick up where they left off in the synchronization process. In addition, the Server Agent won't synchronize with the publisher until all changes have been sent from the subscriber.
The key to implementing merge replication is understanding how your application will use the data in SQL Server CE. The easiest way to handle asynchronous updates is to partition the publications so that each subscriber receives only the data for which it is responsible. Revisiting the sales representative example, each salesperson's Windows CE device would subscribe to a publication that holds the data that is specific to that person's customers. SQL Server CE also supports dynamic filters that let each client receive a subset of the publication's data, so that each salesperson sees only his or her data. Another feature of merge replication is that you can create a custom conflict resolver that applies your company's rules to the changes. For example, a sales manager's changes could override changes by all other salespeople, or exceeding a credit limit could invalidate an entire order.
An alternative to merge replication is RDA, in which the client initiates and controls the flow of data instead of depending on a publisher or distributor to coordinate updates. The most significant difference between merge replication and RDA is that RDA supports getting data from SQL Server 2000, 7.0, and 6.5, whereas merge replication supports only SQL Server 2000 publishers.
With RDA, the SQL Server CE Server Agent acts as the intermediary between SQL Server CE and a SQL Server 2000, 7.0, or 6.5 server. The client application running on Windows CE uses the RDA object, which is an ActiveX component, to pull the contents of a table down to the client and push changes back to the server. If you need to send SQL statements to the server, you can use RDA's SubmitSQL method.
Using an RDA object is relatively simple. The InternetURL property stores the address of the IIS server that has the SQL Server CE Server Agent. The Pull method takes the names of a table in a local database, a SELECT statement, and an OLE DB connection string as parameters, contacts the SQL Server CE Server Agent, which executes the query on the server specified in the connection string, and stores the result set in the local table, which the Pull method creates for you. If your program specifies that it wants to push changes back to the server, you can turn on tracking when you call the Pull method. Calling the Push method with the local table name sends the changes back to the original source table.
Whether you choose merge replication or RDA depends mainly on how your users will use data on the Windows CE device. Merge replication is well suited to environments in which multiple people through multiple applications can update tables. If the data on the server mostly supports a Windows CE application that operates independently of other users, RDA is probably the best choice. Merge replication requires that the server keep a change history; RDA manages changes on the client device. Merge replication lets SQL Server CE read and update multiple tables at the same time; RDA works on a single table at a time, so an application would need to call the Pull and Push methods for each table it uses.
Prime Performance
SQL Server CE runs on any platform that Windows CE 2.x supports, including the H/PC and PPC platforms, or that Windows CE 3.0 supports, including the Pocket PC platform. RDA and merge replication run on all Windows CE versions and work with IIS 4.0 running on Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 5 (SP5) and IIS 5.0 running on all versions of Windows 2000. All of these features run on embedded platforms as well.
eMbedded Visual Tools supports all CPUs on which Windows CE 2.x and 3.0 run, and interactive debugging works with serial port, IrDA, USB, and network connections. ADOCE 3.1 and ADOXCE 3.1 are new versions that specifically add support for SQL Server CE. ADOCE 3.0 will not work with SQL Server CE.
Microsoft's early benchmarks show that the alpha version of SQL Server CE is substantially faster than Windows CE's data provider, CEDB. On a Jornada 820, which is a handheld platform and has a StrongARM 1100 CPU running at 190MHz, SQL Server 2000 CE created four indexes in 24.244 seconds, whereas CEDB took 6261.32 seconds—almost 30 times longer. Loading 15K of data took 19.092 seconds for SQL Server CE and 170.28 seconds for CEDB. A seek update without an index took 17.804 seconds on SQL Server CE and 543.2 seconds for CEDB. Most tests showed CEDB taking anywhere from 10 to 30 times longer than SQL Server CE to perform the same task.
The new Compaq IPaq H3600, which should be available at press time, will feature a 206MHz processor in a palm-sized device. Although the Compaq processor is slower than most of today's desktops, it's fast enough to provide good response time for applications that run on Windows CE. Even my HP Jornada 545, which has a 131MHz CPU, offers reasonable response times. Given Microsoft's track record, the final release will likely beat the performance of the alpha release.
Get Ready
At the Windows DNA 2000 Readiness Conference in March, Microsoft showcased an example of a bread bakery in Mexico City. Each delivery person has a Windows CE device with an application that lets the delivery person take orders and note inventory when visiting client stores. When the salesperson returns to the bakery, the wireless network card connects to the network, and SQL Server CE replicates all the changes to the bakery's order and inventory databases. The orders flow into the production system database, which determines how many loaves of bread the bakery will bake the next day. At the same time, new delivery instructions download to the delivery person's device. The process occurs automatically as soon as the delivery person comes in range of the bakery's wireless network.
Such scenarios offer great promise for the future of mobile computing. Laptop computers have enabled many companies to make their databases more mobile, but even the smallest laptop is heavy and expensive compared with most Windows CE devices. In June, IBM announced that it increased the capacity of its tiny Type II Compact Flash form factor hard disk to 1GB. Because 32MB of RAM is the standard on the palm-sized platforms and 64MB of RAM is common on the handheld platform, the addition of a 1GB hard disk makes Windows CE devices viable database application platforms. And with the combination of eMbedded Visual Tools and SQL Server CE, developers can create database applications that run on smaller, lighter, more portable devices than laptops.


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Use of simple clinical information systems to identify and track patient information can improve the outcomes of primary care patients with diabetes, concludes a new study. These relatively inexpensive systems were particularly useful for improving the outcomes of higher risk diabetic patients with hypertension or heart conditions, notes John Orzano, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Dr. Orzano and colleagues surveyed clinicians from 50 primary care practices about their use of clinical information systems for patient identification and tracking. The team also reviewed the medical records of patients with diabetes in the practices to determine achievement of clinical targets. These included control of blood-sugar levels (HbA1c of 8 or less), LDL cholesterol (100 or less), and blood pressure of (130/85 or less).
Use of identification and tracking systems increased by 23 to 32 percent the odds of achieving diabetes care targets. Use of tracking systems increased by 52 percent the odds of hypertension control among patients with diabetes and hypertension, and use of identification systems increased it by 28 percent. Use of electronic health records (EHRs) was not associated with attainment of any clinical targets.
These findings should caution clinicians about the risk of rushing into EHR implementation as an automatic fix for quality-of-care issues. EHR alone is not sufficient for achieving desirable clinical outcomes. Organizational factors also affect successful information use.
The study was supported in part by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HS14018).
See "Improving outcomes for high-risk diabetics using information systems," by Dr. Orzano, Pamela Ohman Strickland, Ph.D., Alfred T. Tallia, M.D., M.P.H., and others, in the May-June 2007 Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 20, pp. 245-251.
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Arizona Pro Gun Bills Package HB2431, HB2432 & HB2433
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Arizona Pro Gun Bills Package HB2431, HB2432 & HB2433
I need your help to push these bills currently in committee in the AZ House, and to solidify sponsorship in the State Senate. Please contact your Arizona State Reps and Senators and ask them to support or sponsor these bills. All three bills need to pass, as they form an interwoven and interdependent legal protection scheme.
I am an Arizona attorney who, while working with the AZ GOP in drafting other legislation, had them line up Rep. Carl Seel to introduce a package of pro-firearm legislation, which I have drafted, in the Arizona State House. This package of three bills (HB2431, HB2432 & HB2433), operating in conjunction with each other, is written in such a way as to utilize a series of existing and still valid US Supreme Court decisions from the early 1800's through the present to legislate the continued legality within the State of just about every class of firearm sought to be banned in the current political climate. The legislation further provides a mechanism for the continued sale of such firearms in the event of Federal action seeking to restrict such sales. The unique approach to this package is its reliance on areas of control held entirely by the State and not within the Federal powers to legislate (which has never stopped the Feds from trying in the past).
I have already created a number of court briefs and prepared the majority of the legal defense of this legislation for use in the likely event that it is challenged.
This legislation also corrects wording in our Made in Arizona commerce clause defense legislation, to correct the portion attempting to address machine-guns, which actually caused shotguns to not be protected by the prior bill.
Please help us get these laws passed before any contrary Federal action can go into effect. I am currently working with both the AZ GOP and the AZCDL, and have met with and received the support of many Reps. and Senators on these bills, but no firm sponsors in the Senate, and these bills may end up bogged down in multiple committees in the House.
Other states have reacted by passing a series of "don't try to confiscate our guns or we will get mad and arrest you" laws, but have (for the most part) so far failed to produce a legally defensible state reason why these confiscations can't occur. I am hoping AZ will be the first to move in this direction.
Please feel free to PM me. I did not include contact information for myself or my firm due to spam and business considerations. I also assume it would violate advertising rules on the board. I deal with RKBA issues.
By the way, PC day at the Arizona State Capitol is tomorrow. Call your Senator and Reps and just get 5 minutes to meet and talk with them about the importance of protecting our rights.
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New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday said India supports talks to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue. He added that India has always favoured peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Khurshid was responding to a reporter's query, while flying back home after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Brunei and Indonesia about recent developments between Iran and the US and possible talks between them.
To another question on China issuing stapled visas to two archers from Arunachal Pradesh, the minister said "differing perceptions" on the border issue had led to such "unsavoury" incidents, but they should not affect cooperation between the two neighbours.
"At the same time, over the years, we have come to an understanding that within the areas that we don't have differences, India and China can continue to collaborate, cooperate and move forward."
He said India and China have put in place a process and mechanisms to tackle unresolved issues like the boundary.