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Drink-drivers and drugged drivers be warned - police are out in force this Christmas-New Year holiday period.
Southern district police launched a drink-driving campaign this week and have a simple message for drink- or drug-drivers: ''The answer is simple. Don't take the risk of getting caught driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs,'' Senior Sergeant Steve Larking said.
Throughout the holiday period drivers could expect to see marked and plain police vehicles stopping motorists.
''We will be mass testing as many drivers as possible at peak times at road checkpoints and also carrying out random stops,'' Snr Sgt Larking said.
With many people attending work and family functions, it was important food was available and travel arrangements were made to ensure everyone got home safely, he said.
For drivers under 20 years, there was a zero alcohol limit.
Older adults caught drink-driving faced a range of penalties, including three months' imprisonment, six months' disqualification from driving and a fine of up to $4500.
Alcohol and drug-affected drivers continued to feature in crashes across Southland and Otago and they represented a real risk to the safety of all road users, Snr Sgt Larking said.
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• In Southern police district:Between December 2011 and January 2012, 45,909 drivers were stopped and breath-tested
• Of those, 291 were charged with drink- or drug-driving offences.
• Of those drivers, 70 were under 20 years of age; 16 were recorded in Dunedin/Clutha, 22 in rural Otago and 32 in Southland.


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U.S. drops one spot in FIFA rankings
ZURICH, Switzerland -- The United States dropped into a fifth-place tie in the May FIFA rankings, the last before the World Cup next month.
The same teams occupy the first 10 spots, with only minor adjustments in the rankings released Wednesday by soccer's world governing body.
Brazil, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands still top the list. Mexico moved up to fourth, with the Americans dropping into a fifth-place tie with Spain.
Portugal and France swapped spots. Portugal improved to seventh and France slipped to eighth.
Argentina remained No. 9 and England stayed in 10th.
The next FIFA rankings will be released on July 12, three days after the World Cup final.
FIFA is changing its calculation system for the new rankings, awarding points on matches over the last four years instead of the last eight.
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GOP Chief Predicts Republican 'Tsunami' in 2014
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(WASHINGTON) — Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus raised expectations for his party's prospects this fall, saying Tuesday, "I think we're in for a tsunami-type election in 2014."
"My belief is, it's going to be a very big win, especially at the U.S. Senate level," Priebus said. "And we may add some seats in congressional races."
The party chairman, speaking to reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast, said the year was turning out to be a political "disaster" for Democrats. He said the still-unpopular health care law and President Obama's sagging approval rating were creating several new Republican paths to victory.
Not so, Democratic National Committee Chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said in a rebuttal.
Wasserman Schultz dismissed Priebus' bullishness about 2014, saying she's confident that the Senate will remain in Democratic hands, and that Republican predictions will turn out to be as accurate as their 2012 presidential bets.
"I'm confident that we're going to hold the Senate," Wasserman Schultz told reporters at the National Press Club.
"They were predicting up to hours before the polls closed on Election Day in 2012 that we would be inaugurating President Romney too," she said. "So their prediction accuracy isn't always on the mark of late."
Why is the GOP so bullish, and is it warranted?
Voters in a midterm election are much more aligned with Republicans — older, whiter, etc. — which was most recently on display in the 2010 congressional elections, when Republicans swept control of the House. At the same time, Democrats have long had difficulty turning out their coalition of voters during nonpresidential years.
Priebus conceded that the party still faces significant "demographic challenges," particularly among young women, black and Hispanic voters. In rebuilding for the 2016 presidential election, he declared, "We'll work like dogs to try to figure it out."
"Democrats have demographic challenges too," Priebus said. "But for whatever reason we seem to be obsessed with our own."
If Republicans win control of the Senate in November — they only need six seats — the expectations among the party's conservative base will be sky-high.
Republicans would have full control over Congress, which would set up a two-year standoff with the White House. Because of that, some Republicans are beginning to wonder whether the good fortunes of 2014 could complicate the party's larger goal of winning back the White House in 2016, particularly if those expectations aren't met and the divide inside the Republican Party deepens.
Priebus played down those concerns Tuesday. That's a challenge, he said, to worry about after the midterm elections.
"If you have a Republican Senate," he said, "you have a much greater opportunity to box the president in."
As far as 2016 is concerned, being relatable is key. "Put a candidate on the ballot that people want to sit down and have a beer with," Priebus said.
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ITV's DOWNTON ABBEY Rebounds in Ratings
Last week, the fourth season of ITV's Downton Abbey saw a ratings decline. However, the historical drama rebounded nicely last night, averaging 9.4 million viewers, falling jsut short of the over 10 million fans who tuned in for the season premiere on September 22nd.
The series will now face heavy competition from Homeland which began its third season on The UK's Channel 4 in the same time slot.
Downton Abbey will return to Masterpiece on PBS on Sunday, January 5, 2014.
According to ITV, "Downton Abbey series four finds Lady Mary mourning her husband Matthew, who died six months earlier in a tragic car crash. Matthew had just visited his wife and new baby George in hospital and was returning to see his family when his car overturned killing the heir to Downton."
The cast of Season 4 includes the return of Shirley MacLaine as Martha Levinson as well as several new actors, including Paul Giamatti, Tom Cullen, Nigel Harman, Dame Harriet Walter, Joanna David, Julian Ovenden, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Gary Carr. They will join Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt, Brendan Coyle, and the rest of the large and beloved Downton Abbey "family."
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Civilization wore a cutaway and grey striped trousers for the great occasion.
To prosaic observers, the figure thus impeccably attired was not really Civilization, but just a powerfully angry American, name of Robert Jackson of Jamestown, N.Y. But to the more imaginative (including Jackson) it was Civilization itself which stood at the prosecutor's rostrum, resonantly accusing the 20 Germans in the dock of vile assault & battery on all mankind.
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PASCAGOULA — The Jackson County Board of Supervisors has voted to ask the state Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that a 2007 state law is unconstitutional in requiring the Pascagoula School District to share some tax dollars generated from Chevron facilities with other districts.
The ruling overturned a decision by a Jackson County judge who upheld the law. The Supreme Court had heard the Pascagoula School District's appeal last June.
County attorney Jimmy Heidelberg says the losing school districts, Moss Point, Ocean Springs and Jackson County are expected to appeal.
Chevron, the area's largest taxpayer, presented its largest-ever check to the county last year, $35.6 million, with $16.6 million going to the Pascagoula School District.


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ST. PETERSBURG — St. Petersburg College will keep its Midtown campus open for at least one more semester, school officials said.
But course offerings at the campus most likely will be limited to night and weekend classes instead of a full schedule, said Susan Reiter, the college's director of Facilities Planning and Institutional Services.
SPC President Carl Kuttler alerted City Hall in May that the 22nd Street S center might be vacant by Sept. 30 because of financial troubles. The college planned to divert students to its growing downtown campus.
Kuttler reconsidered his plans after Mayor Rick Baker and Deputy Mayor Goliath Davis, who oversees economic development in Midtown, disapproved.
It's unclear whether the campus has a future after fall semester final exams. School officials will decide the fate of the location based on the success of the semester.
The Midtown campus opened in September 2003 with 83 students and now averages 300 students per term. It was a central part of Baker's campaign to revitalize Midtown, an area composed of some of St. Petersburg's most impoverished and crime-ridden neighborhoods.
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HIST 119 - Lecture 2 - Southern Society: Slavery, King Cotton, and Antebellum America's "Peculiar" Region
Lecture 2 - Southern Society: Slavery, King Cotton, and Antebellum America's "Peculiar" Region
Professor Blight offers a number of approaches to the question of southern distinctiveness. The lecture offers a survey of that manner in which commentators--American, foreign, northern, and southern--have sought to make sense of the nature of southern society and southern history. The lecture analyzes the society and culture of the Old South, with special emphasis on the aspects of southern life that made the region distinct from the antebellum North. The most lasting and influential sources of Old South distinctiveness, Blight suggests, were that society's anti-modernism, its emphasis on honor, and the booming slave economy that developed in the South from the 1820s to the 1860s.
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The internet makes it simple for businesses to attract and retain customers, but websites are just as easily abandoned by dissatisfied users. By optimizing your website to appeal to visitors, you can preserve your company's customer base and enjoy online success. Here's a look at the most important aspects of an effective company website that attracts and keeps customers.
1. Ease of Navigation
With plenty of easy-to-use websites all around the internet, many visitors will simply hit the back button if they are unable to easily navigate around your company's website. Fortunately, this is fairly easy to prevent by following a few basic rules. First of all, website navigation should be kept simple. Pages should easily link to one another, and users should be able to easily go back to primary navigation. This makes the site user-friendly and allows the customer to have a sense of where they are at all times. In addition, links and site structure should follow a familiar pattern used on many websites so that it feels natural to modern users.
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The anonymity of the internet carries certain advantages, but it can also take away from customers' online customer service experiences. Special incentives, coupons and thank-you notes can all make a world of difference in how customers relate to the companies they do business with. Offering free shipping or other gifts to your repeat customers lets them know that their business is appreciated and will encourage them to continue to do business with your company.
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To many customers, a company website without phone numbers or addresses is a red flag to be avoided. Including a contact page with e-mail, phone and mailing information can go a long way toward improving your conversions. Letting customers send fax to email addresses at your company is an especially versatile form of communication to consider. Many businesses, in particular, prefer sending fax through email for its easy integration with business fax numbers.
4. Validation from Others
With countless websites competing for online business, savvy customers are often uneasy about giving their money to unknown companies. Adding reviews, awards and positive news stories to your website will ease their worries and reassure them that their money is well-spent. This is especially true in business-to-business transactions; including the names of other well-known customers can be invaluable in attracting potentially valuable new clients.
5. A Clear Company Mission
It's easy to forget that customers don't always know what you are trying to accomplish in the marketplace. By making a page on your website that clearly states your business goals, you can instill confidence in users that gives them the go-ahead to open their wallets. This is also a valuable opportunity to generally put your company's best foot forward to potential customers.
Effective websites are valuable tools that small companies can use to level the playing field with big business. Ease of navigation, a personalized experience, accessible contact information, validation from others, and a clear company mission are a few ways you can optimize your website. By taking advantage of the tips listed above, companies can more easily gain new customers and retain existing ones.
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Swans coach John Longmire believes the axing of the AFL's cost-of-living allowance was in the planning well before the multimillion-dollar deal with Lance Franklin went ahead.
Incessant sniping from opposition clubs has finally resulted in the league's governing body committing to phase out the 9.8 per cent top-up to the salary cap, which was designed to give the Swans and later the Giants equal ability with other clubs to recruit players.
If protests were loud when Kurt Tippett was signed by the Swans, they became a cacophony when Franklin was recruited on a nine-year $10 million deal. However, the Swans say space was made by the departure of players including Shane Mumford, Jed Lamb and Jesse White, and the retirements of Jude Bolton and Marty Mattner.
Longmire believes the issue was largely determined before Franklin became part of the discussion.
''There was a working party that went to the [US] during the course of the year and it was on the agenda then firmly,'' the coach said on Thursday. ''It was front and square on the agenda when that working party came back, before Lance Franklin got here.''
The working party, including AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou, his possible successor Gillon McLachlan and several club bosses - including Collingwood's Eddie McGuire - travelled to the US in search of solutions to the long-standing debate.
''It's disappointing it's been taken away from the entire list,'' Longmire said, suggesting the allowance was more important to the lower-paid players. ''The formula, I guess, will take some time before it gets worked out.''
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Volume 10, Issue 3 (May 2008) 10, 447–454; 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2008.00411.x
Clinical application of a new device for minimally invasive circumcision
Yi-Feng Peng, Yue Cheng, Guo-Yao Wang, Suo-Qun Wang, Chao Jia, Ben-Hai Yang, Ru Zhu, Shu-Chuan Jian, Qing-Wen Li and Da-Wei Geng
1.Department of Sexual Medicine, Yijishan Hospital, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China2.Center of Urology, Ningbo The First Hospital, Ningbo 315010, China3.Department of Urology, Beijing General Hospital of The Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Beijing 100039, China4.Department of Urology, Yijishan Hospital, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China5.Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233000, China6.Department of Urology, Wuhu First People's Hospital, Wuhu 241001, China
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Received 26 November 2007; Accepted 26 February 2008.
Aim: To study the clinical effects of a disposable circumcision device in treatment of male patients of different ages with either phimosis or excess foreskin.Methods: One thousand two hundred patients between the age of 5 and 95 years underwent circumcision using this procedure in the 2-year period between October 2005 and September 2007. Of these cases, 904 had excess foreskin and 296 were cases of phimosis.Results: In 96.33% of the cases the incision healed, leaving a minimal amount of the inner foreskin with no scarring and producing good cosmetic results. There were no incidents of device dislocation or damage to the frenulum. The average operative time was 2.5 min for excess foreskin, and 3.5 min for phimosis. During the 7 days of wearing the device, mild to moderate edema occurred in 10.08 % of cases with excess foreskin and in 2.58 % of those with phimosis. Edema in the frenulum was seen in 1.67% of patients, and only 0.67% had an infection of the incision. A total of 86.25% of patients reported pain due to penile erection. After removal of the device, 0.58% of the cases had minimal bleeding around the incision, and 2.42% had wound dehiscence.Conclusion: The new device can be applied to an overwhelming majority of patients with phimosis and excess foreskin. This technique is relatively simple to perform, and patients who underwent this surgery had very few complications. Antibiotics were not required and patients reported less pain than those who were circumcised using conventional methods. Circumcision with this device requires minimal tissue manipulation, and is quicker and safer than circumcision using conventional techniques.Keywords: excess foreskin, phimosis, circumcision device
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Honored by Business First for Third Consecutive Year
Payment Alliance International (PAI), a leader in electronic payment processing solutions and the Electronic Transactions Association's (ETA) 2011 "ISO of the Year," has been named a Fast 50 Company by Business First of Louisville for the third consecutive year. Fast 50 award recipients represent companies from the fastest-growing businesses in the 13-county greater Louisville area. Businesses must be independent, for profit, privately held, and have realized at least $1M in annual revenue for each of the last three years. PAI has been recognized on the Fast 50 list in each of its three years of eligibility and was ranked 20th on this year's esteemed list.
John J. Leehy, III, president and chief executive officer of Payment Alliance International, attributes the company's success to the dedication and energy of the company's employees and the loyalty of its many customers. "This past year serves as irrefutable proof that excellence can thrive in even the toughest of economic climates. If your team is truly committed, willing to work harder than they believed they could, and never lose track of what helps customers most, success will follow! We are excited to once again be recognized as a Fast 50 Company and proud to be part of such a terrific group of high performance companies in our region."
This is the 12th annual Fast 50 awards program held by Business First of Louisville where each company is recognized and listed in order of their growth rate. An awards luncheon was held Oct. 27 at the Kentucky International Convention Center and this year's event drew a record crowd of over 600 attendees. David Kozal, chief financial officer, and Leehy accepted this year's award on behalf of PAI.
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London, United Kingdom, 2012/05/18 - Process analyser innovator Icon Scientific has selected K3 Syspro to supply a SYSPRO-based manufacturing, financial and distribution ERP system to support the company's rapid growth.
Icon Scientific anticipates that the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system will enable the company to implement a modern process driven approach across all areas of its high-tech manufacturing business.
"We selected a K3 Syspro integrated ERP system to bring control to our multi-level, complex manufacturing. Our business is quite literally taking off with the high demand for our equipment and we need to manage our manufacturing processes efficiently and effectively to meet that output," says Mike Powell, Production Director at Icon.
He added: "The MRP [material requirements planning] tools in SYSPRO are the key to gaining the control we need in our core manufacturing activities and being able to use Crystal Reports for enhanced reporting is a great advantage over other systems.
"Because K3 is providing a company-wide system, we'll also benefit from SYSPRO's ability to manage our accounts, sales and purchasing, stock control and lot traceability. Traceability is important for us as our products are safety critical instruments and are certified to global safety standards, so we have to be able to trace components back to source."
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Roy looks a bit timid against Timmy. Missing shots he makes. Hope he turns it around.
My 'out of state fan' game reports over the years
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Let's see how Green does against Manu.
76ers looking like the first team to be beaten twice by the same opponent after a home and away against NYK.
Defense looks good as usual, offense looks discombobulated as usual
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Sittin on top of the world!
Vogel should take a close look at San Antonio and see how a team with actual offensive plays looks like.
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That bench from SA is not bad at all.
No one wants to step up until David West is forced to. Woo.
Has Stephen Jackson hurt the Pacers with his shooting more as an opponent or a teammate?
I like this season's Hansbrough
Thunderdunk from Green!
Obligatory Gerald Green dunk of the night.
Who Green think he is Kobe?
Our defense looks a lot better when Duncan's not in.
This space for rent.
Damn Manu
I googled "San Antonio Spurs highlights."
It came up "Did you mean: layups."
(not really. lol)
Hahaha the only team that can turn a defensive rebound to a turnover.Way to go guys.


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What Does It Mean To Be A Citizen
What does it mean to be a citizen? What should a citizen of this world, this country, this state, your community, your family be?
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Being a citizen implies rights and responsibilities, whether you are a citizen of the world, your country, your state, your community, or your family. The rights and responsibilities are different for each "community" you belong to, but no matter which community you belong to as a citizen, you have the right to fully participate in that group, and you have the responsibility to participate fully, to be informed about that group, to care for the other members of that group, and to care for the world in which the group lives.
What does this mean in practical, everyday terms? As a citizen of the world, you should have human rights and a voice in international matters. You have the responsibility to care for the world, so our environment can be preserved or improved for future generations. You have the responsibility to care for and about other citizens of the world and to have an understanding of their cultures, histories, and ideas. As a citizen of your country, you have all the rights of the Constitution of the United States and its Amendments. You have the right and the responsibility to fully participate in our democratic process by being knowledgeable of that process and voting. You also have the responsibility of affording respect to your fellow citizens and their different cultures and ideas. As a citizen of your state, your rights and responsibilities are much like those you have as a citizen of your country. However, your rights emanate from your state's Constitution. As a citizen of a community, your rights and responsibilities are more local and personal. Caring for your environment and others in your community is a more immediate responsibility, for example, by recycling, by picking up litter on your street, or by volunteering at a local food bank. Voting in local elections is a right and a responsibility, too. As a citizen of a family, your rights and responsibilities are the most immediate and personal. You have the responsibility of making a contribution to your family. This need not be a financial contribution, but a contribution of work or attention. You have the right to have contributions from others in the family, too, and a voice in family decision-making.
At the smallest level of citizenship, it is easy to see what the rights and responsibilities are, and as we move out larger circles of community, it becomes more difficult to know what we should do. But the principles are the same, whether we are citizens of a family or citizens of the world. We are obligated to care for the people and environment, whether that be three people or 3 billion people, and whether that be the sidewalk in front of a house or the polar icecaps.
The word "citizen" derives from "denizen." A denizen is one who inhabits a particular area; it appears that citizen was more specific in meaning and originally was one who inhabited a particular city. Perhaps the intent of the question is "what does it mean to be a member of..." What's interesting is that people's responses here have attributed rights and responsibilities to being a citizen. I wonder if the responses would have been different had 'citizen' been replaced with 'member of.' Rights are intrinsic to existence; by virtue of birth, you have rights. The exercise of those rights is freedom. Privileges are additional freedoms that may be granted or revoked. It's important for those living in the US to understand that the intent of the Constitution was not to grant inhabitants rights; quite the other way round -- the Constitution was written to define and limit government, so that a sovereign individual could be free to exercise his or her rights.
Whatever member level of the world, country, state, community, or family one chooses, there's no implicit responsibility or obligation to do anything, except to not impact the rights of another. Those that suggest otherwise are infringing on one's right to choose to do nothing, should one so choose.
Being a citizen means to vote in elections, volunteer in your community, and to educate oneself on the issues within your local community, national community, and world community. Being a citizen means to be concerned, and to care about the world around you, and then act on the problems and become apart of the solution. The worst thing a person can do especially in America is to say "why bother voting, I am only one vote, that will not make a difference." Voting apathy will tear down a democracy. Everything that our fore fathers have fought for would die if the majority of Americans decided their vote was not important. A strong minority can make more of a difference than the majority, and that is the beauty in America. We are a country of change, and most of the changes in our history started in a small community. Being citizen means to have faith in your community and to keep helping it to progress.
Citizenship: We used to teach it as a subject! We thought it was important to make students understand that we're all in this together and everybody has a part to play. I guess we still teach the principles of citizenship, except we call it other things, like "Value of the Week." Rights and responsibilities . . . I can't imagine one without the other. It seems to me that claiming rights without accepting corresponding responsibilities is selfish and egocentric. In regard to our role as U.S. citizens, I would suggest that in a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people," the people (that now would be you and I) had better step up to the plate. Remember the rest of that sentence?
Citizenship means different things in different countries of residence. Citizenship in the United States is a precious, blessed gift for those of us fortunate enough to have been born here, and prized highly by those who are born elsewhere and earn American citizen status.
U.S. citizenship carries several valuable rights. However, it is the citizen's choice whether to exercise responsibilities beyond the basic requirements of payment of taxes & refraining from criminal activity.
I couldn't disagree more that being a citizen doesn't have responsibilities.
How can it be that a person should enjoy freedom but do nothing to protect it?
How can it be that a person should enjoy beautiful green spaces and clean waters but do nothing to preserve them?
I could go on endlessly. Anyone who doesn't want to do their share to preserve, protect and strengthen the community doesn't deserve to benefit from it.
@ enotechris: I am reasonably sure that citizen is derived from the Latin civitas, via the French cite (city). Regardless, I agree wholeheartedly with your explanation of rights vis-a-vis responsibilities.
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To be a citizen means you get the rights of where you live. It means you are born there or have the rights to live there. You get the vote, and basically a lot of freedom that non-citizens can't. Citizenship isn't by race but by where you're born or if you apply for it.
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my Question is this that how many countries have Citizenship in the world ?
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It is fine to choose to do nothing, as long as you also choose not to share the fruits of labours of those who choose to do something. A person who is not actively involved in protecting and furthering the rights of others in the society, should not expat others to protect his or her rights.
In response to Post # 6, yes it is individual's choice to exercise or not exercise a particular responsibility. But we must also recognize that it is irresponsible behavior to not to exercise one's responsibility.
A citizen is basically a member of a group of people represented by an entity like a city, a state, a country, or the whole world. A citizen has certain rights conferred upon him and her by the group by virtue of being a member of the group.
The concept of citizenship has been developed by civilized societies to promote cooperative living.
Whether or not the society, specifies any responsibility for its citizen, there always one very important responsibility implicit in the rights conferred. That is the responsibility to not to infringe upon the citizenship rights of the other.
Another important thing about the rights and responsibility - the society confers and acknowledges the right of individuals, but this does not mean that an individual will practically enjoy all the rights automatically. The individual has the responsibility and duty to try and protect his or her rights when infringed by others.
Being a citizen has rights, but I wouldn't say it has responsibilities. You have the right to vote, etc., but you don't have to use those rights. Nor do you have to partake in other civic "duties." There are penalties for not paying taxes, avoiding taxes, etc., but a person who is a citizen accepts the fact that they have to follow the laws, or they can accept the consequences.


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CLEVELAND (AP) — A steel distributor in Cleveland says the mill will suffer catastrophic harm if a judge doesn't immediately order the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) River shipping channel.
The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reports (http://bit.ly/2d43Ymx ) ArcelorMittal says the steel mill could be forced to curtail or shut down its blast furnaces if the Army Corps fails to dredge this fall.
The corps isn't commenting on the motion.
The agency is required to dredge the shipping channel and Cleveland Harbor. But it has failed to dredge this year while contesting a lawsuit.
A federal judge hasn't decided whether to order the dredging. The Corps wants to dump river sediment it says isn't toxic into Lake Erie. Ohio officials say that would harm the lake's ecosystem.
Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com


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The 2014 race for Santa Clarita City Council has heated up in recent weeks with 11 prospective candidates pulling papers to run, according to city officials.
As of Tuesday, the 11 prospective candidates for April's election include nine challengers — Dante Acosta, Moazzem H. Chowdhury, Stephen P. Daniels, Alan Ferdman, Berta Gonzalez-Harper, Maria Gutzeit, Duane Harte, Gloria Mercado-Fortine and Paul J. Wieczorek.
Two incumbents, city Councilwoman Marsha McLean and Mayor Laurene Weste, have also pulled papers to run for re-election, according to information from the City Clerk's office.
Pulling papers does not necessarily mean someone will run for council, as he or she would still have to fill out the proper paperwork and prove eligibility to run for office.
However, many of those who have pulled papers have previously confirmed to The Signal that they intend to seek office in 2014.
Those who wish to officially launch a council bid must collect signatures from at least 20 eligible and registered voters in the city, complete the necessary paperwork and return it to the City Clerk's office by Jan. 10, according to Interim City Clerk Armine Chaparyan.
Three seats are up for grabs during the City Council election, which will be held April 8. A third incumbent, Councilman Frank Ferry, has told The Signal he does not plan to run for another term, leaving vacant a seat he has held since 1998.
Ferry's decision may have contributed to the high number of potential candidates, as it presents the rare occurrence of an open seat on the City Council.
This year's election cycle kicked off almost a year ago when Mercado-Fortine announced her candidacy in late January — 14 months before election day.
Those elected in April will join council members TimBen Boydston and Bob Kellar at the dais in City Hall.
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We have a low slope roof. It was originally tar & gravel. Approx. 10 years ago we had it shingled with a membrane underlay. This roof is finished on the west side. We are being told the roofer used the wrong shingles.
Can you tell me what tiles should be used before we hire another contractor?
I don't know of any shingles that are designed for low slope roofs. All the ones I've used can only be used on 4/12 or greater pitched roofs. So yes you have the wrong shingles. You need a flat or low slope system. Which is usually tar and gravel, torched down or a seamless membrane system. They are all much more expensive than shingles, but that is what you have to use.
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text: Hand over of Ger kindergarten to Khuvsgul provinceMurun, Khuvsgul province, 4 November 2012 – The period under six years of age is considered to be the most important phase of human development, and also lays the foundation for future development of an individual. Surveys show that if children in this age category get adequate educational services, the prerequisites are created for them to successfully master the subsequent stages of education. In the 2011 – 2012 academic year, 79 percent of 2-5 year old children in Khuvsgul aimag received preschool education from two main forms - regular kindergartens and alternative training programs of preschool education. Almost half of these children, 37 percent, received their preschool education services from the alternative training programs such as mobile ger-kindergartens and visiting teacher services. This statistic shows that Khuvsgul aimag is experienced in expanding Early Childhood Education (ECE) services by giving access to children from remote areas. With the support of UNICEF, the Ministry of Education and Science has been successfully implementing the "Early Learning and Development Standards" (2010) and the "Curriculum for alternative training program of preschool education" (2008-2011) nation-wide with mobile ger-kindergartens and visiting teacher services playing the lead role. UNICEF is working towards establishing a "Child Friendly Community" model in Khuvsgul aimag in cooperation with local authorities, NGOs, and local residents and children for the period from 2012 to 2016. The notion of a child friendly community promotes child friendly governance, plus family and child friendly social services for children. This year UNICEF is handing over 18 gers, plus 20 sets of toys and furniture worth MNT 90 million to be used in 11 soums of Khuvsgul aimag - Tsagaan-Uul, Tarialan, Tsetserleg, Bayanzurkh, Renchinlkhumbe, Tsagaannuur, Tsagaan-Uur, Ulaan-Uul, Chandmani-Undur, Khankh, and Galt - in order to support early childhood education services by promoting its quality, efficiency and universal access. Ger-kindergartens will enable 180-220 children from remote soums and baghs access to quality early childhood education service. The ceremony of handing over the gers, furniture and toys to the ger kindergartens will be held at 14:00 – 15:15 hrs, on November 4, 2012 at Chingunjav square in Murun. UNICEF representatives along with local officials will take part in the event. About UNICEF For 61 years UNICEF has been the world's leader for children, working on the ground in over 150 countries to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world's largest provider of vaccines for poor countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, quality basic education for all boys and girls, access to clean water and sanitation, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of governments, businesses, foundations and individuals.


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Newly acquired Danny Granger and the Philadelphia 76ers continue to discuss a possible buyout, according to sources close to the process.
Sources told ESPN.com on Tuesday that a buyout consummated before Saturday's midnight deadline for Granger to be waived and remain eligible to appear in this season's playoffs with any team he subsequently signs for remains the most likely outcome.
For more on this story visit: Ramona Shelburne, Marc Stein, ESPN


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The Democratic Party of Japan will not hop on the "small government" bandwagon merely by reducing the size of the budget, DPJ President Seiji Maehara said Wednesday.
But more money ought to be allocated to areas closely related to people's lives, such as education, welfare and measures to cope with the declining birthrate, rather than public works, the new opposition leader said.
He also said the DPJ is opposed to the resumption of beef imports from the United States, which were banned after the country encountered its first case of mad cow disease.
A government panel recently published a draft report concluding that meat from young cattle raised in the U.S. poses an extremely low safety risk, assuming that risky parts such as spines, eyes and brains are properly removed.
But Maehara said the panel's conclusion can't be justified and said the system for checking the huge number of cattle in the U.S. is not working properly.


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Events such as birthday parties, weddings, graduation parties and Super Bowl gatherings typically call for an invitation. Invitations can be either formal or informal, depending on personal preference and the event, and can contain whatever information the host wishes to provide. But party invitations almost always must include what, when, where and RSVP information.
The invitation should represent the theme and formality of the event. While the information listed on invitations to different events may be very similar, the theme and tone of the invitation should reflect each party's atmosphere. For example, baby shower invitations will typically look different than a 12-year-old's birthday party invitations.
Invitations for any party should include the host's name and the purpose of the gathering. This information is typically listed first on the invitation.
Always make sure to inform your guests of the specific date and time of your party. Many people have busy schedules, so sometimes it is important to get the invitations out to the intended guests as early as possible. Although it depends on the event, a good rule of thumb is to notify guests about two months in advance.
It is important to include the exact address of the location of the party. It is very likely that not everybody who gets an invitation will know exactly where your designated location is. It is a good idea to include a map of your neighborhood or the general surroundings of the party's location.
RSVP Information
RSVP is the abbreviation for "répondez s'il vous plait," which translates from French as "respond if it pleases you." On most invitations today, RSVP typically means the host would like you to call and confirm if you and any other guests are planning to attend.


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LA HABRA >> Whittier Christian High's girls volleyball team grabbed the momentum at the start of Saturday's CIF-SS Division 2A quarterfinal and never let it go.
The Heralds jumped to a 15-2 lead in the first set against visiting Cypress, serving and receiving with energy and enthusiasm, and never let up in a 25-7, 25-14, 25-12 triumph. Loyola Marymount-bound senior Deanna Blaine led top-seeded Whittier Christian with 17 kills and senior setter Jennifer Washle had 37 assists in a match that lasted just over an hour.
"(A fast start) is something we've started to focus on," said Heralds coach Shawn Hunter. "The girls did a great job as far as their effort level and a great job of execution as well."
In front of a packed gym, Whittier Christian never gave the Centurions a chance to get in the match. A block by junior Kiana Louie gave the Heralds a 9-1 advantage, and a Louie kill increased the lead to 16-3. Cypress called timeout twice, trying to stem the tide, but had little success.
"We had a game plan (to stay away from Blaine)," said Cypress coach Kim Binder. "But we didn't come out and execute the game plan originally set up. … They had us playing on our heels."
The Heralds (30-6) led 21-5 on a Blaine kill, and built their lead to 23-6 on a soft touch shot from Blaine. The set ended with a kill from Kylee Wolfe kill.
Players from both teams have played with and against each other on club teams, and the girls shared hugs and pleasantries before the match. But the friendly mood took a turn once the match began.
"We had a fire, because we wanted to beat them," said Washle. "Our energy was awesome, and it was there at the right times."
Cypress played better in the second set, but couldn't keep pace. A Delaney Harris ace gave the Heralds a 19-10 lead, and libero Nicole Santos finished the set with another ace.
Whittier Christian was also outstanding with its service receive throughout the match as well.
"If we're serving and receiving well, everybody (feeds) off that," Hunter said. "It stems from our first ball contact, and that creates consistency."
The victory advanced the Heralds to Tuesday's semifinal round. Whittier Christian is the defending Division 2AA champion.


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New state rules would allow restaurants to serve raw, rare food
Posted June 21, 2012
Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina Commission for Public Health is poised to adopt new food regulations for the state, a move that would relax current standards prohibiting restaurants from serving raw or undercooked foods.
On Thursday, a public health review commission approved the new rules, which are expected to be formally adopted at a committee meeting July 19.
New rules would allow patrons to order a rare hamburger, for example, as long as the restaurant provides a warning about the dangers of eating raw or undercooked food, which can cause foodborne illness. Restaurant workers would have to wear gloves or use tongs when handling ready-to-eat foods.
Many of the changes follow the new food safety guidelines set forth in the federal Food and Drug Administration's 2009 Food Code.
The new rules, if approved, will take effect Sept. 1.


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A Reinterpretation of Oceanic Culture Through Form, Shape and Color
by Elizabeth Dinn
Major: Studio Art
The island peoples of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia express their culture, rituals, and beliefs through symbols in their decorative arts and functional objects. My interest in the use of symbols stimulated me to research these cultures and art forms. From my research, I have found many symbols and motifs, which have forms that inspire me. Understanding their content, I now incorporate these symbols and ideas into my pieces. With my King Creativity Fund grant, I have been able to create the pieces I wanted without any financial boundaries.
My pieces, ranging from drums and fertility poles to masks, convey my understanding and reinterpretations of Oceanic culture within a contemporary setting. In looking at these art forms from the past, I examine their composition of form and surface for their relevance and aesthetic appeal. I admire the energy and harmonious spirit of the tribes and indigenous people exhibited through color and design and I want to convey these feelings to the viewer.
As a graduating senior, the Kind Creativity Fund made my senior show so much more than I imagined it would be a year ago.


text: Yeah last years pre Jam thursday night dinner was kind of late but we got some boarding in before it started so it was worth it! HAHA. I know we will be down for some El Rancho Viejo Friday night! Some Fajitas and Mexican food is always welcome. We may want to head that direction around 7 tho!


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Computex 2008 Preview: Antec Skeleton Case Prototypeby Anand Lal Shimpi on May 30, 2008 3:07 PM EST
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Antec gave us a sneak peek at an early prototype most controversial case design yet: the Skeleton. It's a totally open air case design, your motherboard is mostly exposed and sits on the upper level of the "case" while below it you have room for a power supply, optical drive and hard drive. The entire thing is cooled by a slow spinning 250mm fan and there's enough room to passively cool your CPU with a good heatsink.
Availability will be around September of this year and pricing has yet to be determined. What you see in the gallery is a very early prototype, the final product will be made out of better materials and have some minor changes to allow for things like larger video cards.
Gallery: Antec Skeleton Case Prototype
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MethylONE - Saturday, May 31, 2008 - linkI have and use the HSPC tech station for my everyday computer.
It is on a stand with my XBOX, SAT DVR, and my Amplifiers.
Not sure about the 'this is so impractical' type comments. It works perfectly, looks pretty cool and doesn't get too hot. Of course it's super easy to do any work needed.
I would certainly buy one of these cases. Reply
BlakLanner - Saturday, May 31, 2008 - linkI would love to have one of these at work to use as a crash/repair system. Anyone who has to do HDD recoveries or test components could do to have a system this open, but still secured to mountings instead of sitting on a box. Reply
RallyMaster - Saturday, May 31, 2008 - linkthat actually looks kinda cool. I have to say I almost want one now haha Reply
weevil - Saturday, May 31, 2008 - linkI want one, just showed the wife and got a thumbs up ; ) Reply
Kaleid - Sunday, June 01, 2008 - linkWere you upside down when she gave that "thumbs up"? :) Reply
strafejumper - Saturday, May 31, 2008 - linkgood idea, but to my eye its ugly
I like the look of the ones that have been around for many years better (someone else already mentioned these too)
http://www.highspeedpc.com/Merchant2/graphics/0000...">http://www.highspeedpc.com/Merchant2/graphics/0000... Reply
8steve8 - Friday, May 30, 2008 - linkthis rules. Reply
DaveLessnau - Friday, May 30, 2008 - linkYet another example of the world be run by non-functional lightbulbs. Why would any company waste the time coming up with a "prototype" which could never have any market penetration based solely on the Wife Acceptance Factor (to say nothing of the legal requirements for shielding and the cost of the lawsuits from the ambulance-chasing crowd)? I'll bet my cat would have a fine couple of minutes playing with the wires/fan/power supply until the house burned down. Reply
mindless1 - Monday, June 02, 2008 - linkWhy are there so many different case styles? It's an attempt to appeal to different types of users. One case that has a wife acceptance factor may not appeal to someone else and vice-versa.
I don't think much of this case myself, it seems like something obvious and yet not polished with anything innovative, merely taking an open frame and curving the top to put a fan in the middle is not so special and yet, better to some to be able to buy it if it would be useful than having to built it themselves or have a PC strung out over their desk which also doesn't have a high wife approval factor. Reply
BigToque - Saturday, May 31, 2008 - linkCompanies are always trying out new products and most of them likely never get past the prototype stage. It's called research and development.
Just because something like this may not earn a single penny, the company might get incredible value from the research put into it. It might cause the company to come up with another idea that eventually becomes the greatest selling item of all time. Reply


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Best of: Scaring Up a Halloween Costume for the Littlest Goblin
What's long and brown and red all over?
A mommy dressed as a hot dog covered in ketchup.
And that would be me walking around the neighborhood this Halloween had the tables been turned, and my son had the opportunity to pick out my costume.
He saw it in the store today and had to have it. But just not for himself. I guess no self-respecting 9-year-old wants to look like processed meat with condiments spread from his head to his toes. Can't say I blame him.
On the other hand, if the parent of a toddler happened to think that was the cutest thing ever, you can bet there would be a mini hot dog strapped in a stroller being traipsed around the neighborhood getting laughs at every door. Because that's our privilege (and pleasure) as parents.
Who can resist those adorable bumblebee costumes and Woody and Jesse get-ups? How about the pumpkin baby? Or the real-life Rubik's cube?
Whether you buy it from the store, or put in hours crafting it yourself, your little one's Halloween costume is a chance to be creative. It won't be long before they ask to dress like zombies and rock stars, so get in there while you can and try on some of these costume ideas for size:
Fisherman and baby fish: The first joint costume my children donned for Halloween, my daughter's first and my budding fisherman's sixth. His favorite part? Netting her.
Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion or any other Wizard of Oz combo: Another great costume pairing for siblings who don't have a say in the matter just yet!
Static cling: Haven't had to do it yet, but attach a few socks and underwear to a sweatsuit and it has to be the easiest last minute, low-budget costume ever.
Sam I Am: Dress your child in all yellow and then add a two-sided placard. On the front have it read "I am Sam." On the back, "Sam I am." Add a paper plate with drawn green eggs and ham.
Any of the Harry Potter characters: A black robe, a red, blue, green or yellow scarf [depending on your house] and you are good to go. You can style hair and add props accordingly.
Pea Pod: Store bought, but one of the cutest ones ever for our infant.
What Halloween costumes are you planning for your little one? Any favorites from Halloweens past?


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It's a mystery worthy of Fox Mulder's scrutiny: Why make a theatrical motion picture of that iconic '90s TV series "The X-Files" six years after the last original episode aired? Nobody's doing "Seinfeld: The Movie," "Friends Forever" or "Walker, Texas Ranger, Rides Again."
But "The X-Files" is science fiction, and as we know from Trekkies or Trekkers or whatever the FC (fannishly correct) term is these days, sci-fi love never dies. And this past February at the WonderCon convention in San Francisco, those true believers known as X-Philes were sending X's - as in kisses - to the movie's producers and stars on a panel promoting "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," opening Friday.
The X-Files Revelations
David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
From the screams and squeals captured in a featurette on the new DVD episode-set "The X-Files: Revelations," you'd think Elvis was in the building.
"We wanted this movie to work for and be loved by fans of the show," says former series executive producer Frank Spotnitz, who wrote and produced the movie with "X-Files" creator Chris Carter. "But if it only works for them," he frets, "it's not a success."
It does make your mind boldly go to "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" (1979), released 10 years after the TV series ended and five years after the Saturday-morning animated spinoff. Like that first "Star Trek" movie, the 1998 film "The X-Files" got a middling reception at best. And if this second film turns things around like the critical and commercial hit "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson might just wind up this generation's William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy (or, perhaps, Nichelle Nichols).
The movie takes place six years after the events of the series finale, which, bizarrely, echoed the final "Seinfeld": a trial, with recurring characters from the series showing up to testify and yada yada yada. In the end, FBI agent Fox Mulder (Duchovny) - investigator of aliens, monsters and other things that go bump on the screen - escaped his kangaroo court with the help of, among others, his FBI superior, Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi, who appears in the film). Mulder goes on the run with his no-longer-skeptical partner, Dana Scully (Anderson). We last see them together in a hotel room, pondering the future and what to believe in.
Unlike "Lost," which has a similarly supernatural back-story mythos, the final "X-Files" seasons were all dangling and muddled loose ends. If the producers ever had a planned-ahead revelation, answer or overall point, it had gotten, well, lost.
"The show clearly didn't unfold the way anybody anticipated," Spotnitz says. "It doesn't have the great circularity of a novel. It changed gears in ways we hadn't anticipated. I understand why a lot of fans weren't as emotionally invested in those last two years as in the rest."
The harsh realm of reality didn't help. "I have come to believe the show ended when it did because of the post-9/11 mood of the country," Spotnitz says. "I remember the Sunday New York Times Magazine a couple weeks after 9/11 having a list of things that were 'in' and 'out,' and 'The X-Files,' it said, was out. And I thought, 'Why would we be out?' And when we came back on TV after that, the audience just didn't show up for season nine. People felt it was an antigovernment show, and out of step with the mood of the country."
Now? "My sense is we're now in a 'post-post-9/11' frame of mind."
In the new film, according to the movie's trailer and the novelization by mystery writer Max Allan Collins, rural women are being abducted, grotesque human remains appear and a disgraced priest Joseph Crissman (Billy Connolly) has visions that lead police to a place of bizarre medical experiments.
The FBI gets involved, but the X-Files office has been closed. So ASAC (Assistant Special Agent in Charge) Dakota Whitney (Amanda Peet) calls in a specialist - former agent Mulder. Naturally, that also means former agent Dr. Dana Scully. We don't know what "Battlestar Galactica's" Callum Keith Rennie is doing there, but rapper Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner plays FBI agent Mosley Drummy.
However, "Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish are not in this," Spotnitz reveals, speaking of the latter seasons' stars. That's something of a scoop - Carter has said in interviews that the fate of Scully's infant, William, will "not go unconsidered," but otherwise, they've been treating this TV-show movie with more national-security measures than the Cigarette-Smoking Man, the series' devilish antagonist who apparently died at the business end of a helicopter missile in the finale.
Between that final episode and now, Spotnitz reflects, he and Carter "had changed, and realized the characters would have changed as well. You get older, and what matters changes, and your perspective on life, I like to think, deepens."
Mulder and Scully now "struck me as more poignant than I'd appreciated before - how much they'd been through; how much they'd lost."
Whether audiences will be similarly affected, who knows?
I want to believe ... that the new two-disc DVD set "The X-Files: Revelations" really is an "essential guide to 'The X-Files' movie" opening Friday and "eight critical episodes," as the disc-jacket claims. Then I realize, didn't the filmmakers go out of their way to say they made a movie you could appreciate without having seen the TV show?
Spooky. This must be essential for that "X-Files" movie from another dimension, where you need to do your homework first.
What "Revelations" is - and it's not a bad thing, at that - is a collection of some of the stars' and filmmakers' favorite episodes, such as actress Gillian Anderson's ("Bad Blood") and creator Chris Carter's ("Memento Mori"). Each has an introduction by Carter and his main executive producer, Frank Spotnitz, and there's only one of those pesky "mythos" episodes about the overarching alien-invasion conspiracy.
There's even an actual revelation: Bob Newhart had been the producers' first choice for the title role in "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose," for which Peter Boyle won a well-deserved Emmy.
Rounding it out are trailers for the series DVDs and the movie, and a 27-minute fan Q&A with the film's stars and producers. And a couple of early softball questions aside, the astute fans could actually teach Larry King and Barbara Walters a thing or two.
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[Special Screenings] Polish Film Festival, 'Battle In Seattle,' More
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Polish Film Festival
The 10th-annual Los Angeles-area event that kicked off April 22 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood includes three days of programming at Regency's South Coast Village Theatre across from South Coast Plaza. All films are presented with English subtitles, and some screenings include appearances by directors and other people associated with the films. The lineup:
Friday: Ameryka czesc druga (America Part Two) by Agnieszka Lipiec-Wroblewska, who will be present along with Robert Wieckiewicz, 5 p.m.; Wszystko bedzie dobrze (All Will Be Well) by Tomasz Wiszniewski, 7 p.m.; Niezawodny system (The Reliable System) by Izabela Szylko, 9 p.m.
Saturday: O prawo glosu (For the Right to Speak Up) by Janusz Petelski and featuring an appearance by Adam Ferency, 1 p.m.; 33 Sceny z zycia (33 Scenes From Life) by Malgorzata Szumowska, 3 p.m.; Jak zyc (How to Live?) by Szymon Jakubowski and featuring an appearance by Krzysztof Globisz, 5 p.m.; Sztuczki (Tricks) by Andrzej Jakimowski, who appears, 7 p.m.; Boisko bezdomnych (The Offsiders) by Kasia Adamik, 9 p.m.
Sunday: Wroclawska Golgota by Jan Komasa and featuring an appearance by Adam Ferency, 2 p.m.; Lekcje pana Kuki (Mr. Kuka's Advice) by Dariusz Gajewski, 4 p.m.; Ogrod Luizy (Louise's Garden) by Maciej Wojtyszko, 6 p.m.; Serce na dloni (A Warm Heart) by Krzysztof Zanussi, 8 p.m. Polish Film Festival at South Coast Village, 1561 W. Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana, (818) 982-8827; polishfilmLA.org. Fri.-Sun. $8-$10.
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Anime Afternoons
Animated films are shown in the main room. Fullerton Public Library, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, (714) 738-6334; fullertonlibrary.org. Fri., 3:30 p.m. Free.
Battle In Seattle
The second Etnies "The Cinema" series screening features Stewart Townsend's 2007 dramatization of the World Trade Organization demonstrations that rocked the streets of Seattle for five days in November 1999. Townsend, who appears to answer your questions afterward, strives to present the unique stories of protesters (played by Andre Benjamin, Jennifer Carpenter, Michelle Rodriguez and Martin Henderson), the city's beleaguered mayor (Ray Liotta), and a riot cop on the streets (Woody Harrelson) and his pregnant wife (Charlize Theron). An after-party follows the screening nearby. Yost Theater, 307 N. Spurgeon St., Santa Ana; koos.org/yosttheatre. Fri., 8 p.m. Free. All ages.
Black Devil Doll
A buxom teen vixen playing a simple child's game unwittingly conjures the spirit of an executed black, militant, death-row inmate who possesses a ventriloquist doll with a righteous 'fro. Much Caucasian blood is spilled trying to stop the carnage after the evil, jive-ass-talking dummy rapes, abuses and tortures five naive young women. Mondo Celluloid kicks off the 2007 Peabody Award winner with a performance by the "Original Dirty Rapper," Blowfly, and follows the film with a Q&A featuring director Jonathan Lewis, writer Shawn Lewis and the Black Devil Doll himself. Art Theatre, 2025 E. Fourth St., Long Beach, (562) 428-5435; www.mondocelluloid.com. Fri., 11:55 p.m. $13.
College Film and Music Festival
To be announced films from Cal State Fullerton screen and Your Majesty, Alive, Oliver Jane and Sublime Tribute LBC are among the bands playing this Fox Theatre fund-raiser, which also includes tours of the historic moviehouse and the goods of local vendors. Fox Theatre, Harbor Blvd. & Chapman Ave., Fullerton, (714) 870-0069; goldstar.com; foxfullerton.org; myspace.com/foxfullerton. Thurs., April 30, 6 p.m. $10.
The Country Teacher
The monthly Independent Film Series presents this 2008 Czech/German/French production from director Bohdan Slama (Something Like Happiness, Wild Bees). A young teacher takes a job at a grammar school in the country, where he befriends a woman and her troubled 14-year-old son. Their happiness unravels when the woman's ex-boyfriend arrives to jealously out the teacher as gay and allege he is attracted to the boy. Fullerton Public Library, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, (714) 738-6334; fullertonlibrary.org. Fri., 6:30 p.m. Free.
The beauty and marvels of Japan are revealed in this one-hour documentary. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, (714) 567-3600; www.bowers.org. Fri., 1:30 p.m. Free with paid admission ($9-$12).
The Long, Long Trailer
Newleyweds Nicky (Desi Arnaz, or Ricky from the classic TV comedy I Love Lucy) and Tracy (Lucille Ball, or Lucy from the same) spend their honeymoon on the road towing a long, long trailer that creates all kinds of havoc. It seems like a long, long time before the end credits roll. Cinema Fusion at Anaheim's GardenWalk, 321 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim, (714) 399-0300; www.cinemafusionanaheim.com. Wed., 7 p.m. $7.50.
Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa
Still stranded in Madagascar since the end of the first film, Central Park Zoo animals Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo manage to leave the island only to land in the wilderness of Africa. There, Alex meets the rest of his family. San Juan Capistrano Library, 31495 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 493-1752. Sat., 11 a.m. Free admission and popcorn.
If you missed Gus Van Sant's biopic featuring the most recent Oscar-winning Best Actor performance by Sean Penn, now you can see it for a measly $2, which supports the library's efforts to bring more programming like this. New Yorker Harvey Milk moved to San Francisco, became the city's first openly gay public official and, the following year, was shot to death along with Mayor George Moscone by former city supervisor Dan White (Josh Brolin) of "Twinkie defense" fame. San Juan Capistrano Library, 31495 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 493-1752. Fri., 7 p.m. $2 donation suggested.
Moulin Rouge!
Pigs must be flying, hell must've frozen over and monkeys have to be shooting out of my butt because, according to Regency, Baz Luhrmann's nonsensical musical of 2001 is now a classic. South Coast Village Theatre, 1561 W. Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana, (714) 557-5701; www.regencymovies.com. Wed., 7:30 p.m. $7.
My Life As a Dog
Spring semester "Industry Insider" Martha Coolidge presents Lasse Hallström's 1985 Swedish gem about a little boy named Ingemar, who lives with his brother and his terminally ill mother and frets about Laika, the Russian dog sent into space. Ingemar gets sent to stay with relatives for the summer, when he meets various strange characters who forever change his life. Chapman University, Marion Knott Studios, Folino Theater, 11283 N. Cypress St., Orange, (714) 997-6711. Thurs., May 7, 7 p.m. Free.
Newport Beach Film Festival
The 10th-anniversary run ends Thursday, April 30, with several shorts and feature-length films, some of which played previously during the festival. One that did not is the official closing-night picture, Marc Webb's (500) Days of Summer, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in an odd love story. Edwards Island Cinema, 999 Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach; and Regency Lido, 3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach, (949) 253-2880; www.newportbeachfilmfest.com. Thurs., April 30. See the website for specific titles, times and ticket prices. Most are $8-$12, but parties cost extra.
The Prince and Me
"Industry Insider" Martha Coolidge presents her 2004 rom-com about a farmer's daughter (Julia Stiles) at a Wisconsin university pursuing her possible true love, an unusual Danish exchange student (Luke Mably) who is also a prince. Chapman University, Marion Knott Studios, Folino Theater, 11283 N. Cypress St., Orange, (714) 997-6711. Thurs., April 30, 7 p.m. Free.
Rats Is a Four-Letter Word
Santa Ana film maker/impresario Bob Pece returns with a mini-festival of hilarious, twisted and educational shorts from the Rat Powered Films' vault. Many were created by Santa Ana-based filmmakers, chronicle Santa Ana subjects or were shot in the fair city. Yost Theater, 307 N. Spurgeon St., Santa Ana; koos.org/yosttheatre. Thurs., April 30, 7 p.m. Free.
Senior Thesis Screenings
Projects from the graduating class are screened for the whole world to see. Up this week are: Michael Malaki Rempen (La Nina del Desierto); Erika Cohn (When the Voices Fade); Tyson Hauff (Publicity); Nathan Whitcomb (The Time Traveller); Heba Mouradi (All I Never Wanted); Kyle Shea (Roulette); and Eric Medina, David Streit and Derek Doneen (Low End Theory). A brief reception follows the screenings. Chapman University, Marion Knott Studios, Folino Theater, 11283 N. Cypress St., Orange, (714) 997-6711. Sat., 7 p.m. Free.
Sleep Dealer
Three strangers strive to connect, break technological boundaries and unseal their fates in a militarized, near-future world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network. Director Alex Rivera is on hand to explain it all about his sci-fi thriller that won awards at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival. This Film and Video Center presentation—which is co-sponsored by UC Irvine's Humanities Center, International Center for Writing and Translation, Department of Film Studies, Department of Chicano/Latino Studies, and UCI Department of Spanish and Portuguese—is the latest Cosecha Latina/Latin Harvest showcase of new work by Chicana/o, Latina/o and Latin American media artists based in the U.S. in a variety of genres and formats, from narrative feature-length films to documentary to experimental film and video and digital art. The periodic series strives to recognize and support the talent and ideas of these artists, "while opening the opportunity for the campus community to engage with Latina/o visions as they emerge, like California flora, in any season," says curator Catherine Benamou, an associate professor in the Department of Film and Media Studies. UCI, Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100, Lucille Kuehn Auditorium, Campus & W. Peltason drs., Irvine, (949) 824-7418; www.humanities.uci.edu/fvc. Thurs., May 7. Reception, 6:30 p.m.;0 screening, 7 p.m. $3-$5.
Sunset Boulevard
UCI's Film and Video Center presents a new print of Billy Wilder's noir-comic classic about a struggling Hollywood screenwriter-turned-kept man (William Holden) trying to escape the clutches of an aging starlet (Gloria Swanson). He sort of succeeds. UCI, Humanities Instructional Building, Room 100, Lucille Kuehn Auditorium, Campus & W. Peltason drs., Irvine, (949) 824-7418; www.humanities.uci.edu/fvc. Thurs., April 30, 7 p.m. $2.
Blake Edwards' 1979 comedy stars Dudley Moore as a Hollywood songwriter going through a midlife crisis and infatuation with a knockout newlywed blonde (Bo Derek, who would breifly become the next Farrah Fawcett before graduating to GOP spokesmodel). Bay Theater, 340 Main St., Seal Beach, (562) 431-9988; www.baytheatre.com. Sun., 6 p.m.; Mon. & Wed., 8 p.m. $5-$8.
De zaak Alzheimer (Memory of a Killer)
When Antwerp police detectives Vincke (Koen De Bouw) and Verstuyft (Werner De Smedt) are confronted with the disappearance of a top official and the murder of two prostitutes, the trail leads to almost-retired assassin Angelo Ledda (Jan Decleir), who is showing symptoms of Alzheimer's. Erik Van Looy's 2005 thriller picked up a ton of awards in Belgium. Irvine Heritage Park Library, 14361 Yale Ave., Irvine, (949) 936-4040. Sat., 11 a.m. Free.
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July 11, 2012
Trees and Power Lines
by Justice Paul E. Pfeifer
Most of us learned a new word a couple of weeks ago – "derecho." It's actually the Spanish word for "straight," but the word didn't come to us by way of a foreign language lesson. "Derecho" is the word meteorologists use to describe the type of wind that swept through Ohio and other states on June 29, knocking down trees, leveling power lines and leaving countless homes without electricity for days.
The experts tell us that a derecho is a widespread windstorm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving thunderstorms. Unlike a tornado, the storm moves in a straight line – hence, derecho. A meteorologist in the 1880s was the first to give the straight-line winds their name.
The aftermath of the storm provided a vivid reminder of how dependent we are on the smooth, uninterrupted functioning of the power grid. The millions of people in Ohio and other states who suffered through the sweltering heat without air conditioning will attest to that.
The storm also reminded us that power lines and trees are, for the most part, natural enemies. As it so happens, several months before the storm, we – the Supreme Court of Ohio – had reviewed a case that focused on that rivalry between trees and power lines. The case involved Ohio Edison, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, and a man named Kurt Wimmer – the head of the Wimmer Family Trust. It also involved trees.
Ohio Edison owned a transmission-line easement that ran over the Wimmers' property. For years, Ohio Edison, in accordance with the company's general policy, had trimmed trees that were growing in the easement. On rare occasions, the company also removed some trees.
But that policy changed after the summer of 2003. You may recall that in August of that year, a large swath of the northeastern United States experienced a massive blackout. An investigation into the causes of the blackout revealed that several tree-to-line contacts contributed to the power outage. After that, power companies stepped up their vegetation control.
But when Ohio Edison sought to remove the trees in the easement on the Wimmers' property, the family objected. The Wimmers took their complaint to court, where the court of common please found in favor of Ohio Edison. On appeal, the court of appeals affirmed that ruling, concluding that Ohio Edison's easement permitted it to remove the trees.
The Wimmers next appealed to our court. Their appeal came to us in 2009. In that case, we vacated the judgment of the court of appeals. That doesn't mean that the Wimmers got what they were seeking though. In reaching our conclusion to vacate the court of appeals' judgment, we held that Ohio Edison's easement permitted the removal of trees, but that the Public Utilities Commission, not a court, was required to decide whether removal was reasonable.
After that ruling, the Wimmers took their complaint to the Public Utilities Commission. Following a hearing in which it reviewed the evidence, the Commission ruled in Ohio Edison's favor and permitted the company to remove the trees. Once again, the Wimmers appealed to our court.
The issue that was presented to us this time around was whether the Commission erred in finding that removal of the Wimmers' trees was reasonable.
The Wimmers argued that Ohio Edison failed to present evidence that their trees "may interfere with or endanger the utility's transmission lines." In their view, the evidence that was presented to the Commission at the hearing "was long on Ohio Edison's fear and speculation and short on hard facts."
Contrary to those assertions, however, evidence was presented at the hearing that supported the order. The Commission found that "the vegetation in question has the genetic disposition to grow to heights tall enough to potentially interfere with the ... line."
The Public Utility Commission also found that Ohio Edison "reasonably determined that this vegetation may interfere or threaten to interfere with the transmission line and should be removed."
These findings were supported by the expert testimony of Rebecca Spach, who described the trees growing in the right-of-way and explained that "the average mature heights are well above the height of the line."
Spach went on to explain that even with continuous trimming and pruning, at least one tree had already grown to within four feet of the line, in violation of the National Electric Safety Code, which is published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and sets the industry-accepted safety standards.
The Wimmers didn't challenge the admission of Rebecca Spach's testimony on any ground, nor did they challenge her qualification as an expert. They did not add any contrary testimony or difficulty on cross-examination that would call her testimony into question. And they did not present any argument or factual support for their assertion that her testimony was speculative.
On the contrary, Spach personally observed the trees that were in the right-of-way. The average mature height and growth rate of those trees is also a matter of observation, not guesswork.
In several previous cases our court has determined that when someone is bringing a challenge of this type against the Public Utilities Commission, the people bringing the complaint must demonstrate that the Commission's decision is not "so clearly unsupported by the record as to show misapprehension, mistake, or willful disregard of duty." But the Wimmers failed to do that.
Because the Wimmers did not show any error in the Commission's order, we concluded – by a seven-to-zero vote – that we must affirm the order. In so doing, we noted with approval the Commission's admonition that Ohio Edison "attempt to minimize the impact to property owners, to the extent possible and without sacrificing safety and reliability, when performing utility vegetation-management activities." Like the Wimmers, Ohio Edison must comply with the Commission's order.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The case referred to is Wimmer v. Pub. Util. Comm., 131 Ohio St.3d 283, 2012-Ohio-757. Case No. 2011-0563. Decided February 29, 2012. Majority opinion written by Justice Paul E. Pfeifer.


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