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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Michael Dunn, accused of shooting and killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis, has hired the legal team of Mitch Stone and Robin Lemonidis to defend him against murder charges.
"He was not a vigilante of any sort," said Lemonidis, "He simply responded as he felt was necessary when he was threatened."
But when asked if they plan to use Florida's controversial 'Stand Your Ground' defense, Lemonidis was evasive in her answer. Lemonidis has said that her client said he saw one of the teens with a gun.
"I can give you the lawyer answer or the mom answer, which is we'll see," she said.
Prosecutor Mark Caliel said he expects them to use it.
"Based on what I heard in the media, I think it is likely," said Caliel.
Caliel said his office will be filing the final changes against Dunn after they consider all of the evidence.
Was alcohol involved since Dunn was returning from his son's wedding? Were the teenagers armed? Police say they were not.
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Lemonidis claims her client was polite in asking the teenagers to turn down their loud music, and he was not the provocateur.
"'Would you mind turning it down?' in that tone of voice, if that is precipitating violence," said Lemonidis, "then we are all in trouble."
Prosecutor Caliel said it will all come out in court if Dunn shooting several bullets in an SUV with teenagers was justified.
"The evidence is supposed to be left up to the courtroom and that's what we'll do," said Caliel.
Dunn remains in the Duval County jail without bond. His next court appearance is December 19.


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I just got done watching many clips of security video footage where the victim tries to wrestle the gun away from the assailant during a robbery. Now I will assume this footage is "hand picked" but not once did the gun fire and I am wondering why. I have seen video of Victor Marx disarm (that could be an entire subject on its own) but I always have in my head that if you tried something like that the gun would fire. However in the real life footage over and over the gun does not fire because of the struggle. The footage I watched shows a good variation of fire arms from 44mag revolver to 9mm Glock even shot gun. So I can't say it's a single action vs double action. Is it possible that a portion of assailants in this footage did not have their finger on the trigger? Is it just random luck?
Many years ago I remember a story of an officer getting into a struggle with an armed assailant during a traffic stop the officer was pushed down into the car and the gun fired while his hand was on the barrel. The result was burns on his hand, blinded and deaf he just tried to yell into his radio office down because he couldn't hear his own voice. His account was very powerful and after hearing it I felt that a disarming action probably only has a very slim chance of working. In the officers case it did save his life but it was far from the action hero image most people have.
I know many "defense experts" show how to disarm an assailant but what's the reality of it?

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Patricia Kiernan Johnson;
New York, NY —
OPERA America
, the national service organization for opera, presented the fourth and final installment of the inaugural
Salon Series: Exploring American Voices
season to a full house on Wednesday, July 15.
Held in OPERA America's New York City headquarters from December 2008 through July 2009, the
Salon Series
featured recitals of American operas and songs in an intimate performance space. The
Salon Serie
s, presented in collaboration with the organization's publisher, company and artist members, showcased the diverse and unique voices of today's most distinguished North American composers. Attendees had the opportunity to meet the composers, librettists and performers at a reception after each performance.
The July
Salon Series
event featured excerpts from
Michael Ching's
A Midsummer Night's Dream — an A Cappella Opera
, with a libretto adapted by Ching from William Shakespeare's play. Opera New Jersey provided the performers for the evening. Following the concert, OPERA America's president and CEO Marc A. Scorca led a discussion between Mr. Ching and the audience about his career and
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Among the audience members at the
Salon Series
evening were industry professionals, fellow performing artists, patrons and special guests.
"We are delighted to provide our community with the rare opportunity to hear contemporary music of this caliber in such an intimate setting," stated Marc A. Scorca. "Through these
Salon Series
events, OPERA America demonstrates its continued commitment to fostering the work of contemporary North American composers."
Michael Ching
is a composer, songwriter, conductor and arts administrator based in Memphis, TN. Since 1992, he has been associated with Opera Memphis where he is currently artistic and general director. Ching's operas include
Corps of Discovery
, commissioned and premiered by the University of Missouri in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition,
King of the Clouds
(Dayton Opera),
Out of the Rain
(Lyric Opera of Kansas City, OperaDelaware, Opera Memphis) and
Buoso's Ghost
(Pittsburgh Opera Center at Duquesne). Mr. Ching studied composition at Duke University with Robert Ward and at the Houston Opera Studio with Carlisle Floyd. He has also served on the staff of the Florida Grand Opera, Chautauqua Opera and Virginia Opera and has been guest conductor at Hawaii Opera Theatre, Nashville Opera and Opera New Jersey where he is currently conducting a production of
Lucia di Lammermoor
Salon Series
presentation of
A Midsummer Night's Dream
was underwritten in part by Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans.
Photo: Composer Michael Ching performing choral vocals in excerpts from his opera,
A Midsummer Night's Dream
at OPERA America on July 15. Opera New Jersey provided the principal vocalists. Photo by Kate Ehle/OPERA America.
The spring
Salon Series
performance included excerpts from
The Tempest
, composed by
Lee Hoiby
, with a libretto by
Mark Shulgasser
, adapted from the play by William Shakespeare. The evening's performers included Jonathan Boyd, Elizabeth Mulhall and artists from Purchase College. The composer and librettist were both in attendance and spoke to the audience about their careers and the creative process behind the
The Tempest
. The evening was presented in collaboration with G. Schirmer/AMP and celebrated the release of
The Tempest
on CD by Albany Records.
Lee Hoiby gave up his intentions to be a concert pianist when he received an invitation to study composition with Gian Carlo Menotti at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Menotti led Hoiby to opera, presenting Hoiby's one-act
The Scarf
at the first Spoleto (Italy) Festival in 1957. New York City Opera presented his
A Month in the Country
in 1964 and
Summer and Smoke
(based on the Tennessee Williams play) in 1972. Hoiby has just completed work on an operatic setting of Romeo and Juliet, with a libretto adapted from Shakespeare by Mark Shulgasser. Mr. Shulgasser has been Lee Hoiby's literary collaborator on numerous projects and has produced and directed Hoiby's works at venues throughout the United States.
Photo: Lee Hoiby discussing his work at OPERA America's
Salon Series
evening on May 27, 2009. Photo by Kate Ehle/OPERA America.
Salon Series
evening showcased baritone
Robert Orth
performing excerpts from composer
Daron Hagen
and librettist
Paul Muldoon's
Shining Brow
, about the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Between excerpts, Mr. Hagen, who also accompanied Mr. Orth on the piano, spoke to the audience about his initial concept for composing the work. The evening was presented in collaboration with the E.C. Schirmer Music Company and coincided with the release of the Naxos recording of
Shining Brow
Robert Orth is a leading baritone with major opera companies and symphonies throughout the United States and has been named "Artist of the Year" by both New York City Opera and Seattle Opera. A steady stream of commissions from major orchestras, ensembles and soloists over the past quarter century have cemented Daron Hagen's reputation as one of America's most respected and sought-after composers. Active as a conductor and pianist, he also made his debut as a stage director with the Buffalo Philharmonic in 2006 and has since staged three of his operas in major venues.
Photo: Baritone Robert Orth performing excerpts from
Shining Brow
by Daron Hagen at OPERA America's
Salon Series
evening on March 18, 2009. Photo by Kate Ehle/OPERA America.
The inaugural
Salon Series
event featured soprano
Lauren Flanigan
Thomas Pasatieri's
Lady Macbeth
(text from Shakespeare, selected by the composer) and
Before Breakfast
, with a libretto by
Frank Corsaro
. Ms. Flanigan has won awards from ASCAP and the Center for Contemporary Opera for her commitment to performing the works of living composers and has performed at many of the world's leading opera houses, including La Scala, Bayerische Staatsoper, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera and the Metropolitan Opera. Mr. Pasatieri, prolific composer of 20 operas and hundreds of songs, was in attendance at the Salon Series evening and provided a brief background of each work.
This evening was sponsored in part by the Theodore Presser Company.
Photo: Soprano Lauren Flanigan performing work by Thomas Pasatieri at OPERA America's
Salon Series
evening on December 3, 2008. Photo by Kate Ehle/OPERA America.
Information about the 2009-2010
Salon Series
season will be announced in August 2009.
OPERA America leads and serves the entire opera community, supporting the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera.
Artistic services help opera companies and creative and performing artists to improve the quality of productions and increase the creation and presentation of North American works.
Information, technical, and administrative services to opera companies reflect the need for strengthened leadership among staff, trustees and volunteers.
Education, audience development and community services are designed to enhance all forms of opera appreciation.
Founded in 1970, OPERA America's worldwide membership network includes nearly 200 Company Members, 300 Associate and Business Members, 2,000 Individual Members and more than 16,000 subscribers to the association's electronic news service. In 2005, OPERA America relocated from Washington, D.C. to New York as the first step in creating the first-ever National Opera Center. With a wide range of artistic and administrative services in a purpose-built facility, the Opera Center is dedicated to increasing the level of excellence, creativity and effectiveness across the field.
OPERA America's long tradition of supporting and nurturing the creation and development of new works led to the formation of
The Opera Fund
, a growing endowment which allows OPERA America to make a direct impact on the ongoing creation and presentation of new opera and music-theater works. Since its inception, OPERA America has made grants of nearly $11 million to assist companies with the expenses associated with the creation and development of new works.


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What's Different About Obama's Debt Commission
A similar Bush effort disappeared without a trace. This time, reform stands a chance.
The president's debt commission -- the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform -- will produce an excellent report, full of ideas for fixing our nation's most threatening economic problem. And though recent experience may argue otherwise, the odds on some modest progress seem good.
One doesn't have to reach far back in history to find our last attempt at major fiscal reform. It was January of 2005, when President George W. Bush created the Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform. Cochaired by a centrist Republican and a Democrat with strong bipartisan credentials, and staffed by respected experts in the field, the panel was charged with recommending changes to "make the tax code simpler, fairer, and more conducive to economic growth." Published in November, its recommendations were, as directed, "revenue neutral," meaning that they would have zero effect on the federal budget deficit. The panel's task was to focus exclusively on the tax code, minimizing its distorting incentives and promoting its efficiency.
Economists across the political spectrum were supportive of the report. In a summary that represented the conventional wisdom at the time, the Tax Policy Center -- a think tank jointly run by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute -- said, "The report contains a number of interesting and important proposals that would generally move the structure of the tax system in the right direction, with simpler rules, a broader base, generally lower effective marginal tax rates, and more consistent treatment of different types of income."
But for all practical purposes, the report was DOA. After it foundered for a month without legislative sponsorship, then-Treasury Secretary John Snow said: "We are not going to put an artificial timetable on this thing. We are going to give the president well-considered proposals and then he will decide where he wants to go." A bill was never introduced in Congress, however. By January 2006, all was forgotten.
One explanation for the effort's swift demise is that the whole thing was a cynical ploy; it created an impression of fiscal seriousness but was merely a delaying tactic designed to silence calls for swift action. A slightly more charitable explanation is that tax reform simply was squeezed off the priority list as the war in Iraq heated up. In either case, the political will to strip tax breaks from the few for the ultimate benefit of the many just didn't exist.
Fast-forward to 2010. The similarities between Bush's attempt and Obama's are obvious: centrist, bipartisan cochairs; lofty, good-government ideals; and a staff of pragmatic experts. But the differences are notable, too.
First, Bush's tax panel delivered its report at the start of a very tough midterm election year. Republicans were serious underdogs in 2006, and dispensing tough medicine was hugely unpopular. In contrast, Obama's commission is scheduled to deliver its report Dec. 1 -- immediately after the midterm elections and perfectly timed to minimize political damage.
Second, Bush's tax panel focused narrowly on the tax code, while Obama's commission is charged "to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and to achieve fiscal sustainability over the long run." So everything is on the table, including entitlement spending and even the recently enacted health care legislation. That could enlist support of Republicans by offering them an opportunity to repeal "Obamacare."
Lastly, the moment seems ripe. The explosion of deficits and bailouts has hit a nerve, and public outrage is intense. According to polling by the Pew Research Center, the percentage of survey respondents identifying the deficit as a top national problem is the highest in nearly two decades. Unemployment concerns still rank higher, but by the time the report comes to light, the number of jobs in the economy will likely be growing, while the deficit will still be perceived as a crisis. And as Rahm Emanuel, Obama's chief of staff, says, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste."


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CC Sabathia pitched like a champion, and the New York Yankees are heading for Texas. That's a whole lot better than heading home.
Nick Swisher and Robinson Cano hit consecutive homers to build an early cushion, Sabathia made the lead stand up, and the Yankees avoided elimination, beating the Rangers, 7-2, yesterday and closing within 3-2 in the AL Championship Series.
"We're right where we need to be," Swisher said.
A late-arriving crowd for the late-afternoon game wondered whether this would be it for the defending World Series champs after Texas outscored them, 25-5, while winning three in a row.
But Sabathia bounced back from an erratic opener, staying away from too much trouble against Josh Hamilton and Texas' big bats. Rangers slugger Nelson Cruz made an early exit with hamstring trouble, a day after Yankees star Mark Teixeira was lost for the postseason with a hamstring injury. Curtis Granderson added an eighth-inning homer for New York, his second RBI of the game.
"There was a determination," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We have not played extremely well in this series, to say the least."
Now the teams will go deep in the heart of Texas to decide the pennant in the best-of-seven series.
When they resume tomorrow night in Arlington for Game 6, Phil Hughes starts for the Yankees against Colby Lewis in a rematch of Game 2, won by the Rangers, 7-2.
"It's not disappointing," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "It's a seven-game series."
In the 50th anniversary of a franchise that has never reached the World Series, Texas remains one win away. To get past the Rangers, the Yankees will eventually have to solve postseason star Cliff Lee, who would start a Game 7 against Andy Pettitte.
"Crazier things have happened," Swisher said.
New York is trying to overcome its first 3-1 postseason deficit 1958. Since the LCS went to a best-of-seven format, 24 of the 30 previous teams to take 3-1 series leads have won pennants.
No matter what, the season is over for Teixeira. The All-Star first baseman was removed from the postseason roster and replaced by Eduardo Nunez, and Teixeira would not be eligible for the World Series.
Lance Berkman took over at first base and had a scare when he slipped chasing Ian Kinsler's foul pop, causing his head and back to snap back. Berkman stayed in the game and later caught a foul popup for the final out.
"I imagine he's going to be pretty sore tomorrow," Girardi said. "He gutted it out today for us."
On what would have been Bob Sheppard's 100th birthday and Mickey Mantle's 79th, the Yankees took a 3-0 lead in the second as C.J. Wilson seemed to have trouble with a muddy mound and created a hole with a pair of four-pitch walks. Jorge Posada and Granderson had run-scoring singles, and another run scored on an error by right fielder Jeff Francoeur.
Sabathia lasted just four innings in the opener, when he started on eight days' rest, and the Yankees rallied from a five-run deficit. Leads of 5-0 and 6-1 never seemed comfortable in this one as he allowed two runs and 11 hits — matching his season high — in six innings with no walks. His key outs came in the sixth, when the Rangers loaded the bases with one out.
Matt Treanor, who had homered in the fifth, hit an RBI grounder. Then, culminating an eight-pitch at-bat, Sabathia froze No. 9 hitter Mitch Moreland with a curveball to strike him out. The big man responded with a fist pump.
Kerry Wood had his second big pickoff of the series in the seventh. Elvis Andrus singled leading, advanced on a wild pitch and was caught leaning by Wood, who caught Kinsler off first in the eighth inning of the opener. After Wood struck out three in two scoreless innings, Mariano Rivera finished in a nonsave situation as the moon rose above the ballpark in right.
Texas has dominated, outscoring the Yankees, 32-18, and outhitting them, .316 to .217. New York is batting just .160 (8 for 50) with runners in scoring position, and Alex Rodriguez (.176), Swisher (.105) and Marcus Thames (.154) all have failed to hit their weight. Teixeira (0 for 14) has been replaced by Berkman (.222).
While the aggressive Rangers have swiped nine bases in 10 chances, they've also been picked off twice in the late innings.
Wilson threw just 48 of 93 pitches for strikes, giving up six runs — five earned — six hits and four walks in six innings as Texas lost for the first time in six postseason road games this year.
New York took a 3-0 lead in the second with the help of the Rangers' sloppiness. Walks to Rodriguez and Berkman put two on with one out, and Posada singled sharply to left on a 2-0 pitch to put the Yankees ahead.
Granderson fisted a soft single into right field to drive in Berkman, and Francoeur overthrew third. Posada scored on Francoeur's error as Wilson, who was backing up, threw past Treanor at the plate. Posada easily would have been out with an accurate throw.
Swisher, who had been 1 for 16 (.063) in the series, sent a fastball just inside the left field seats leading off the third. Two pitches later, Cano pulled a breaking ball over the right field scoreboard to make it 5-0.


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Contrary to conventional wisdom, overweight children have fewer cavities and healthier teeth compared to their normal weight peers, according to a study published in this month's issue of Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology.
Surprised researchers at the Eastman Dental Center, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, conducted a secondary analysis of nearly 18,000 children who participated in two separate National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES III and NHANES 99-02).
The study found no differences in rates of caries (tooth decay) among children ages 2-5 in all weight ranges, while children ages 6-18 who were considered overweight and at risk for becoming overweight showed a decreased risk of caries compared to their normal weight peers.
"We expected to find more oral disease in overweight children of all ages, given the similar causal factors that are generally associated with obesity and caries," said Eastman Dental Center's Dorota Kopycka-Kedzierawski, DDS, MPH, the lead author. "Our findings raise more questions than answers. For example, are overweight children eating foods higher in fat rather than cavity-causing sugars? Are their diets similar to normal weight peers but lead more sedentary lifestyles? Research to analyze both diet and lifestyle is needed to better understand the results."
The study defined overweight children as being at the 95th or higher percentile for their age and sex; children at the 85th or higher percentile and less than 95th percentile for their age and sex were defined as at risk for becoming overweight.
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You may have noticed some economic difficulties across the country in recent years among family, friends, neighbors, colleagues. One sector is doing quite nicely, however, under Barack Hussein Obama.
In the 1,420 days since he took the oath of office, the federal government has daily hired on average 101 new employees. Every day. Seven days a week. All 202 weeks. That makes 143,000 more federal workers than when Obama talked forever on that cold day in January of 2009.
Under Obama the total federal workforce has surpassed two million for the first time since the first Clinton term, now sitting about the 2.2 ,million level.
Now comes a new poll revealing that Americans know what's going on. A majority of Americans believes government workers make more money than private sector workers, according to the new Rasmussen Reports poll. Sixty-one percent of private sector workers believe that.
Surprisingly, Republicans, independents and Democrats are united in agreement that government employees have it better than private sector workers although, predictably, Dems are slightly less sure.
"The federal workforce has become an elite island of secure and high-paid workers, separated from the ocean of average American workers competing in the global economy," according to a report this year by the Cato Institute.
That report found the average civilian federal government worker collected just under $84,000 a year in taxpayer money, about $32,000 more than the average private sector worker. That's a total federal worker package of about $236 billion a year.
In his public outbursts during the alleged fiscal cliff negotiations, Obama has suggested that talks over federal spending cuts come later after his immediate favored tax increases.
Obama has frozen the inflated federal salaries into next spring, while the Republican platform in this fall's campaign called for a 10% reduction in the federal labor force through attrition. The reelected Obama seems unlikely to go along with that idea.
Congressional Republicans have also called for firing the thousands of federal employees who are behind in their income taxes but still somehow remain on the public payroll.
The latest IRS report said, for instance, that 36 of Obama's White House aides had $833,000 in unpaid back taxes.
According to Rasmussen, two out of three Americans are sure that company employees work harder than their lazy lay-about government counterparts. Only five percent think it's the other way around; they may belong to street repair crews (see photo above).
Even a plurality (48%) of government employees admit their private industry counterparts do work harder.
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I established a partnership with David Vollette of Clayview Labradors over ten years ago. David and I have the same "vision" for our kennel of dogs and share the same philosophy in what we want our Labradors to represent. Our partnership has worked well over the years as we have attained our goals in the show ring, as well as striving to produce a quality Labrador for pet ownership.
Both David and I share the responsibility of care for our dogs. Most of our dogs reside with me here at Leather Lead Farm; however, David does have a small brood residing at his kennel in St Louis, Missouri. To continue to build on our kennel type, David and I take several trips to Europe to integrate new bloodlines. Our kennel is comprised of a number of stud dogs, which is unusual for most kennels, however, David and I prefer the male Labrador. We produce about 5 litters per year and ensure our breeding stock is healthy by having their eyes cleared annually and their joints certified through OFA.


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Amman, JordanFlorence Kiplagat did what many undoubtedly felt like doing when she won the senior women's race here, she fainted.
Presumably, it was the grueling run up the punishing hill to the finish which did her in. That was the expected change of elevation and many competitors finished rubber-legged and light-headed this day. Or maybe it was the unexpected change of elevation from second to first as Kiplagat closed down her teammate Linet Masai up the climb to claim the gold medal and the honour of leading Kenya to the team gold medal as well.
For much of the race Masai, fourth in last year's Olympic 10,000 metres final, had looked the winner. At times she led by 50 metres. Then, the battle for what seemed likely to be second place between Kiplagat, Ethiopia's Meselech Melkamu and Gelete Burka and Kenya's Linet Chepkurui closed the gap. Ultimately, it brought Kiplagat close enough to pull off the win.
She deserved to faint, but as the winner of the Kenyan trials and of major permit races in Elgoibar and Seville, perhaps it was no real shock.
Masai took her defeat with surprising equanimity, the blow softened by the team connection. "I thought I was winning,'' she said of her effort, "then Florence won. As long as it was another Kenyan it's OK."
Once Kiplagat had recovered, she said she was proud to be the first Kenyan senior women's winner since Helen Chepngeno in 1994.
''I would like to thank God," she said. "Kenya has not won since 1994. We are determined to perform at the same level as Kenyan men."
There were more changes than first and second over the final loop of the Bisharat Golf Club circuit. A seemingly close battle for the team trophy evaporated with the Kenyan one-two, Chepkurui taking fourth and Anne Karindi Mwangi seventh. For Ethiopia, Melkamu led the way with her third long-course bronze medal (plus one of the same colour in the short-course in 2006), with Ethiopian trial winner Wude Ayalew fifth and Gelete Burka, who was sporting a compression bandage on her calf shortly after the race, eighth.
Kenya's team gold was its first since 2001 and broke a string of seven straight by Ethiopia. Melkamu said the absence of three-time long-course champion Tirunesh Dibaba went a long way to explaining the team result.
"Tirunesh's absence hurt us and we knew we would have a difficult time. It was an extremely difficult race, the course, the weather, everything!"
Indeed it was. The first half of the race was dominated by New Zealand's Kim Smith who seemed determined to replicate the Kiwi triumphs of Rabat in 1975 when the men won the team's race and the women were second.
The determined Smith forced the pace through the first two laps but fell away when Masai took off, eventually finishing a still-creditable 13th, the first non-African finisher. Portugal's Ana Felix (15th) and Sara Moreira (16th) took the minor medals in the non-African individual race and Portugal took the real bronze medal in the team's race.
Australia's Lisa Jane Weightman was 17th and Britain's Stephanie Twell, who lurked at the back of the lead pack for the first half, finished 38th. Of other pre-race contenders, Hilda Kibet of the Netherlands was sixth, World 1500m champion Maryam Yusuf Jamal ninth and Smith, as noted, 13th.
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A sum of US$280,000 in prize money is being paid by the IAAF for the two senior races in Amman.**
A US$30,000 prize is available for each individual winner of the men's and women's senior races with money filtering down to 6th position where the reward is US$3000 per athlete. In total US$140,000 is on offer as individual prizes.
In terms of the team contest in both senior events, there is another prize pool of US$140,000. This is distributed with US$20,000 going to the first team home in each race, descending to 6th place where the pay out is US$4000.
Prize Money in US$ – senior men's and women's races only
1st – 30,000
2nd – 15,000
3rd – 10,000
4th – 7000
5th – 5000
6th – 3000
1st – 20,000
2nd – 16,000
3rd – 12,000
4th – 10,000
5th – 8000
6th – 4000
** There is no prize money paid for the two junior races.
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Perhaps. It depends on which version of TLS library is being used.
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Hello. I'm a C++ newbie. And i'm going to buy a book.
I was just wondering, what book should i get?
Hello. I'm a C++ newbie. And i'm going to buy a book.
I was just wondering, what book should i get?
i dont know exactly what type of books you need (basic,advanced) anyhow i suggest you to study
Programming and Problem Solving in C++ by Nell Dale
C++ Programming by Dietel and Dietel
C++ The complete Reference
Two men looked out from Prison Bars,One saw the mud,the other saw stars.
Im thinking of learning the basics. and then move on to the advanced stuff.
And thanks for replying..
Any other suggestions??
Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days.
Don't be put off by the 'in 21 Days' aspect of the title. It's some 850 pages and covers a lot of stuff in a way that a newbie can follow.
I have 2 books by deitel one , version 1994, the other 98.
i dont like the 98. it bothers my eyes because its too shiny, and uses too much red color. but 94 is slimmer and uses mellw blue.
i prefer reading that . is there a major difference between
the two edition?where there tons of stuff added to c++
implementation language after 94?
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It was around then that exceptions,templates,advanced templating (specialisation etc), RTTI, and the STL were introduced.Id say that was quite a radical change to c++. Before that c++ was more like C with bells on!where there tons of stuff added to c++
implementation language after 94?
Free the weed!! Class B to class C is not good enough!!
And the FAQ is here :- http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/smartfaq.cgi
The author is Jesse Liberty.
Good self-study style. Examples, questions (with answers), exercises (with solutions).
It also makes a handy reference book. I have several other books, but I usually look in "21 Days" first. If the answer is in there, it will be easy to find and easy to understand.
An excellent book is Object-Oriented Programming in C++ (4th Edition) -- by Robert Lafore, Waite Group. Teaches C++ very thoroughly, is easy to read, and is great for learning object oriented concepts on top of the language.
yes i agree with pjyelton. ALso check this site out for books
C++ Rules!!!!
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Enterprise
I keep hearing mixed things about C++ How to Program by Deitel and Deitel. I've read an earlier edition of it (2nd?) and I thought it was excellent - easy to understand, VERY thorough, and terrific exercises. I was going to buy the latest edition, but after reading some other people's opinions on that edition, now I'm not so sure... any other opinions on this book?


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Mykonos has a winning combination of magnificent beaches and picturesque white-washed villages, and is home to some iconic archaeological treasures. Alongside all this there is an incredible array of things to do – great nightlife, a charming culture and a big selection of water sports.
Belted with spectacular beaches, you will find that a lot of the best things to do in Mykonos take place around the coastline. Exciting water sports like snorkelling and diving, brilliant beachfront bars, and plenty of hidden coves and beaches impatient to be explored. This is accompanied by a rich culture and ancient heritage, which is hard to resist. The awe-inspiring Delos, an island just west of Mykonos, will have you reaching through history to classical Greece. Mykonos is also a big party island, often likened to Ibiza or St. Tropez, so expect celebs galore in the summer months.
If you are looking for some diverse shopping arrangements, then look no further. Mykonos has many folklore shops selling copies of ancient Cycladic arts and crafts. Fashionistas should head to Matogianni Street, a hotspot for big name brands and boutiques alike. But if you are looking for traditional Greek fare, then pick up oils, cakes, sweets and pastries at the local markets of Mykonos Town.
Sightseeing in Mykonos starts in the old town, with the beautiful whitewashed streets providing an unforgettable backdrop. The Church of Paraportiani is one of the most photographed in the world. Travel back in time at the Folklore Museum to ancient Greece. One place to visit for myth and history is the nearby island of Delos, an important archaeological site, only a short boat ride away.
Fokos Taverna is a hidden gem serving traditional Greek cuisine alongside a great atmosphere. At Platis Gialos beach you can swim, relax and then dine at Avli tou Thodori for great food. For superb seafood, head over to the Fisherman Taverna, or for simple but flavoursome dishes try Ithaki Restaurant. Don't forget to sample the wonderful local cheese, Kopanisti Mykonou.
The nightlife in Mykonos is world-famous and it is easy to see why. Live music, beach parties, and renowned clubs make for an unforgettable time. Skandinavian Disco is the top spot in Mykonos Town, an open air club with a huge pool. Everyday there are beach parties at Paraga, Paradise and Super Paradise beaches, until the small hours. La Notte in Mykonos Town is where the hip crowd hang out, drinking classic cocktails.
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Istanbul's Northwest Quarter
One of the least visited but most fascinating areas of the old city, the northwest quarter is bounded on the west by the major thoroughfare of Fevzi Paşa Caddesi, to the north by the land walls of Theodosius, to the east by the Golden Horn, and on the south by traffic-choked Atatürk Bulvarı. Once home to a cosmopolitan population of Muslims, Christians and Jews, it's now a devoutly Muslim area, particularly in the district of Fatih, where you'll notice many women in chadors and bearded men in şalvar pants, long baggy shirts and skullcaps (dress appropriately).
The most notable sights are a former Byzantine church, now the Zeyrek Camii; two notable Ottoman mosques, the Fatih and Yavuz Selim; the magnificent Byzantine mosaics in the Fethiye Museum, the spiritual centre of the Orthodox Christian world; the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate; and the curious cast-iron church of St Stephen of the Bulgars. A spiritual centre of a different order awaits a couple of kilometres up the Golden Horn from the Patriarchate, the Eyüp area, sacred to Muslims worldwide as it boasts the tomb of Eyüp Ensari, standard-bearer of the Prophet Mohammed.
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Letter, M. W. Delahay to Genl. C. Robinson, Col. J. H. Lane & Others
Author: Delahay, Mark W.
Date: February 16, 1856
From Washington, D.C., on February 16, 1856, Mark Delahay, the Free State Party's would be representative to the 34th Congress, wrote to his free state colleagues regarding President Franklin Pierce's directive to Governor Wilson Shannon. The latter was "to arrest and punish all who may take part in the making and putting inforce any law in oposition to the Territorial laws now upon the Statute Book." Delahay warned against "the organization of an independent State Government" and wrote "we are upon the brink of a crisis of serious import." (See D.W. Wilder, Annals of Kansas, 109-110.)
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Charles & Sara Robinson Collection, #488, Box 1, Folder 2
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Keywords: Delahay, Mark W.; Free State Party; Free state government; Free state movement (see also Topeka Movement); Kansas Territory. Legislature; Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866; Pierce administration; Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869; Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864; Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894; Shannon, Wilson, 1802-1877; Topeka Movement (see also Free state movement); United States. Congress; Washington, D.C.
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Forget New York or London: Copenhagen-based designer Henrik Vibskov is heading to his oil-rich neighbor Norway for his first store outside Denmark. Opening on Aug. 1 in Oslo's former post office building, the 1,500-square-foot space will offer Vibskov's men's and women's collections, as well as other designers, including Bernhard Willhelm, Bless and Raf Simons. Vibskov, famed for his printed scarves, plans to open 10 stores in world capitals in the long term.
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You may curse the humidity when running on a hot Summer day, but during the Winter, you're probably wishing for it back. Dry, cracked skin can be a painful effect of exercising in cold weather, so in addition to moisturizing with your favorite lotion or oil, here are some things to do before hitting the hay that will offer relief.
- Have a snack: If you crave a little something before bed, then reach for a snack that offers health benefits for your skin. Vitamin A-rich carrots or a mashed baked sweet potato will help to soothe your dry, flaky skin. Or get your dose of omega-3s and vitamin E with a handful of walnuts or some slices of avocado, nutrients that help your skin retain its natural moisture.
- Fill up your humidifier: This isn't just for relieving cold and flu congestion. Adding humidity to the air will also help restore moisture to skin. Choose a cool-mist humidifier like this one from Crane ($50). Cool mist is safer than warm mist if you have kids or pets, and it also helps prevent mold from forming on your windowsills.
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We've heard many, many stories of "feats of daring" on the Grand Staircase (which of course we can't recommend!) Nonetheless, thanks to Alexa/Tana Taylor for this great photo (c. 2001). Love how it captures the rosy glow of the balusters.
The Grand Staircase at Eastern Oregon University was designed by Oregon architect John Bennes and completed in 1929. Sadly, it has deteriorated over the decades and was closed to public use in 2004.
In 2015, the Grand Staircase was added to Restore Oregon's Most Endangered Places List. In November of that year it was determined that the staircase was too far deteriorated for restoration to be a viable option, however efforts are underway to fund reconstruction.
We believe that the Grand Staircase has great potential as a cultural heritage tourism attraction and, as a result, could help boost the economy of La Grande and eastern Oregon. Even now, deteriorating and no longer opened to the public, it is an architectural treasure worth seeing. Reconstructed it could offer even more.
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If you're looking to fill the role of an A-grade "cracker motherfucker," to use the parlance of Martin McDonagh, then Christopher Walken is your go-to guy. Imagine the actor's hidden-wristwatch tale from "Pulp Fiction" bulked up into a freestanding narrative and you have an approximate idea of "A Behanding in Spokane," a piece of virtuoso storytelling fashioned out of a slim anecdote. There's no broader theme, no veiled subtext and no underlying allegory. The playwright makes no pretense of doing anything beyond spinning a good yarn. Entertaining as it is, however, the black comedy remains insubstantial.
While there are a lot of laughs and style to burn in both John Crowley's production and McDonagh's new play, the deluxe treatment ultimately shines a brighter spotlight right through the skeletal material. In the Irish playwright's first work set in the U.S., there's a nod to the futile quest for justice and retribution in "this sad, decaying nation." But a nod is all it is.
Framed by a distressed proscenium, Scott Pask's design whips back a soiled curtain to reveal a seedy hotel room that appears to have leapt from the imagination of William Burroughs. And Brian MacDevitt's lighting douses the scene in a jaundiced glow that makes it the perfect window for Walken's clammy-cool performance.
The actor is caricaturing himself, but his enjoyment in doing so is contagious. Walken draws on a seemingly endless repertoire of ways to express contempt, disgust, menace and malevolent boredom while playing Carmichael, a straggly-haired sociopath who has spent 47 years searching for his severed hand. From the moment we first see him, unperturbed and unsmiling as he pulls a gun from his rumpled black hangman's coat and proceeds to deal with the gagged figure rattling around in the hotel closet, the audience eats it up.
With a lifetime of grievances behind him, Carmichael doesn't take kindly to being scammed. So he's not inclined to go easy on Toby (Anthony Mackie) and Marilyn (Zoe Kazan), the hapless weed dealers who tried to collect a reward by passing off a hand pilfered from a museum display as his missing appendage. The fact that the bogus body part came from a black person only adds to racist Carmichael's cold fury.
The couple gets little help from hotel desk clerk Mervyn (Sam Rockwell), too dangerously stupid to have much concern for his own safety, let alone theirs. His history of being ripped off by Toby makes Mervyn delight in the guy's discomfort as he sits cuffed to a radiator pipe, soaked in petrol and awaiting the return of the still-handless executioner.
In a script stuffed with profane verbal pyrotechnics and flagrant political incorrectness, McDonagh gets major comic mileage out of pea-brain Marilyn's umbrage over the offensive terminology Carmichael employs while threatening their lives. But aside from an inspired bit of physical comedy when she shimmies up the wall, Kazan is the weakest link. Not given much assistance by the playwright, she enters in shrill high-anxiety mode and has nowhere to go.
While none of the characters has an arc to play, Walken's best backup comes from Mackie, who puts a motormouth comic's spin on a role originally rumored for Chris Rock. Toby is the one character believably terrified of Carmichael, even more so after he mishandles a phone call from the latter's mom. His fear raises the stakes, and Carmichael's mother issues take the already absurdist tale on an amusing, off-kilter tangent in one of Walken's more deranged arias.
The always likable Rockwell does doofus shtick we've seen from him before. He gets lumbered with an extraneous monologue early on that feels like padding in such an undernourished frame. It sucks the tension out of the action, and the short play takes its time rebuilding steam.
While McDonagh's previous stage works reportedly were written in a sustained burst of early-career productivity, "Spokane" was penned following completion of his 2008 feature debut as writer-director, "In Bruges." It feels here as if the playwright is catering to his fans' expectations — the gruesome flourishes and blithe violence, the lacerating dialogue and savage humor, the maniacal characters and explosive confrontations — but in sketch form rather than a full-bodied play. All the same, many will be delighted with what he serves up.
McDonagh has never made any great claim of thematic weight, and even his quasi-political plays, "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" and "The Pillowman," are stronger on narrative meat than message. Which ain't no crime. But especially coming after last season's brilliant revival of "The Cripple of Inishmaan," with its balance of searing poignancy and cruelty, the grubby razzle-dazzle of this funny throwaway feels a tad lazy.


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Title 42: Public Health
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9615; 42 U.S.C. 6939a(c).
Source: 55 FR 5138, Feb. 13, 1990, unless otherwise noted.
The provisions of this part set forth the policies and procedures of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) with respect to its conduct of health assessments and health effects studies under section 104(i) of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and section 3019 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. These provisions apply to ATSDR, as well as its contractors, agents, and those carrying out health assessments and health effects studies pursuant to agreements with ATSDR, such as other Federal agencies and States.
Administrator means the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry or designee.
ATSDR means the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
CERCLA means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., Pub. L. 96-520), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-499).
EPA means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Facility is defined in 42 U.S.C. 9601(9).
Hazardous substance is defined in 42 U.S.C. 9601(14). In addition, the term includes any pollutant or contaminant which the Administrator determines is appropriate for the purposes of carrying out his or her responsibilities under CERCLA.
Health assessment means the evaluation of data and information on the release of hazardous substances into the environment in order to assess any current or future impact on public health, develop health advisories or other recommendations, and identify studies or actions needed to evaluate and mitigate or prevent human health effects.
Health effects study means research, investigation, or study performed by ATSDR or other parties pursuant to an agreement with ATSDR to evaluate the health effects of exposure to hazardous substances at specific sites. This term includes, but is not limited to, epidemiological studies, exposure and disease registries, and health surveillance programs. This term does not include health assessments.
Owner or operator is defined in 42 U.S.C. 9601(20).
Peer review means review for scientific quality by a panel consisting of no less than three nor more than seven members, who shall be disinterested scientific experts selected by the Administrator of ATSDR on the basis of their reputation for scientific objectivity and the lack of institutional ties with any person involved in the conduct of the study or research under review.
Person means an individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint venture, commercial entity, United States Government, State, municipality, commission, political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, or any interstate body.
Pollutant or contaminant is defined in 42 U.S.C. 9601(33).
Public health advisory is a statement by ATSDR containing a finding that a release poses a significant risk to human health and recommending measures to be taken to reduce exposure and eliminate or substantially mitigate the significant risk to human health.
Release is defined in 42 U.S.C. 9601(22).
(a) ATSDR will accept requests to perform health assessments for a particular facility or release from any person or group of persons.
(b) All requests to ATSDR to perform health assessments should be addressed to: Assistant Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30333.
(a) Each request for a health assessment shall contain:
(1) The name, address (including zip code), and telephone number of the requestor;
(2) The organization or group the requestor represents, if any;
(3) The name, location, and description of the facility or release of concern;
(4) A statement providing information that individuals have been exposed to a hazardous substance and that the probable source is a release, or sufficient information to allow the Administrator to make such a finding;
(5) A statement requesting ATSDR to perform a health assessment.
(b) At his or her discretion, consistent with the requirements of CERCLA, the Administrator may decide not to require the preceding information be submitted with a request for a health assessment.
(c) Each request for a health assessment should include, where possible:
(1) Any other information pertaining to the facility or release, such as the nature and amount of the hazardous substances of concern or the identities of parties believed to be potentially responsible for the release;
(2) Potential pathways for human exposure, including a description of the media contaminated (e.g. soil, groundwater, air, etc.);
(3) The demographic nature and proximity of the potentially affected human population; and
(4) Other Federal, State, or local governmental agencies which were notified or that investigated the facility or release.
(d) This data collection has been reviewed and approved by OMB in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned the control number 0920-0204.
(a) Upon receipt of a request for a health assessment submitted under this part, ATSDR will determine, in its discretion, whether or not there is a reasonable basis to justify conducting a health assessment. ATSDR will base this determination on, among other factors:
(1) Whether individuals have been exposed to a hazardous substance, for which the probable source of such exposure is a release;
(2) The location, concentration, and toxicity of the hazardous substances;
(3) The potential for further human exposure;
(4) The recommendations of other governmental agencies; and
(5) The ATSDR resources available and other ATSDR priorities, such as its responsibilities to conduct other health assessments and health effects studies.
(b) Where appropriate, ATSDR will request information from other Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, as well as other persons, pertaining to a facility or release which is the subject of a request from the public to ATSDR to conduct a health assessment.
(c) The requestor will be notified in writing of ATSDR's determination that either a health assessment will be performed, a health assessment will not be performed, or that further information concerning the facility or release is required before a decision can be made whether a health assessment will be performed.
(d) If a health assessment is not initiated in response to a request from the public, ATSDR shall provide a written explanation to the requestor of why a health assessment is not appropriate.
(a) Following a determination by ATSDR to conduct a health assessment in response to a request from the public, ATSDR shall notify in writing, at a minimum, the following parties of its intent to perform a health assessment:
(1) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) The appropriate State government environmental agency;
(3) The appropriate State and local health departments;
(4) The requestor;
(5) The owner or operator of the facility of concern, if their identity is readily available to ATSDR.
In addition, ATSDR will notify, in writing or by telephone, other potentially responsible parties, if their identity is readily available to ATSDR.
(b) At its discretion, ATSDR may notify any other persons which it feels may be affected by the release or have information pertaining to the release.
(a) ATSDR may decide, in its discretion, based upon the results of a health assessment or other available information, to conduct a health effects study for a particular site or sites. Such a decision may, in appropriate circumstances, be made prior to the completion of a health assessment for a site or sites. When deciding whether to conduct a health effects study, ATSDR will consider such factors as the results and recommendations of a health assessment for the site or sites and the need for additional information to determine whether individuals have been exposed to hazardous substances, the degree to which such exposure has occurred, and any possible health effects resulting from such exposure.
(b) Should ATSDR decide, in its discretion, to conduct a health effect study, it will notify the parties as specified in §90.6.
(a) Any interested person or persons may submit data or information to ATSDR for it to consider in its conduct of a health assessment or a health effects study. In performing a health assessment or a health effects study, ATSDR will consider data and information it has independently generated or received from other parties, such as EPA, other Federal agencies, State and local governmental agencies, businesses, citizen organizations, and community groups.
(b) ATSDR may determine it is necessary to conduct a site visit in connection with a health assessment or health effects study. The ATSDR representative may allow the participation of any person in the site visit which he or she, at his or her discretion, determines will aid in the conduct of the health assessment or health effects study.
(c) In the event that the information necessary to perform a health assessment or health effects study is not readily available from other sources, ATSDR may arrange for sampling or additional data gathering at a facility or release for the limited purpose of determining the existence of current or potential health problems.
ATSDR may issue a public health advisory based on the findings of a health assessment, health effects, study, or other ATSDR involvement.
Following internal review by ATSDR and external peer review of a draft final report of the results of a health effects study, ATSDR will publish a notice that the draft final report is available for public review and comment. At a minimum, the notice shall be published in at least one newspaper of general distribution in the local where the site is located. The notice shall describe how copies of the draft final report of the health effects study can be obtained and set a reasonable time period for interested persons to submit comments concerning the study. ATSDR may, at its discretion, respond in writing to comments it receives.
(a) ATSDR shall provide a report of the results of a health assessment or health effects study to EPA, the appropriate State and local governmental agencies, any person requesting ATSDR to conduct the health assessment, and parties potentially responsible for the release, if their identity is readily available to ATSDR. In addition, such reports shall be available to the general public upon request.
(b) In the event that ATSDR or its representatives conduct medical examinations of individuals in the course of a health effects study and the examination reveals a positive significant medical finding, the individual, and a physician if designated by the individual, will be promptly notified of that significant medical finding by ATSDR.
(c) A summary of the findings of all medical examinations for each individual will be sent by ATSDR to that individual.
(d) All studies and results of research conducted under this part (other than health assessments) shall be reported or adopted only after appropriate peer review.
(a) ATSDR shall consider any medical information in individually identifiable form to be confidential information and shall release such information only in accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or other applicable Federal law.
(b) As provided under section 104(e)(7) of CERCLA, any records, reports, or information obtained from any person under this section shall be available to the public, except that upon a showing satisfactory to ATSDR by any person that records, reports, or information, or particular part thereof (other than health or safety effects data), to which any officer, employee, or representative of ATSDR has access under this part if made public would divulge information entitled to protection under the Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. 1905), such information or particular portion thereof shall be considered confidential in accordance with the purposes of that section, except that such record, report, document, or information may be disclosed to other officers, employees, or authorized representatives of the United States concerned with carrying out statutorily mandated duties.
(c) In submitting data to ATSDR, a person may designate the data which such person believes is entitled to protection under paragraph (b) of this section and submit such designated data separately from other data submitted under this part. A designation under this paragraph shall be made in writing to the Administrator. However, should ATSDR at any time question such designation, not less than 15 days notice to the person sumitting the information shall be given of the intention to remove such trade secret designation from such information. The person may submit a request to the Administrator to reconsider this intention and may provide additional information in support of the trade secret designation. The Administrator shall notify the person in writing of the decision which will become effective no sooner than 15 days after the date of such notice.
(a) ATSDR shall maintain a record of all health assessments and health effects studies. The Administrator shall, at his or her discretion, determine the contents of the record. At a minimum, the record shall include:
(1) The final ATSDR report of the health assessment or health effects study;
(2) Nonconfidential data and other information upon which that report is based or which was considered by ATSDR;
(3) Nonconfidential data or other information submitted by interested persons pertaining to the health assessment or health effects study;
(4) The protocol for the health effects study;
(5) A list of the individuals responsible for external peer review of the report of a health effects study, their comments, and ATSDR's response to the comments; and
(6) For health effects study, the notice announcing the availability of a draft final report for public review and comment, all comments received in response to the notice, and any responses to the comments by ATSDR.
(b) The record may contain a confidential portion which shall include all information determined to be confidential by the Administrator under this part.
(c) The Administrator may determine other documents are appropriate for inclusion in the record for health assessments or health effects studies.
(d) Predecisional documents, including draft documents, are not documents upon which ATSDR bases its conclusions in health assessments or health effects studies, and are not usually included in the record for health assessments or health effects studies.
(e) The record for ATSDR health assessments and health effects studies will be available for review, upon prior request, at ATSDR headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
(f) Nothing in this section is intended to imply that ATSDR's decisions to conduct health assessments or health effects studies, or the reports of health assessments or health effects studies, are subject to judicial review.
(a) During all phases of ATSDR health assessments and health effects studies, documentation shall be completed and maintained to form the basis for cost recovery, as specified in section 107 of CERCLA.
(b) Where appropriate, the information and reports compiled by ATSDR pertaining to costs shall be forwarded to the appropriate EPA regional office for cost recovery purposes.


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Speaking on CNN's Crossfire last night, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich argued that a hotter planet may be just fine — because dinosaurs and perpetual Caribbean vacations.
Describing himself as an "amateur paleontologist," [ahem] Gingrich rhetorically asked Crossfire co-panelist Van Jones what the right temperature of the planet should be.
"Assume for a minute that we have the capacity to actually decide the planet's temperature," he said. "What kind of hubris does it take to say, 'I know exactly what this planet's temperature ought to be and I'm going to manage it to that effect?'"
Jones responded by stating he would prefer to see the Earth's temperature remain within the average that it has been for the last 10,000 years of human civilization, adding that humanity should explore alternatives to the use of carbon-based fuels.
"The problem is, if we put the foot on the accelerator with this experiment we're doing — we're the only planet that we know — and we're wrong, and we end up cooking the planet, that's a bad outcome you can't recover from," Jones said. He also pointed out that humanity did not exist in that era.
To which Gingrich responded: "The age of the dinosaurs was dramatically warmer than this is right now and it didn't cook the planet," Gingrich responded. "In fact, life was fine." He also said that Minnesotans escaping to the Caribbean during this current frigid winter shows that "slightly warmer wouldn't be a crisis."
So there you have it. Forget about superstorms, mass extinctions, rising sea levels, and the spread of tropical diseases. And let's conveniently ignore the fact that we're dealing with anthropogenic global warming — an unprecedented global phenomenon that could produce completely unpredictable and catastrophic results.
[h/t Raw Story]


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GAMES AND SPORTS:(Redirected from SAMEK AND PE.)
Playful methods of enjoying leisure moments. The ancient Hebrews practised target-shooting with arrows (I Sam. xx. 20; Job xvi. 12; Lam. iii. 12; comp. also Bacher in "R. E. J." xxvi. 63), or with slings and stones (Judges xx. 16; I Sam. xvii. 40; Zech. ix. 15). Mention is also made of lifting heavy stones (Zech. xii. 3; Jerome, ad loc.), foot-racing (Ps. xix. 6 [A. V. 5]), and jumping (Ps. xviii. 30 [A. V. 29]). As these games were intended to strengthen the body and make the participants fit for war, so guessing-games (Judges xiv. 14; I Kings x. 1-3; Josephus, "Ant." viii. 5, § 3; 6, § 5; comp. Wünsche, "Die Räthsel-weisheit bei den Hebräern," Leipsic, 1883) were intended to sharpen the intellect. See
The Mishnah, the Talmud, and the Midrash mention dice (
The increasing seriousness of the conception of life banished games and diversions, only those being permitted that stimulated thought, as riddles and questioning of Bible passages (
Other games found among the Jews at an early date are such as were played with apples, eggs, and marbles, as well as, "riemenstechen," "knight and robbers," "shilach shik," "pani roizi," "quittlach," "robber caravan," "head and eagle," "Abraham's horse," "David ha-Malech," "rime-counting," etc. (see Ulrich, "Juden in der Schweiz," pp. 140, 142). In dancing, the sexes were strictly separated (this was a rule even for the children in the street); exceptions were made only in the case of father and daughter, married couples, and brothers and sisters. Every large community, as those of Eger, Augsburg, Rothenburg, and Frankfort-on-the-Main, had its dance-house ("bet ḥatanot"), used also for weddings, the dwelling-houses being too small for such occasions. The "Totentanz" and "Dr. Faustus" are of non-Jewish origin, as probably also the "fish-dance" of the Sephardim in Sarajevo. Letter-games, in which corresponding words or phrases are found, the numerical values of the letters in each when added being equal (see GemaṬria), are as old as Old Testament times. Thus "baruk Mordekai" = "arur Haman" = 502. In another game one child cites a verse, and the next child recites a second one that begins with the letter with which the first verse closed. In the "samek and pe" game, one child chooses samek and the other pe ; a copy of the Pentateuch is then opened, and according as there are more sameks or pes on the page the child who has so chosen wins. In the "Moshe" game, one chooses a right-hand page and the other a left-hand page of a Ḥumash; whoever is the first to find the letters "mem, shin, he" in this sequence among the four end letters of a page wins. As children were not allowed to be punished in the period between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Ab, they took full advantage of this opportunity to mock the teacher; hence the "rabbi game."
The Jews became acquainted with cards in the fifteenth century. Leon da Modena was ruined by them. It was a Jewess who wrote the most pointed pamphlet against cards, and the gemaṭria "cards = 259 = Satan" was intended to warn against them. Many vowed never to touch cards again, or at least to play only for harmless stakes. One Jew was even willing to have his hand cut off as punishment. Finally, the communities, as at Hamburg, Forli, and Bologna, took up the matter in their "taḳḳanot" (statutes). Nevertheless cards were allowed at Christmas, Purim, Ḥol ha-Moed, Sukkot, on the eve of Ḥanukkah, and in the lying-in room.
- I. L. Saalschütz, Archäologie der Hebräer;
- W. M. L. de Wette, Lehrbuch der Hebräisch-Jüdischen Archäologie;
- Zunz, Z. G.;
- Berliner, Aus dem Inneren Leben der Juden im Mittelalter;
- Löw, Lebensalter in der Jüdischen Literatur;
- Güdemann, Gesch. des Erziehungswesens und der Cultur der Abendländischen Juden;
- Abrahams, Jewish Life in the Middle Ages, Index.


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Trade Elasticities in the Middle East and Central Asia : What is the Role of Oil? »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2008/216
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Andreas Billmeier , and Dalia Hakura
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451870749.001
Keywords: trade elasticities, current account adjustment, export prices, exporting countries, export volume, oil exports, oil exporters,
The analysis in this paper suggests that import and export volume elasticities are markedly lower in oil-exporting Middle East and Central Asian countries than in non-oil countries in the region. A key implication...


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Don't miss Chuck's 18th appearance in the 23rd annual American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe. The fan favorite will show off his infamous stop-and-go swing in the must-see celebrity golf tournament along with 77 superstar athletes, entertainers and politicians.
After finishing at the bottom of the heap for five straight years, Barkley beat out Jay DeMarcus and Jimmer Fredette in 2011. Tune in to NBC Sports on Friday, July 20 to see if Barkley will continue to improve on his record and make Hank Haney proud when he tees off in the first round from 4-7 PM ET.
For news and updates visit the official tournament Web site at www.tahoecelebritygolf.com. Check back here for exclusive highlights from Tahoe.


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AMIR KHAN insists he has no thoughts of retiring following his defeat by Danny Garcia and promised to come back "a lot better and a lot stronger".
Khan suffered a devastating second successive defeat in Las Vegas this weekend after being knocked down three times by American Garcia en route to a fourth-round stoppage in their WBA and WBC light-welterweight unification fight.
In the wake of that loss Carl Froch, the current IBF super-middleweight champion, suggested Khan should consider hanging up his gloves, but the 25-year-old Bolton boxer insists he is far from finished and hit back at Froch.
"Carl's always got his little things to say, I think I'll leave it at that really. I'm a young fighter, I'm 25, I'm not talking about retiring, I'm still young and I've got a lot in me," said Khan, who now has a 26-3 record with 18 early wins and two stoppage defeats.
"If he wants to retire, he can retire, he's talking about retiring. I'm in a tougher division. I'm fighting better opposition and I'm a bigger name than him, and I think that's what burns him really.
"People are going to say things after this fight, people said things after the (Breidis) Prescott fight (which he lost in 2008), and see how I came back after that. I'll come back stronger, I'm still young, I'm still hungry and I'll come back a lot better and a lot stronger."
Looking to the future Khan, who is looking for a rematch with Garcia, confirmed he will continue at light-welterweight, saying: "We've just got to go back to the drawing board, sit down with the team and see where we go from there.
"I'm going to give my body a little bit of a break now, spend some time with my family. There are a lot of options out there for me and it's about picking the right ones.
"The next fight will be in England, I hope. I'm going to relax for a week, not even think about boxing for a week or so, and then I'm going to leave it for my team to do a great job."
But Khan's chances of a rematch with Garcia appear slim after the latter's father and trainer Angel said: "He (Khan) disrespected Danny when he took him as an opponent. He thought he was a pushover. We're not giving him a rematch."


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