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JIM LEHRER: The U.S. presidential candidates on trade. Judy Woodruff has that story.
JUDY WOODRUFF: John McCain strayed far from the domestic campaign trail this week, traveling to Latin America to highlight his stance on international trade.
McCain stopped in Mexico today, where he talked up the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. That comes after the presumptive Republican nominee slammed Barack Obama on a variety of trade deals, including NAFTA, on Monday in Pennsylvania.
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), Arizona: Well, let me say that there are significant differences between myself and Senator Obama, and I look forward to discussing those.
One, he doesn't support the Colombia free trade agreement. I think it would be — have very serious consequences if we rebuked our closest ally.
And by the way, he is opposed to the Central America Free Trade Agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement. He said in the primaries that he would, quote, "unilaterally renegotiate" the North American Free Trade Agreement.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Labor unions and other critics of NAFTA, which removed trade barriers between the U.S., Canada and Mexico, blame it for the loss of manufacturing jobs. Throughout the campaign, Obama has touted his dissatisfaction with NAFTA, often in Rust Belt states where unions are strong. He campaigned in Ohio on Tuesday.
SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D), Illinois: I have said very clearly, and I will repeat again, that NAFTA lacked the labor and environmental provisions that were enforceable that would ensure not only free, but also fair trade. That's a principle that I've espoused well before I even thought about running for president.
And so I will be sitting down with the president of Mexico and the prime minister of Canada and look to strengthen our trade provisions, so that they are not only good for corporate bottom lines, but they're also good for workers.
Now, what I've also said is that many of the jobs that have been lost in Ohio can't be traced to trade. It may also have to do with automation.
JUDY WOODRUFF: In fact, Obama talks more now about tweaking NAFTA than about renegotiating the entire agreement.
If there is ambiguity on NAFTA, there is none on a proposal to lift tariffs on most goods traded between the U.S. and Colombia. McCain is for the deal, which is stalled in Congress; Obama is against it.
McCain commented on the plan shortly after arriving in Cartagena Tuesday night.
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: I note that a free trade agreement has been concluded between Colombia and Canada, and you are negotiating with the European Union, as well. I hope that we could move forward with a free trade agreement between our two countries.
JUDY WOODRUFF: In opposing the agreement, Obama has joined forces with organized labor.
SEN. BARACK OBAMA: I will oppose the Colombia free trade agreement if George Bush is insistent on sending it to Congress, because the violence against unions in Colombia would make a mockery of the very labor protections that we've insisted be included in these kinds of agreements.
JUDY WOODRUFF: A new CNN poll shows a slim majority of Americans view free trade as a significant threat to the economy, while 40 percent say it presents opportunities for economic growth.
And to help us understand more about where the candidates stand on these issues, we've ask two people who have long debated the impact of trade. Daniel Griswold is with the CATO Institute, a libertarian think-tank that supports free trade. He does not advise the McCain campaign. And Thea Lee is the policy director and chief economist for the AFL-CIO, a federation of major labor unions. The AFL-CIO officially endorsed Obama last week.
Thanks to both of you for being with us. Now, let's try to dig a little deeper here first on the main differences between McCain and Obama.
And, Daniel Griswold, I want to start with you on John McCain. First of all, how would you explain his overall position on trade?
DANIEL GRISWOLD, CATO Institute: He is strongly and unapologetically in favor of free trade, and his record supports that. He has supported all major trade agreements, from NAFTA to CAFTA, to the recent agreements with Peru and other countries.
And he really believes it. It's not a political calculation with him. He talks about how free trade has strengthened America's ties to our allies, starting with the Cold War and after World War II, and also with Mexico and Canada, with NAFTA. So it's a foreign policy issue with him, as well.
And while he acknowledges that trade has put some Americans out of work, it has given us a stronger economy, created opportunities for millions of Americans. It's good for America, even though certain special interests oppose free trade.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So you don't see any wiggle room there on his part?
DANIEL GRISWOLD: No. In fact, he's been asked about it, and he said it's a matter of principle and trust.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Thea Lee, what would you add to that about John McCain's position?
THEA LEE, AFL-CIO: Well, it's interesting. I don't disagree with what Dan said, that Senator McCain has never seen a free trade agreement he didn't like and didn't vote for, but I also think that his rhetoric is a little bit simplistic and maybe old-fashioned, that he's still operating in a world where there are only two choices, free trade or protectionism.
And, in fact, the debate about trade is really much more nuanced and complex than that in the year 2008. We're talking about what belongs in trade agreements. How can we balance the protections we've put for corporations with protections for workers and the environment?
And Senator McCain hasn't really answered that to date, except to say he doesn't think trade agreements need anything different (OFF-MIKE) that he doesn't want to change the Bush trade policy at all.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So his views are simplistic, Daniel Griswold?
DANIEL GRISWOLD: No, not at all. Free trade has served this country's interests over the years. It's given us a more prosperous economy.
You know, since NAFTA passed in 1993, we've added 26 million jobs. The real compensation earned by American workers — that's wages and benefits — is up 23 percent. Manufacturing output is up 40 percent. This is a very good record.
Now, jobs have gone down because, as Senator Obama said, basically because of automation — the workers, manufacturing workers are still so much more productive.
And another thing trade has done — and Senator McCain is very tuned into this — is it has given us a more peaceful world. It has brought peace to places like East Asia. It certainly has to Western Europe.
And so he sees — and that's why he traveled abroad, I think, to show that trade isn't just about jobs at home and incomes at home, which I think it's delivered on, but it is about building foreign policy ties to our friends abroad.
JUDY WOODRUFF: All right, so let's focus now on Barack Obama, Thea Lee. How would you broadly characterize his views on trade by comparison?
THEA LEE: You know, I think Senator Obama has been very clear. He wants a different kind of trade policy, one that puts good jobs for American workers and development for our trading partners at the center, and not corporate profits or corporate rights. And I think that's a big change.
And he also wants to be tougher on our trading partners and enforce our trade agreements and our trade laws that we have in place. We do have a $700 billion trade deficit today, so to say that our trade policy is working and to be blithe about that, I think is wrong.
It's to say — you know, we've lost more than 3 million manufacturing jobs in the United States since George Bush has been in office, not all of them to trade, but a chunk of them to trade. You know, when you import $700 billion more every year worth of goods and services than you export, you're borrowing from the rest of the world, and Senator Obama wants to crack down on unfair trade practices, currency manipulation by China, for example, illegal subsidies, worker rights abuses.
And I think all those things would help level the playing field, which would help us be more competitive in the global economy than we are.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So, Daniel Griswold, I hear a description where I think Thea Lee is saying he's more — Senator Obama more sensitive to some of the complexities of trade in 2008 and beyond.
DANIEL GRISWOLD: Unfortunately, I think he's more sensitive to special interests rather than the nation's overall benefit.
He's trying to have it both ways. If you read his book, he says positive things about trade in a general sense. Yet when the crunch comes, and there's an agreement on the table to expand trade with important allies, like the democracies in Central America, he finds a way to oppose it.
And it's based, I think, on flimsy reasons. The manufacturing jobs — you know, we added 500,000 manufacturing jobs in the first five years after NAFTA. It's not trade that those jobs have disappeared; it's other factors in our economy.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So how do you — what about that point, specifically?
THEA LEE: Well, in the 15 years since NAFTA has been in place, our trade deficit with Mexico and Canada has gone up by $100 billion, so that was opposite from what the predictions were, that we were going to be able to export more goods, consumer goods to Mexico and to Canada after NAFTA.
And the other thing, I think, that's wrong with what Senator McCain has said about our trade policies is he said that trade will create good jobs in our trading partners so that we'll have less immigration flows.
After NAFTA, illegal immigration from Mexico has doubled or tripled, because workers in Mexico haven't been able to find good jobs after NAFTA.
JUDY WOODRUFF: I want to ask you to come back and focus on — because there has been a lot of attention on Senator Obama's position on NAFTA. He did talk a great deal on the campaign trail last year and into this year about the need to amend or to renegotiate NAFTA.
Now, a number of people are saying he's backtracked on that. How do you see that?
THEA LEE: I think Senator Obama's clarified his position, which is that he has said very clearly NAFTA hasn't been a great boon, either for American workers or for Mexican or Canadian workers, and he wants to open a dialogue with Mexico and Canada about how we can improve the situation.
I think that's a very useful thing. I think there are a lot of people in Mexico and Canada who don't think NAFTA has worked out all that well.
So I think that's an important step: Can we strengthen the worker rights and environmental protections? Can we improve our immigration policies? Can we improve our trading relationships? I think absolutely we can, and that's what Senator Obama has said he'd like to do.
JUDY WOODRUFF: How clear do you see Senator Obama's position?
DANIEL GRISWOLD: He has muddied it, and I'm glad he has. He took an irresponsible position during the debate in Ohio in February where he said, quote, "We will use the hammer of an opt-out to get Mexico and Canada to agree to these labor and environmental provisions," as though the Canadians needed to raise their environmental and labor standards.
So I think that was irresponsible. These are our two closest neighbors, our two closest commercial trading partners. And he's going to, out of the box, wave a billy-club over their heads and tell them they need to renegotiate this successful 15-year treaty.
It's worked in Mexico. Mexico has one of the most stable economies in Latin America. They have a thriving pluralistic democracy. And we're telling them they need to renegotiate this 15-year commitment.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Realistically speaking, in terms of the real political world out there, Thea Lee, what options are there going to be for the next president to make changes when it comes to trade?
THEA LEE: I actually think there are a lot of opportunities to do trade policy very differently. If you take a different lens on the world and think, "What would it take, what set of policies would it take for American companies and workers to compete successfully in the global economy?"
We need to create some tax incentives to keep good jobs at home. We need to invest in our infrastructure and education, which we haven't done. And we need to enforce our trade laws. None of those things have been done by the Bush administration.
JUDY WOODRUFF: And what would Barack Obama do, given those options?
THEA LEE: Well, if you start with the China trade relationship, half of our non-oil merchandise trade deficit is with one country, China. We have a tremendously imbalanced trade relation of 5-to-1 imbalance between our imports and our exports.
China has manipulated its currency. It has subsidized its exports. It has abused its workers. It has abused the environment.
We need a really pragmatic dialogue with China that the Bush administration hasn't been willing to engage in and Senator McCain doesn't seem interested in.
JUDY WOODRUFF: And what would McCain do, from your perspective?
DANIEL GRISWOLD: I think John McCain is well within the tradition of recent U.S. presidents. Barack Obama would be, at least based on his rhetoric and his voting record, the most protectionist president America has had in decades.
You know, it's funny. The Democrats point back to the 1990s and the economic growth of that time. What they don't talk about is Bill Clinton's trade record. Bill Clinton is the president who gave us NAFTA, the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, China permanent trade relations that brought China in.
And that was an important plank in his centrist economic policies. That was one reason why the economy was doing so well in the 1990s. Barack Obama is very much out of that tradition.
Now, I think his rhetoric is more protectionist than what he believes. If you read his book, what he said, some of the advisers around him, I think he has a more favorable view of trade. But I think, unfortunately, he is captive to certain special interests that oppose trade liberalization.
JUDY WOODRUFF: How well do you think these candidates understand trade issues, Thea Lee?
THEA LEE: I think Senator Obama understands the trade issue pretty well, and I think he's got a pragmatic approach that he wants to look out for American interests and put American jobs first, which is something which is a little bit unusual.
I think that the two labels of "free trade" and "protectionist" don't capture the reality and don't capture the kinds of challenges we face.
How do you negotiate a free trade agreement with another country? Which countries do you choose to negotiate with? Is it solely on foreign policy? Do you negotiate agreements with horrible human rights abusers?
Or do you look out for the economic impact on the United States and look for countries that can really live up to the obligations…
JUDY WOODRUFF: And how well would you say they understand these issues?
DANIEL GRISWOLD: I think pretty well, both of them. But I think for political reasons, Barack Obama has taken a more skeptical view. I think John McCain is sailing true to his convictions and his established record.
Look, trade is one of the good things going for the U.S. economy. While housing has tanked, trade is the one cylinder that keeps pumping away. Exports were up 12 percent last year. Earnings on foreign investment up 20 percent. It's one of the good things going for U.S. companies.
These free trade agreements give us the level playing field that the politicians say they always want. The goods from Colombia, for example, are already coming in duty-free. The agreement would lower those and make it a two-way proposition.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Well, we could go on, but we are going to leave it there, and we thank you both for coming in. Daniel Griswold, Thea Lee, thank you so much.
THEA LEE: Thank you, Judy.
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I started my new job today. Not a contract this time, but a "permanent" job.[1] It's a very nice place: they use lots of open source and there's lots of very smart (and very nice) people. I found it thru jobs.perl.org, and I was also referred there by someone I met here and on Perl Monks.
One thing I found most striking: as a contractor, when I'd walk in to a new place, my first day generally included a talk along the lines of, "Here's the fire, where's your hose?" I asked my VP today what he considered to be the first fire I had to put out, and he told me there isn't one. "The engine's humming over nicely, just make it better." I find this astonishing (and nicely refreshing).
I have high hopes. I hope they pan out.
[1] "Permanent" in quotes, because no job ever is....
I hope everything works out for you. Right off the bat, it sounds good start a job where the company's not panicking.


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For the second consecutive year, a Philadelphia Flyer spurned Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malin in a popularity contest. In 2012 it was Claude Giroux, a mild upset at best. This time around it was Wayne Simmonds knocking off the two-time Art Ross Trophy winner.
Simmonds was pitted head-to-head with Malkin in EA Sports' annual cover contest for its NHL video game series. Hockey fans from all across North America voted for Simmer – a player with no major awards or accomplishments in his professional career – over the four-time All Star, last season's league MVP, and a member of the Penguins no less.
Simmonds moves on the quarterfinals to take on New York Islander and Hart Trophy finalist John Tavares. So far the Wayne Train has rolled past teammate and Flyers MVP Jakub Voracek, then survived a round of 32 before his knockout on Malkin.
As you can see, Giroux won the whole thing last year, beating out Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne in the finals.
Obviously these cover contests are completely irrelevant, but you've got to love hockey fans sticking it to the Penguins when they are given the opportunity. Simmonds' run might come to an end this week against the immensely talented Tavares, but he already made it farther than we thought he would.
If you have a moment, you can vote for Simmonds here. Oh, and if you need any extra incentive, voting enters you into another contest: fans can win a trip to this year's Stanley Cup Finals. The Flyers won't be there, but that could be fun.
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Only four weeks into the NCAA season, many Portland Timbers U-23s players are making an impact on their respective college squads. But specifically in the West Coast Conference, Timbers U-23s players have helped guide three schools to tops pots in the conference.
At the University of Portland, forward Jaime Velasco (pictured) is off to a hot start to his sophomore campaign, scoring three goals in his first six games to lead the Pilots to a 4-2-0 start in non-conference play. Velasco notched two goals in a 3-0 win over Oregon State on Sept. 19 at Merlo Field. His performance landed him on the College Soccer News National Team of the Week. He is now tied for the early conference lead in goal as the Pilots lead the WCC in goal scoring.
Forward Clark Phillips has helped Gonzaga get off to a 4-2-0 start to the season, and the Zags recently claim the No. 22 spot on the TopDrawerSoccer.com national rankings for the week of Sept. 22. He tallied a goal in Gonzaga's 2-0 victory over UC Santa Barbara, featuring Timbers U-23s forward Reed McKenna, on Sept. 6; it was Gonzaga's first win over a ranked opponent since 2007.
With a cast of Timbers U-23s players, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) has hit the 2013 season running, specifically on defense. Goalkeeper Paul Blanchette has played in four games, recording two shutouts and an 0.28 goals-against average, while defenders Jackson McCracken and Craig Nitti have helped the Lions defense allow just four total goals – second fewest in the conference. Midfielder John McFarlin already leads the WCC with six assists in six games this season, including a three-assist performance in a 4-0 route of Sacramento State on Sept. 20. McFarlin is also the Lions' leading scorer.
Gonzaga, Portland and LMU all pace the WCC with four wins each. Moving outside the West Coast Conference, other members of the 2013 Timbers U-23s squad are also making great strides.
Three members of the Timbers U-23s have Creighton University off to a solid start in its first season in the BIG EAST. Midfielders Zach Barnes and Jose Ribas and defender Eric Miller helped the Jays to a four-game winning streak to open the season and elevate to a No. 1 national ranking in the NSCAA poll on Sept. 10 – the school's first No. 1 ranking in 14 years. Through seven games, the team has just one loss – a double overtime setback to William & Mary on Sept. 15 – in part to the Jays' 0.90 goals-against average. Miller has already twice been named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week this season (Sept. 2 and 23).
Senior forward Mark Sherrod at the University of Memphis was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. He scored the game-winning goal and assisted on the other in a 2-0 win over Cincinnati on Sept. 21. With that three-point performance, Sherrod passes Tigers legend Dayton O'Brien (2002-05, 82 points) and moves into fifth-place in school history with 84 career points.
The University of Akron, led by Timbers U-23s players Saad Abdul-Salaam, Reinaldo Brenes, Bryan Gallego and Victor Souto, is off to a 6-2-0 start through its first matches. Gallego was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week in the opening week of the season, helping the Zips to a pair of shut-out victories Aug. 30-Sept. 1, to win the College of Charleston Tournament. Both Gallego and Brenes were named to the all-tournament team.
The No. 10 Zips prevailed in a matchup against San Diego State University on Sept. 15, a game that featured five Timbers U-23s players during the annual University of Akron Tournament. San Diego State and Timbers U-23s goalkeeper Blake Hylen made eight saves against Akron, but the Zips tallied the game-winner in double overtime (105th minute) to secure a 2-1 victory. Gallego, Souto and Hylen were all named to the all-tournament team.
Conference play is now the horizon for many of the Timbers U-23s players in the college ranks.


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Having replaced the entire water and sewer system of the Furnace Creek Campground, added a new bathroom, and expanded electrical service for RVs, Death Valley National Park officials are now proposing an increase in camping fees to help cover the costs of providing electricity to the campground.
If approved the fees, which now are being floated for public comment, would take effect in mid-October.
Along with the infrastructure improvements at the campground, crews created three new group sites there. The improvements include the installation of full hook-up capacity at 19 campsites, replacement of the entire water and sewer system, a new bathroom in the group site areas, rehabilitation of the current bathrooms, repair of flood damaged areas in the tent walk-in loop, development of three new group sites, and a new check-in kiosk.
The 19 rehabilitated sites now include water, sewer, and electrical hook-ups. The proposed pricing is $30 per night for sites offering full hook-ups. The current price for RV and tent campsites without full-hook-ups is $18 per night; sites without hookups would remain $18 per night under this proposal.
Nightly campground fees are collected under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, Public Law 108-447 (118 Stat. 2809), enacted by Congress as part of the 2005 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. This legislation has allowed the National Park Service to provide on-the-ground improvements to visitors at recreation sites across the nation. Death Valley National Park started the rehabilitation of Furnace Creek Campground in February 2012 and will near completion at the end of this summer.
Public comment on the proposed fees is being taken through May 17. You can find the proposal, and comment on it, at this site.


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Defence claims mother probably killed JJ
Two-year-old JJ Lawrence was killed by a second person, probably his mother, the defence in the child murder trial has said.
The accused, Joel Loffley, finally revealed his hand yesterday with defence lawyer Roger Chambers saying his client had been the victim of a "selective prosecution" and "imagination" on the part of the Crown.
Chambers focused on the evidence of Jessica Peat, the partner of Loffley's brother Gabriel, who was in the house the morning JJ was killed.
The Crown says Loffley assaulted JJ then showered him, dressed him, put him to bed and left the house.
Peat had testified that while Loffley was out she heard JJ's door being opened and then closed a few minutes later.
"That is when the defence says the assault on JJ took place," Chambers said.
Peat said she saw Loffley "freak out" when he returned and discovered JJ not breathing and only wearing a nappy.
Chambers said the medical evidence was that JJ's horrendous injuries would have caused the boy's death "pretty quickly", but his body was still warm when ambulance officers arrived.
"The assault on JJ was not earlier on, before Joel and Gabriel left the house. It is my submission that someone went into JJ's room, damaged JJ, and removed clothing."
Chambers said it was not known who this person was but he noted JJ's mother Josephine Loffley had made an admission to Loffley.
He also pointed to Peat's evidence that there was "giggling" coming from Lawrence and her family as they were waiting outside, immediately after the death.
"People who are angry can sometimes have the strength of demons. Did Josie have a melt-down for whatever reason?" he asked the jury.
Earlier, anticipating the defence case, prosecutor Phil Hamlin asked: "Why on Earth would this mother want to kill her child?"
Hamlin asked the jury who was violent and controlling in the relationship and who had motive to kill JJ.
He pointed to lies Loffley told that distanced himself from any harm to JJ, including telling police one of the boy's broken arms happened when he was staying with family. Josephine Lawrence had testified that Loffley had admitted he may have caused it.
The Crown case was that on the morning of November 14, 2011, Loffley struck JJ at their Orakei, Auckland, home while Lawrence was out of the house.
Doctors said the injuries to the boy's abdomen looked like the result of a horse's kick or a car crash - his pancreas and liver had been pushed back onto his spine with such force they split in half.
JJ was also found to have cannabis in his system, which Lawrence testified Loffley used to give to the boy.
Loffley has maintained JJ fell off a bed and his legs went over his head when he hit the ground.
Hamlin said this was Loffley's "big lie" that kept changing throughout various accounts to Lawrence and police.
Chambers said his client felt responsible for JJ's death because "JJ was in his care at what he thought was the relevant time - the bounce off the bed".
"A sense of responsibility for JJ's death and guilt of his murder are two different things."
Chambers said the jury had heard evidence of alcohol, drugs and sponging off the taxpayer.
"I am not asking that you like this man and his somewhat useless life to date... but let us not have a double tragedy."
Justice Patrick Keane will sum up today before asking the jury to consider its verdict.
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Nobles County Board Summary of Minutes
Nobles County Board Summary of Minutes
June 17, 2014, Regular Session
The Nobles Board of Commissioners met in regular session at the Government Center in the City of Worthington. Commissioners Marvin Zylstra, Matt Widboom, Gene Metz, Donald Linssen and Robert Demuth Jr. were in attendance.
Approved amended agenda and proceedings of the June 3rd, 2014 County Board meeting.
Presented a certificate of appreciation to Michael Thies, retiring Financial Assistance Supervisor.
Held public hearing and adopted changes to Nobles County Tobacco Ordinance including:
- Updating the definitions section.
- Updating the license application process to included criminal background checks, transfers, resident manager requirement, and removing NRCHS as enforcement and licensing agency.
- Adding provision regarding proximity to schools for new licensees in cities with over 2,500 residents.
- Adding a provision for maximum number of retail establishments per county based on US Census data.
- Prohibiting retail roll-your-own machines.
- Updating basis for denial section.
- Increasing minimum age to sell tobacco from 16 to 18.
- Prohibiting blunt wraps and imitation tobacco products.
Adopted a resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Office to conduct background checks and to set regulations for how those background checks are conducted.
Approved a Joint Powers agreement for work release services.
Approved a credit card request to Jay Clarke, Deputy Sergeant.
Adopted a resolution to advance the funding from 2015 to replace the bridge on CSAH 1.
Approved an amendment to the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant Contract award.
Approved change order #5 for Doom & Cuypers Construction, Inc., in the amount of $14,939.25 for work relating to the elevators and fire alarm system.
Adopted resolution reappointing Rita Domagala to the Library Board.
Appointed Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson to the County Canvassing Board for the 2014 General Elections.
Adopted resolutions establishing an Absentee Ballot Board, a UOCAVA Absentee Ballot Board and a Mail Ballot Board for all elections.
Approved June 13, 2014 travel expenses.
Approved claims for payment totaling $363,124.10.
No further business, meeting adjourned at 4:38 p.m.
The above represents a summary of the County Board actions on the listed date. The full text is available for public inspection in the Nobles County Administration Office and on the Nobles County Web www.co.nobles.mn.us.


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In a carefully worded address, Mr. Bush offered up a compromise solution to a complex political and moral issue. CBS News's Bill Plante explains.
With his decision to allow federal funding for research only on already-existing stem cell lines, President Bush is seeking a middle ground.
He avoids breaking a campaign promise to oppose research, which destroys embryos. But he satisfies neither those who wanted no experimentation nor those who hoped work could proceed on frozen embryos.
From his Texas ranch, Bush explained his decision.
"At its core, this issue forces us to confront fundamental questions about the beginning of life and the ends of science," said Bush.
The president said he had consulted widely. He mentioned hearing from Nancy Reagan, who supports research in hopes of finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease. He also heard from the pope, who made it plain he believes the research compromises human life.
"Embryonic stem cell research offers both great promise and great peril, so I have decided we must proceed with great care," said Bush.
Bush said there were more than 60 stem cell lines in existence, created from embryos which have already been destroyed, and which will replicate indefinitely.
"I have concluded that we should allow federal funds to be used for research on these existing stem cell lines, where the life-and-death decision has already been made," said Bush.
A White House spokesman defended the president's decision as consistent with his belief in the sanctity of human life, a point Bush himself made in his speech.
"This allows us to explore the promise and potential of stem cell research without crossing a fundamental moral line by providing taxpayer funding that would sanction or encourage further destruction of human embryos that have at least the potential for life," said Bush.
That may not satisfy some critics of the research. Some members of Congress may introduce legislation to stop or speed up research. But the White House has plenty of political cover--even though it has insisted Bush did not weigh the politics in making his decision. He has chosen a solution that is supported by a majority of Americans, but which may not satisfy some critics of the research.
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I'm currently using PostgreSQL 8.2.7 and having trouble getting a trigger to work as I think it should. What I'm trying to accomplish is to truncate some input strings if they are larger than the defined column in our database. For a number of reasons, this will be difficult to do in the code that is calling PostgreSQL so it is desirable to do via a trigger in the database itself. Truncating the data is acceptable for the fields in question. For testing purposes I defined a new database called "test" that contains a table called "test_table". That table contains a single column called "test_column" that is defined as "varchar(10)". I then defined the following function and trigger: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION string_test() RETURNS trigger AS $$ BEGIN NEW.test_column := substr ( NEW.test_column, 1, 10 ); RETURN NEW; END; $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql; CREATE TRIGGER check_string BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON test_table FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE string_test(); The trigger works fine if the input string is less than or equal to the column size (10 bytes) but if the input string is larger, the trigger never fires: test=# INSERT INTO test_table VALUES ('short'); INSERT 0 1 test=# INSERT INTO test_table VALUES ('a string that is too long'); ERROR: value too long for type character varying(10) I have put a "notice" command in the function to verify that the function does not get called in the second case but it does get called in the first. So I have several questions: 1. Why doesn't the above trigger and function work? It acts as though the database performs the validity checks on the input data BEFORE it calls the trigger function. 2. Is there a better way to assure that the input data does not overflow a string column? 3. Since the columns that I need to do this to are all somewhat controlled (i.e. They will never be extremely large, I just don't know exactly how large.) would it be reasonable to just redefine them as "varchar" or "text" with no upper limit? 4. If I could make the above code work, it would be highly desireable to write only 1 function that could be called from multiple triggers. However, when I tried to change the code to accept a column name and length as input arguments, I got an error saying that ERROR: record "new" has no field "TG_ARGV[0]" on the line that reads: "new.TG_ARGV[0] := substr ( new.TG_ARGV[0], 1, TG_ARGV[1] );". I have not been able to find any syntax that will make that work. Don
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So here is a very rough draft. I would be interested in feedback as to inaccuracies or omissions. I would like to get the technical side right before going into an editorial phase. Any feedback on the technical side? Best Wishes, Chris Travers How is PostgreSQL "Object-Relational?" The term Object-Relational has been applied to databases which attempt to bridge the relational and object-oriented worlds with varying degrees of success. Bridging this gap is typically seen as desirable because object-oriented and relational models are very different paradigms and programmers often do not want to switch between them. There are, however, fundamental differences that make this a very hard thing to do well. The best way to think of PostgreSQL in this way is as a relational database management system with some object-oriented features. PostgreSQL is a development platform in a box. It supports stored procedures written in entirely procedural languages like PL/PGSQL or Perl without loaded modules, and more object-oriented languages like Python or Java, often through third party modules. To be sure you can't write a graphical interface inside PostgreSQL, and it would not be a good idea to write additional network servers, such as web servers, directly inside the database. However the environment allows you to create sophisticated interfaces for managing and transforming your data. Because it is a platform in a box the various components need to be understood as different and yet interoperable. In fact the primary concerns of object-oriented programming are all supported by PostgreSQL, but this is done in a way that is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike traditional object oriented programming. For this reason the "object-relational" label tends to be a frequent source of confusion. Data storage in PostgreSQL is entirely relational, although this can be degraded using types which are not atomic, such as arrays, XML, JSON, and hstore. Before delving into object-oriented approaches, it is important to master the relational model of databases. For the novice, this section is therefore entirely informational. For the advanced developer, however, it is hoped that it will prove inspirational. In object-oriented terms, very relation is a class, but not every class is a relation. Operations are performed on sets of objects (an object being a row), and new row structures can be created ad-hoc. PostgreSQL is, however, a strictly typed environment and so in many cases, polymorphism requires some work. Data Abstraction and Encapsulation in PostgreSQL The relational model itself provides some tools for data abstraction and encapsulation, and these features are taken to quite some length in PostgreSQL. Taken together these are very powerful tools and allow for things like calculated fields to be simulated in relations and even indexed for high performance. Views are the primary tool here. With views, you can create an API for your data which is abstracted from the physical storage. Using the rules system, you can redirect inserts, updates, and deletes from the view into underlying relations, preferably using user defined functions. Being relations, views are also classes. A second important tool here is the ability to define what appear to be calculated fields using stored procedures. If I create a table called "employee" with three fields (first_name, middle_name, last_name) among others, and create a function called "name" which accepts a single employee argument and concatenates these together as "last_name, first_name middle_name" then if I submit a query which says: select e.name from employee e; it will transform this into: select name(e) from employee e; This gives you a way to do calculated fields in PostgreSQL without resorting to views. Note that these can be done on views as well because views are relations. These are not real fields though. Without the relation reference, it will not do the transformation (so SELECT name from employee will not have the same effect). Messaging and Class API's in PostgreSQL A relation is a class. The class is accessed using SQL which defines a new data structure in its output. This data structure unless defined elsewhere in a relation or a complex type cannot have methods attached to it and therefore can not be used with the class.method syntax described above. There are exceptions to this rule, of course, but they are beyond the scope of this introduction. In general it is safest to assume that the output of one query, particularly one with named output fields, cannot safely be used as the input to another. A second messaging aparatus in PostgreSQL is the LISTEN/NOTIFY framework which can be used along with triggers to issue notifications to other processes when a transaction commits. This approach allows you to create queue tables, use triggers to move data into these tables (creating 'objects' in the process) and then issuing a notification to another process when the data commits and becomes visible. This allows for very complex and and interactive environments to be built from modular pieces. Polymorphism in PostgreSQL PostgreSQL is very extensible in terms of all sorts of aspects of the database. Not only can types be created and defined, but also operators can be defined or overloaded. A more important polymorphism feature is the ability to cast one data type as another. Casts can be implicit or explicit. Implicit casts, which have largely been removed from many areas of PostgreSQL, allow for PostgreSQL to cast data types when necessary to find functions or operators that are applicable. Implicit casting can be dangerous because it can lead to unexpected behavior because minor errors can lead to unexpected results. '2012-05-31' is not 2012-05-31. The latter is an integer expression that reduces to 1976. If you create an implicit cast that turns an integer into a date being the first of the year, the lack of quoting will insert incorrect dates into your database without raising an error ('1976-01-01' instead of the intended '2012-05-31'). Implicit casts can still have some uses. Inheritance in PostgreSQL In PostgreSQL tables can inherit from other tables. Their methods are inherited but their castes are not, nor are their indexes. This allows you develop object inheritance hierarchies in PostgreSQL. Multiple inheritance is possible. Table inheritance is an advanced concept and has many gotchas. Please refer to the proper sections of the manual for more on this topic. On the whole it is probably best to work with table inheritance first in areas where it is more typically used, such as table partitioning, and later look at it in terms of object-relational capabilities. Overall the best way to look at PostgreSQL as an object-relational database is a database which provides very good relational capabilities plus some advanced features that allows one do create object-relational systems on top of it. These systems can then move freely between object-oriented and relational worldviews but are still more relational than object-oriented. At any rate they bear little resemblance to object-oriented programming environments today. With PostgreSQL this is very much a toolkit approach for object-relational databases building on a solid relational foundation. This means that these are advanced functions which are powerful in the hands of experienced architects, but may be skipped over at first.
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Canon-McMillan pitcher Alayna Astuto's superb postseason can be traced back to a 9-7 victory at Baldwin April 30.
Normally known for her control, the Canon-McMillan softball team's ace pitcher walked five batters, including one with the bases loaded.
That led to a heart-to-heart conversation with Big Macs coach Michele Moeller, one that focused on Astuto's confidence.
"She was doubting herself," Moeller said.
Hard to believe now, isn't it?
Astuto's momentary lapse of control can be attributed to several things: catcher Giorgiana Zeremenko missing time with a shoulder injury; assistant coach Brian Kiger not calling pitches, the result of a new, full-time job that pulled him away from softball; and Astuto's strikeout total dipping a touch.
But after the talk, Astuto caught fire. She relaxed. And she pitched Canon-Mac to WPIAL and PIAA Class AAAA titles, racking up some ridiculous numbers along the way:
• A perfect game in the WPIAL semifinals.
• Eighteen strikeouts and a no-hitter through nine innings in the state final, which eventually ended in a 4-3 victory over Neshaminy in 12 innings.
• A 25-0 record, 1.06 ERA and 142 strikeouts compared to 29 walks in 145 innings.
The jaw-dropping stats helped Canon-McMillan make program history, and the playoff dominance entrenched Astuto as the Observer-Reporter's Softball Player of the Year.
It's an honor that didn't appear possible that night in late April, the same night when Astuto, seated on the bench, watched No. 2 pitcher Kayla Kiger record the game's final out.
"It was a tough game, but I'm glad it happened," Moeller said. "It just seems like it was so definitive in what we figured out. She and I sat down to talk about her confidence. Things get revealed when those things go wrong. You have more of a chance to analyze them."
Astuto downplayed the significance of her postseason accomplishments – slightly less shocking than if she would have predicted the sun coming up in the morning.
Humble and soft-spoken, Astuto said she wasn't surprised with the Big Macs' postseason run.
"No, because that was our goal," said Astuto, who will play for Waynesburg University next season. "We were definitely trying to go for it all."
With hitters such as right fielder Abby McCartney, third baseman Olivia Lorusso and Zeremenko, hitters who helped Canon-McMillan average nearly eight runs per game, who could blame the Big Macs?
Though at one point last year, Moeller tinkered with that offense by allowing Astuto to hit during a postseason scrimmage.
The result? Astuto was plunked on the wrist. Moeller's heart skipped a beat. End of experiment.
"I was like, 'OK, that's it. You're not batting anymore.'" Moeller said.
The application here is that it might be tough to pick a pitcher who doesn't hit as Softball Player of the Year.
Unless, of course, you have a pitcher who was as downright dominant as Astuto … in the most important time of the season.
Astuto threw 54 innings and allowed four runs on 26 hits during seven postseason games, all wins. She struck out 53, walked only five, and her ERA was a paltry 0.26.
No one player was more integral to Canon-McMillan's postseason run than Astuto, who seemed to find another gear, and another, and another.
"Just practicing every day. Trying to go out there and work your hardest," Astuto said. "We worked as a team throughout the year. Even if there's an error, you always have to pick them up."
Astuto used to be known as the pitch-to-contact type, a pitcher overshadowed by the big bats on her team.
Not anymore.
"Every playoff game we would go in saying that same thing about expecting people to hit the ball," Moeller said. "Then, every time we would say that, it seemed like she would throw a perfect game or get 18 strikeouts.
"I finally think that she got to the point in her career where confidence took over, and she started to believe in herself."
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Circadian desynchrony is a phenomenon that occurs when the internal circadian clock is misaligned with the social schedule that one tries to keep. This arises volitionally in a variety of circumstances, including shift work and jet travel. It leads to significant pathophysiology including deleterious changes in sleep, cognition, metabolism, immune function, and cardiac function, which in turn can lead to, among other things, increases in obesity, cancer risk, and workplace accidents. Circadian desynchrony also occurs naturally in delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD), a condition in many adolescents and young adults that is compounded by social pressures and causes individuals to shift their sleep time later while their wake time remains fixed. DSPD leads to significant decline in workplace and academic performance and has been linked to a variety of disorders including obesity and depression. Circadian desynchrony is most readily treated by hours of administration of bright light. This, however, is not always possible and our lack of complete understanding of the characteristics of light and how it influences the circadian pacemaker limit our ability to design better countermeasures to circadian desynchrony. It is the purpose of this application to examine the basic physiology of how light influences circadian timing, as well as how light impacts alertness at night and a novel mechanism by which to change circadian timing during sleep. Specifically, we will examine the hypothesis that when subjects are exposed, while awake at night, to ultrashort (millisecond) pulses of light, the light is able to both synchronize the human circadian system and improve alertness, as determined by both subjective and objective measures. In a separate experiment, subjects will be exposed to ultrashort pulses of light at night while they sleep. In that experiment, we intend to examine the hypothesis that this stimulus will not only penetrate the closed eyelid and synchronize the circadian system, but that it will do so without disrupting sleep. In order to examine these hypotheses, young, healthy subjects will be brought into a specially designed human circadian laboratory and exposed to different regimens of light. We introduce in this study a novel protocol that reduces the study length of stay from the standard week to just two days. While greatly reducing subject burden and study costs, we are able to maintain high fidelity measurements of the human circadian system. We will also examine alertness through a variety of techniques including performance tracking and examination of electroencephalographic activity. Results from this experiment will not only fundamentally change the manner in which we think about how light affects the human circadian pacemaker, but it will also lead to direct, testable therapeutics for the treatment of circadian desynchrony. It may also lead to a better understanding of the impact of light on other hypothalamic- influenced functions including mood and endocrine function.
The lack of synchrony between the internal circadian clock and the outside world is increasingly becoming a significant problem in our round-the-clock lives and leads to significant negative health consequences, including an increased cancer risk, workplace accidents, and obesity. In fact, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the cancer arm of the World Health Organization, classifies shift work as a probable carcinogen. This project intends to examine the brain physiology underlying the synchronization of the internal circadian clock to the external world and will test a novel method of synchronizing this brain clock, one that could lead to a novel therapy for shift workers, jet travelers, and adolescents with delayed sleep phase syndrome.
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Muslix64 may have cracked Blu-ray's "bulletproof security," but ever wonder how much physical stress a Blu-ray disc (or any optical disc) can take before caving in? This demented soul did and put his Blu-ray disc through a homemade torture test complete with pizza cutters, pens, and a butcher knife. Warning: Before you watch you should know these are 3.25-minutes of your life you will not get back.
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Passion Cross and Nail Cross
The common understanding is that Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross. But were nails actually used? On this page we discover the true meaning of passion.
The Passion Cross and Nail Cross
also known as the Cross of Suffering,
Carpenter's, Pointed, Aiguisé, Urdée or Urdy cross
Sterling silver Passion Cross, which is slightly tapered and rebated with a budded cross
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Passion Cross with four Serbian C's on a garnet signet ring from Russian jewellery site roskosh-jewel.ru
The Passion Cross has sharpened points at the end of one or more of the cross members. It is also referred to as the Cross of Suffering representing the nails that Christ suffered at his Crucifixion.
The first example on the left shows three nails (one for each hand and one for nailing both feet together) and a halo on the upper part. This image was copied from a photo, kindly sent to us, of a pendant (shown on the right) which features a composite Passion Cross and Sun Cross.
The second example shows four points. The upper three short members represent the three nails, and the lower pointed stem represents the spear that pierced Jesus' side.
The French word for 'sharpened' is aiguisé and in heraldry it is called the Cross Aiguisé or Pointed Cross. Another heraldic name is the Cross Urdée (Urde, or Urdy). Urde means a 'sharp projection', like a spearhead. The plural of urde is urdee and this is sometimes used to describe the pointed battlements of a fortress. In addition to heraldry, this cross is used as a typographical mark called the obelisk.
This website includes pages about weddings so it's not surprising that we mention the word 'passion' from time to time. However, the sultry, glowing, ardent love definition of passion is not the original meaning. The word comes from the Latin passio, which means suffering or enduring. The use was extended to the sufferings of martyrs, and from there to strong emotion, and finally to today's popular use to describe a burning desire.
The Passion Cross is named from the original meaning and refers to Christ's suffering on the cross – not just the obvious physical pain, nor from the mocking crowd, the humiliating crown of thorns, sign and robe. (See also Arms of Christ.) The real and immeasurable suffering was paying for our sins. (See Mark 14 and Mark 15.)
The Passion Cross is a smooth design, suitable for heraldry and easy to print or draw. An alternative name is the Nail Cross (see also Disciple's Cross) which has exactly the same meaning but is visually more representational. (Since Matt. 13:55 and Mark 6:2-3 imply Jesus was a carpenter, the Nail Cross is sometimes referred to as the Carpenter's Cross. See also Pincers Cross)
The Nail Cross may show three, or four, nails. Which is correct?
Three-Nail Cross
Four-Nail Cross
(Albanian Orthodox Church symbol)
Is it possible that Jesus was not nailed to the cross, but rather was bound with rope, the way the thieves are often depicted? After all, nails are not mentioned in any description of the Crucifixion in the Gospels. Which would be more tortuous? The searing pain of nails that would hasten death through shock, or the binding by rope that would prolong the agony?
We do read, however, that after Christ's Resurrection Thomas demands to see the nail marks in Jesus' hands, and this gives us a written record of nails being used (John 20:25).
Many paintings show nails through the palms but this defies logic and reason. If someone were hung by spikes through the palms of the hands, the weight of the body would simply tear the flesh away any the victim would fall. More likely that spikes were positioned through the wrist (between the radial and ulna) or between bones in the forearm.
Yet here, in John 20:24-31 we read that the nail holes were in the hands. This means either that there is a misunderstanding in the Bible's translation (early anatomists considered the 'hand' included the wrist) or that the arms were bound to the cross with rope, and nails were driven through the palms to increase the agony.
Early crucifixion scenes show the feet dangling, without nails, but this also defies reason. Without securing the legs or feet to the cross, the weight of the body would drag the torso down so much that the chest would be unable to expand and contract, respiration would be impeded and the victim would quickly suffocate to death.
To prolong the agony, the feet must be attached. And in Ps. 22:16 we read that both hands and feet are pierced.
So it's reasonable to assume that three or four nails were used in Jesus' Crucifixion. (Helena is reported to have recovered three nails when she found the True Cross, but of course, she might have missed a fourth one.) In any case, the difference is perhaps not worth debating much – if both feet were nailed together with one nail, or the feet were nailed separately with two nails, the suffering would be about the same. Truly dreadful.
But how does this suffering of Jesus pay for our sins? See the meaning of the Cross and also read Willing Suffering by Rev. David Linde.
In heraldry, an aiguisé is defined as having sharp pointed arms where the taper begins near the end of the arm, This differs from the fichée, where the tapering begins further from the arm end.
Urd is the Norse equivalent of the Greek god of Fate and this may have an etymological connection with the spearhead-shape.


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The DayZ standalone release has now sold two million copies since its launch in December 2013, creator Dean Hall has revealed.
Two million sales at approximately £20 a pop is a staggering achievement for a game which remains in Alpha and will do for some time to come.
It's now been just over two years since the original Arma 2 mod was released.
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As praises continues to surface for their latest album Honor Found in Decay, Oakland metal heavyweights Neurosis talk about the biggest influences during their three decades in the music game. [via SPIN]
SF band Social Studies returns to the stage this next week (December 5) in support of their much-buzzed-about sophomore LP, Developer. [via Brick & Mortar]
Ty Segall gets a snazzy cover story on Pitchfork, about his touring life and his evolution from thrashing garage rock figurehead to something harder to pigeon hole. [via Pitchfork.com]
Today is a big one for Metallica: They just launched their very own label, called Blackened Records, and take ownership of all their masters from Warner Bros. [via SF Weekly]
East Bay rap legends E-40 and Too $hort just dropped their collaboration album The History Channel. Pitchfork's particular review says both MCs sound "ageless," and remarks that most of the guest rappers on the album sound like they're auditioning for 40 and Short. [via Pitchfork.com]
SFWeekly highlights a crucial cog in the Bay Area indie record label scene, Dulc-i-Tone Records, which is helmed by The Mantles bassist Matt Roberts. [via SF Weekly]
One of the best breakouts of 2011 was Mikal Cronin, who released a self-titled debut and continues to do time as the bassist of Ty Segall's band. Well, he finally got his due: This week, he signed to the seminal label Merge Records. [via Merge Records]
Sunny retropop group Ash Reiter is about to release its first professionally recorded album (and second overall), Hola, and just made the first six tracks from the LP available for streaming–and we're definitely liking what we hear. [via The Bay Bridged]
Former Girls frontman Christopher Owens discusses his first solor album Lysandre, as well as what it's like to start over. [Pitchfork.com]


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UPDATE: Peter Cetera Will NOT Play With Chicago at Rock Hall Induction
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Peter Cetera, the singer who helped make Chicago one of the biggest-selling groups of the '70s and '80s, will reunite with his old bandmates when they're inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.
12/22 Update: Lamm has now declared that he misinterpreted Cetera's e-mails, and that there will be no reunion. Full details here. So, basically.. ignore all this now:
In a new interview with Radio.com, founding member Robert Lamm confirmed that Cetera will join the band onstage for the first time in more than 30 years. And it's pretty clear from the exchange that Cetera will perform with Chicago:
What about Peter Cetera and [original drummer] Danny Seraphine – are they going to attend?
They will.
Will they perform with you?
Oh yeah.
So, if people buy a ticket to attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, they'll see Chicago with Danny Seraphine on drums and Peter Cetera singing, if not playing bass.
Lamm also noted that he doesn't think Cetera will be playing bass at the induction ceremony next year. "Playing an instrument while you're singing isn't easy, take it from me," he said. "But if you stop doing it, those skills get rusty. I'm not saying that he couldn't, I think that he just doesn't want to."
Cetera sang lead on two of Chicago's three No. 1 hits: 1976's "If You Leave Me Now" and 1982's "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" (the third, 1988's "Look Away," was sung by Bill Champlin, who left the band in 2008). He joined the band in 1967 and stayed through 1985, when he left for a solo career that included two No. 1 songs, "Glory of Love" and "The Next Time I Fall," a duet with Amy Grant.
His return puts to rest the question whether Cetera would join his old group when it's inducted into the Rock Hall at a ceremony in New York on April 8. Lamm said, after Chicago received the news of their induction, that they would be open to a reunion with the singer and bass player.
"I've said this before, and I've said it to him: If there's ever a time that we can share the stage again, this is it," Lamm pointed out in the new interview. "I think it could have a huge emotional impact on the audience. And I think that that would be a very moving experience." As for that one night turning into a full-fledged reunion, Lamm admitted, "Anything's possible, in terms of what could be. From the many conversations I've had with him, I don't expect that he'd want to do that. Even if he has a good time at the induction."
Chicago, who won the Rock Hall's fan vote this year, will join a 2016 class that plays catch-up with some of the most neglected classic-rock artists, including Cheap Trick, Deep Purple and Steve Miller.
Lamm already has his band's set list mapped out for the show: "Probably 'Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?,' 'Saturday in the Park,' maybe 'Beginnings,'" he said. "But I do think if there's a jam at the end, I'd think '25 or 6 to 4′ would be perfect, because of all the guitar players being inducted."
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Criminal Law Questions? Ask a Criminal Lawyer.
There are numerous ways this could be accomplished. How long do you need her in prison? Do you want the release to be scandalous or are you interested in creative legal arguments? I could spend days discussing the potential ways to have a conviction overturned. It will be helpful if you'll give me a bit more of what you're wanting to accomplish.
Also... is she in California or another state?
Well it sounds like you need a factual grounds for release rather than a legal one. One way to accomplish this would be for her high priced attorney to produce newly discovered "evidence" that was not introduced at trial and likely would have changed the outcome. The legal method for introducing newly discovered evidence into a case that is basically over is called a Writ of Error Coram Nobis.
A Writ of Error Coram Nobis (roughly translated to "the error before us") is a legal tool used to correct previous injustices that are based on mistaken or omitted facts. You often see these petitions in cases where DNA is later tested to exonerate a previously convicted defendant. I caution you that the "evidence" should be something extremely provocative. It should be something that shakes the very foundation of the case, and to make it scandalous... it should be an attorney created work of fiction.
Once the Writ of Error Coram Nobis is granted, she would be released and potentially given a new trial. To solve that issue you can let the DA buy into the newly discovered evidence and not pursue a new trial.
Let me know if this sounds good. If not, we can try another angle. If you need any other information just let me know.
There are a limited number of things someone who had been in prison for 2 - 5 years can do to legitimately be released from custody. Here are a few ideas:
1) Writ of Error Coram Nobis (discussed above) - newly discovered evidence that would likely change the outcome of the previous trial... this method gets the accused a new trial. These are often filed pro se (defendant represents themselves)
2) Writ of Habeas Corpus - an error was made at some stage of the proceeding that rendered the incarceration illegal... this often arises when a judge sentences the defendant erroneously to an illegal sentence or if there exists an error on the judgment documents that renders them void on their face. This method of relief will sometimes grant a defendant a new trial or simply a correction of a judgment by amendment.
3) Appellate process - Appeals in a murder case can easily last 2 - 5 years. Though not scandalous, her appeals could have found an error in the trial that gave her sufficient grounds to overturn the conviction. Again, this would result in a new trial.
4) Governor's pardon - The Governor of the State of California, through his pardon office, can pardon any state inmate and have them released immediately. This power is virtually unchecked.. though it is seldom used. Governor's pardons can be quite scandalous if they make the news and potentially could involve scandalous motivations.
5) Fake a mental health issue - if she wanted to challenge her conviction based upon her allegedly being incompetent to stand trial, she could do this by faking a mental health disorder and having attorneys challenge the conviction based on her lack of competency (criminal insanity and/or competency to stand trial). If successful on the criminal insanity issue, she could be transfered to a state mental health facility and potentially released upon successful rehabilitation. Incompetent to stand trial would only get her competency training and a new trial.
6) Escape
I'll keep brainstorming, but let me know if any of these sound good.


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BOSTON — Two errors and a mental mistake ultimately cost the Indians during Saturday's windy and wet afternoon at Fenway Park.
But it was set-up man Vinnie Pestano who stood up and shouldered the blame for the Indians' 7-4 loss after he blew the save and was tagged with the loss for allowing the Red Sox to rally for four runs in the eighth inning.
Pestano, who recently came off the disabled list after a bout of elbow soreness, admitted his velocity was down to 87-88 mph from his usual 92-93 mph range. But he said his elbow was not bothering him after pitching in two consecutive games at a rainy-and-cool Fenway Park.
"I'm not feeling any discomfort," he said. "I don't feel my elbow at all. I'm trying to throw the ball as hard as I can, it's just not coming out. So, I just gotta keep plugging away, use the shoulder program, stick with playing catch. I felt good out there today, better than last night.
"If I make a better pitch selection and throw better pitches in certain situations, it's a one-run game instead of a three-run game. A lot of that's on my shoulders since I'm the one with the ball in my hand. So I gotta make sure that the pitch I'm throwing is the pitch I want to throw and when I throw it, it's doing what I want it to do."
The Indians managed to overcome fielding errors by right fielder Ryan Raburn and third baseman Mark Reynolds earlier in the game to take a 4-3 lead into the bottom of the eighth inning when Pestano relieved Joe Smith.
After getting the first out on a groundout, it became obvious Pestano wasn't his usually solid self. Three of the next four batters banged doubles off the Green Monster in left field for two runs that lifted Boston to a one-run lead.
Pestano then intentionally walked slugger David Ortiz. But when he followed the walk to Oritz with one of the unintentional variety to first baseman Mike Napoli to load the bases, the right-hander was asking for trouble.
That's exactly what Pestano and the Indians got. The swirling winds in Fenway helped to turn a flare to shallow left field off the bat of right fielder Daniel Nava into a two-run single as it dropped between converging left fielder Michael Brantley and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera.
"Cabbie is out there," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "He thinks he's under it and he looks up and the wind brought it back 20 feet and it ends up being in no-man's land."
Said Brantley: "The wind took it away and blew it back … off the bat I thought it was mine all the way. I thought it was going to come right to me. But the wind took it all the way back toward second base."
The Indians scored in the first inning against Red Sox starter Jon Lester. With two out, Cabrera singled, stole second base and scored on Nick Swisher's double.
The Red Sox evened the score with a run in the second inning. With two out, shortstop Jose Iglesias singled, took second on a Scott Kazmir balk and scored on Pedro Ciriaco's single.
In the third inning, the Indians regained the lead with two runs off Lester. Stubbs led off with a walk and came around to score two batters later on Cabrera's double off the Green Monster.
A batter later, Cabrera was thrown out at the plate by Red Sox left fielder Jonny Gomes on Swisher's fielder's choice. Reynolds helped keep the rally going when he was hit by a pitch. Carlos Santana followed with a single that scored Swisher.
The Red Sox pulled within a run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Nava led off with a walk and scored on Iglesias' double to right field when Raburn bobbled the ball for an error after it struck off a corner of where the right-field stands jut out.
After five innings, Kazmir was pulled. Reliever Bryan Shaw entered with a one-run lead after Kazmir had limited the Red Sox to two runs on five hits while striking out six.
But Shaw quickly found himself in a jam in the sixth. After striking out catcher David Ross, Iglesias and Ciriaco hit back-to-back singles. Pedroia was intentionally walked to load the bases. Despite another error by Reynolds, Boston came away with just one run on a Gomes sacrifice fly that tied the score at 3.
"It was difficult (playing the outfield)," Brantley said. "There was a lot of wind up there above the stadium. When the balls got up in the air, they all tended to go to right field hard. You had to make an adjustment."
Lester smacked himself on the head as he left the mound after his final inning in the seventh, mad at himself for a wild pitch that allowed Mike Aviles to score the go-ahead run. In his seven innings, Lester gave up four runs on 10 hits and struck out eight, including the side in the sixth inning.
Red Sox reliever Junichi Tazawa picked up the win for a scoreless inning in the eighth, and closer Andrew Bailey picked up his sixth save.
WHO: Cleveland vs. Boston
WHERE: Fenway Park
PITCHERS: Kluber (3-3, 5.19 ERA) vs. Doubront (3-2, 5.61)
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Can I reduce the area of my forehead by medicine? My forehead is big since my birth .
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|Oral health status and prosthodontic conditions of Chinese adults: a systematic review.
|Zhang, Q. ; Kreulen, C.M. ; Witter, D.J. ; Creugers, N.H.J.
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|International Journal of Prosthodontics, vol. 20, iss. 6, (2007), pp. 567-572
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|Article / Letter to editor
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item : http://hdl.handle.net/2066/51470
|UMCN 4.3: Tissue engineering and reconstructive surgery
|Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry
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|International Journal of Prosthodontics
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|p. 567
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|p. 572
PURPOSE: To assess oral health and prosthodontic conditions of Chinese adults and the changes in these conditions over time. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PubMed was searched by combining the keyword China with dental health survey, oral health, tooth loss, DMFT (decayed/missing/filled teeth), dental prosthesis, or dentures. After selection, 12 studies remained. Data were obtained from these studies on DMFT, DMFT components, and teeth present and were tested against the following independent variables using analysis of variance: age, residence, and year of data collection. RESULTS: DMFT increased with age (P = .0001). Rural subjects presented higher DMFT based on the higher "decayed" component (P = .003), which increased markedly for subjects over 45 years of age. The number of teeth present decreased with increasing age (P = .0002). The results showed that Chinese subjects who are 65 years old have an average of 20 teeth. Urban subjects had more teeth present (P= .05), although no difference was seen for the "missing" component of DMFT. In general, few prosthodontic data could be extracted from the selected studies, and these data were often unspecific or inconclusive. CONCLUSIONS: The "filled" component of DMFT remained consistently low for all ages, indicating limited care. All outcomes were independent from year of data collection, indicating unchanged care. Outcome aggregation on the number of functional teeth and prosthetic care was impossible. For future reports, it is recommended to include additional information about location and function (in terms of occluding pairs) of teeth present when describing oral health status.


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Posted by ESC on June 09, 2007
In Reply to: Tearin' up Jack posted by Smokey Stover on June 09, 2007
: : Anyone know the origin of the phrase "tearin' up Jack?" I understand it to mean "causing a ruckus" as in: The two boys were outside just tearin' up Jack.
: If they were tearing up jack (lower case, please), they were tearing up pretty much anything and everything, which is one way to cause a ruckus.
In a previous discussion we determined that "jack" used to be a generic term for a man, a guy, etc. //www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/4/messages/946.html


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Delilah was a small emaciated and sickly cat that appeared out of nowhere and started hanging around with the feral cats I care for. She seemed aggressive, but only when I fed her. One day I noticed her sitting in the laps of the neighborhood children. We all wondered where she came from, because she clearly wasn't feral. Then we trapped her during a TNR program for our neighborhood, but she was immediately returned to me because she was too weak to undergo surgery. At just 3 lbs, she was quite sick, and I feared the worst. However, she tested negative for FIV and leukemia, and I decided to try to nurse her back to health indoors, then find a home for her. Then her true colors emerged…she is sweet beyond sweet, a hugger, loves to be carried around, and purrs like a motorcycle. The vet says she's mostly toothless and pushing 20 years old! Now at 4 ½ lbs and hopefully still gaining, and despite several chronic conditions we are treating, she's happy and loved, and has become the fourth unexpected member of my feline family. Delilah, the Divine Miss D, will spend the rest of her days indoors enjoying how ever many lives she has left!
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A modern American dinner party.
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The best dining experiences are the ones in which we're seated around a table sharing food and stories with others. We hope Lazy Bear is the best dinner party you've ever attended.
Our food is modern American. We serve flavors that are intrinsically delicious and familiar, in a format that calls to mind those great American shared eating experiences that we love. It's communal and social, but the food and drinks are refined.
We are open Tuesday-Saturday, and closed Sunday and Monday. Normally we do two seatings each night at 6:00pm and 8:30pm, but may sometimes sell tickets for other times.
Ticket Pricing Info
The tasting menu varies between $165 and $185 per person depending on day and time, for 14+ courses. Beverage pairings are available at an additional $95, and a Reserve Pairing is offered at $140. We automatically add a 20% service charge when purchasing a ticket (and on any purchases you make at the restaurant).
A Note About Ticketing
We serve one menu each night, a tasting menu with many courses, in two seatings: 6pm and 8:30pm. We seat communally at long American elm tables. All of our guests are served each course at the same time, and cooks come out and describe the dishes. Lazy Bear is a unique, social experience that depends on a packed house to create an energetic vibe. By requiring pre-purchase of tickets, we minimize the frequency of no-shows, and ensure that we create the best possible dining experience at the best possible price for what we offer.
We sell each month's tickets all at once, usually at noon on a Wednesday in the middle of the previous month. For example, July tickets were sold on Wednesday, June 15 at noon. We usually give about a week of notice on the exact ticket sale date via Twitter, and send an email to our mailing list on the day of our ticket sale.
Tickets are not refundable and can't be switched to a different date or time, but they are transferable to other people. Think of it like buying a ticket to a concert, baseball game, or movie.


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I have passion for creating better customer experiences with design thinking, that make a difference in people's lives. I am inspired by increasing the meaningfulness of people's activities by refining methods of operation with Lean and Agile mindset.
I am an efficient organizer capable of bringing projects to completion. An entrepreneurial mindset, never afraid to pick up new challenges and stand out to get the job done. A natural leader, determined, practical and a warm guide for people.