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Rollins Pass supporters at impasse with Boulder County
After gaining no ground with Boulder County, commissioners in Grand and Gilpin counties are looking higher for a resolution on Rollins Pass.
The historic mountain pass links Grand to Gilpin, with a few sections winding through Boulder County. After a 1990 injury and lawsuit at Needles Eye Tunnel, located in the Boulder County portion of the road, officials there sealed off the tunnel and halted vehicular traffic from traveling its extent. When the counties came together to negotiate forming the James Peak Wilderness and Protection area, Grand County commissioners agreed to contribute 16,000 acres and Gilpin commissioners agreed to contribute 9,389 acres with the understanding that Rollins Pass Road, called Corona Pass locally, would be set aside, repaired and re-opened to vehicular traffic. Only 189 acres in Boulder County went to the wilderness.
Despite numerous efforts from history buffs and officials in Grand and Gilipin counties, Boulder County has done little to re-open its portion of the road. Now, Grand County commissioners are reaching out to officials on the federal level instead.
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"The feds, (Sen.) Mark Udall's office and the Department of Interior haven't kept up their end of the bargain, which was if they get the wilderness area, we get the road open," Grand County Commissioner Merrit Linke said. "Any time future wilderness areas are considered, people aren't going to buy it. They'll say, 'you didn't keep up your end of the bargain in Grand County, so why should we trust you?'"
Sen. Udall introduced the bill for the James Peak Wilderness Protection Act when he served in the House of Representatives in 2001. Grand County officials repeatedly expressed their opposition, but ultimately gave their reluctant support when Rollins Pass was set aside. The James Peak Wilderness and Protection Act of 2002 also mandates the Secretary of the Interior to "provide technical assistance and otherwise cooperate" should "one or more" of Grand, Gilpin and Boulder counties wish to repair and re-open the road to two-wheel drive traffic.
"The Secretary of Interior is supposed to assist us in re-opening the road," Linke said. "Boulder County is correct in that it doesn't obligate them to help open it, but it doesn't authorize them to close it, either."
But at the federal level, Grand County commissioners' efforts may be paying off.
Commissioner James Newberry has reached out to representatives at Sen. Udall's office, and will meet with them at the end of the month to discuss the road blockade. According to Newberry, the conversation will be with representatives from the three counties and Udall's office, and will look to find solutions on how to move forward. Newberry said he hopes for the meeting to take place by the end of the month.
"There are pretty sound disagreements we have right now with Boulder, and we don't know what position the Udall camp is going to take on that," he said. "We're very interested in getting this conversation going."
According to Mike Saccone with Sen. Udall's office, the plan is to have a series of meetings on the issue, although he noted it was too early to provide any details.
"Sen. Udall has monitored this situation for years," Saccone said.
Grand and Gilpin county commissioners are also exploring new strategies to get around Boulder's political obstruction. Specifically, they're trying to get the U.S. Forest Service to take ownership of Rollins Pass Road.
"We're trying to understand who owns the right-of-way on the road, who's jurisdiction it's under, and in Grand County, it is a Forest Service road," Newberry said. "They have all the rights on that road … so we don't understand how a county can then shut the road down."
Commissioners Linke and Newberry said they might also try to solicit help from Gov. John Hickenlooper's office and the Department of Local Affairs if it can help them gain momentum on the issue, although the governor has not taken a position on the road. Still, reaching out to federal and state officials now seems a more assured path toward reconciliation than trying to work across counties.
At a crossroads
Most recently, Grand and Gilpin commissioners sent a letter addressing Boulder officials' concerns over liability, environmental preservation and maintenance costs. They then traveled to Boulder County last February, speaking to Boulder commissioners during a public hearing about the need of re-opening the pass. A week later, they sent a letter to Boulder commissioners asking for a response. "Grand County remains optimistic with regard to you joining in with us and Gilpin County in the re-opening of Rollins Pass Road," the letter said. "What is your official position on re-opening Rollins Pass? If you do not have a position now, when?"
To date, neither Grand nor Gilpin counties have received a response.
"Zero. Nothing," Linke said. "They absolutely didn't respond to our letter, they didn't respond to our potential solutions, we've heard nothing."
Sky-Hi attempted to contact Boulder County's commissioners to find out why they haven't communicated with officials in Grand or Gilpin counties.
"They do not have a position at this point and have not responded to the letter from Grand County Commissioners yet, as no formal discussion has taken place," said Gabi Boerkircher, a representative with the Boulder County Commissioners' Office.
With new strategies in mind and piqued interest on the federal level, Grand County commissioners said they're now feeling optimistic.
"I think that we are further along than we ever have been, we're finally getting through the issues," Newberry said. "We're trying to open a historic route, and in our mind, there's a lot of benefit to having something like that in our county. Hopefully we can get everyone on the same page and push this forward, just like the legislation said it's supposed to do."
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sureshot275, on 31 July 2015 - 05:16 PM, said:
This. I would add to what was said above as well - one TOG II is a target. Two of them platooned is a 3,000 HP wave of destruction.
Only get a TOG II if you have a platoon mate with a TOG II.
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sureshot275, on 31 July 2015 - 05:16 PM, said:
This. I would add to what was said above as well - one TOG II is a target. Two of them platooned is a 3,000 HP wave of destruction.
Only get a TOG II if you have a platoon mate with a TOG II.
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SonnetVolta, on 04 November 2015 - 09:21 PM, said:
Actually, I think the Churchhill GC top gun is the best gun at VI - too bad about the rest of that tank :-)
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Ted_Ham, on 15 June 2015 - 03:07 PM, said:
Hello, Tankers.
I am in discernment. I would like to get the TOG II, but don't know if I should. I know it has a great gun, tons of armor, a cult following, low speed, and a fast reload time.
I want to know if it earns LOTS of credits quickly, can deflect shots considering it has the flattest side in the game, and any other facts you all wish to tell me.
I have a friend who has some Tier X tanks, potato_annihilator45, and he hates the TOG. He urges me to get the Panther M10, which he says is the best tank in the game. I know the P/M10 is a bit more expensive, but if I need to spend a bit more for a better tank, then so be it.
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Your friend was drunk when he said that. Panther M10 sucks compared to the Tog. Tog is da best!
Lephturn, on 04 November 2015 - 02:21 PM, said:
This. I would add to what was said above as well - one TOG II is a target. Two of them platooned is a 3,000 HP wave of destruction.
Only get a TOG II if you have a platoon mate with a TOG II.
Just a couple of days ago, went 10-2 in a TOG platoon with a clanmate. I was actually going for a Survivor medal at the end as I had 8 battles in a row without dying, needed 10. Won the match, but lost the run at 9 survivals. Will be doing that one again. Hilarious fun wrecking people coming for some of what they think is going to be free and easy HP.
A platoon of these are extremely strong. They are a great break from the usual grinds.
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Just Picked up the TOG with the discount and ran it platooned. Its such a stupid fun tank. the Lulz from the dpm and insane HP pool are unmatched in any of my other tanks.
The only premium I have that's more fun is the Kenny as top tier smashing noob faces.
i would tell you to either get the TOG or the IS-6 its reliable like everyone else said take avantage of the TOGs slow speed for a Wall in many Small spots so allys can hide behind your inevitable wall
In my case, the TOG is just a Moving wall with a gun on it.
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its not easy having a Tiger I but only having less then 100k credits to still HAVE the Tiger I. oh what to do
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ahredstealth, on 15 June 2015 - 12:34 PM, said:
Depends on what you refer to as fun.
It's stupidly slow. Usually by the time you get to the fight one of your team mates is dead. Rarely, you don't get to the fight because even though you've been moving at full speed the whole time the other six people on your team have just taken care of business without you.
Most of the time when the battle starts people will be "OMG TOG!" "KILL TOG" "I WANT TOG" "STICK WITH TOG" etc etc. So if you enjoy that sort of attention, then maybe you'll think it's fun.
Most of your battles you will slowly move out, try and find the enemy, locate someone who wants to peek-a-boom you to death, which you can't really do back, or charge at, and you will get in a shoot out, and once you've been spotted the Reds come in like sharks to the kill.
Of course, my experience with the TOG is solo, and I'm definitely not that skilled in the Way of the TOG. My best game in the TOG I won by not shooting.
I've heard that a platoon of them is fairly OP, and I could probably believe that... They would have a HUGE pool of HP, and a pretty amazing DPM and pen... so it would be difficult for the Reds to approach.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents.
Pretty much nails it. You don't buy TOG because it's a 'good' tank, you buy it because you enjoy crusing the battlefield in an ocean liner drawing open jawed stares, and heaps of incoming fire. It's slow, gigantic, has bad armour for the tier, but a pretty good gun. And with its HP pool, it can hold out in certain situations where other tanks can't. It makes pretty good credits for the most part. Play it enough and you'll eventually even snag a scout/patrol duty medal in it. In short, buy it for lulz and fun, not serious tanking.
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Hundreds attended a funeral service for Steven Blass, an Estherville native, Tuesday. Sgt. Blass and five crew members were killed when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed March 11 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Steven Blass began his career with the United States Army on March 13, 2006. He served in Korea and had been deployed with company B, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation to Kandahar, Afghanistan on Dec. 14, 2012. He returned to the United States soil as a fallen hero on March 13, 2013, exactly seven years from the day he left for basic training.
In his career, Sgt. Blass received numerous military honors. Brigadier Gen. Peter A. DeLuca presented a posthumous promotion to Blass to staff sergeant. He also presented posthumous medals for service in the Global War on Terror, the Afghanistan Service Medal and Bronze Star.
Steven Blass was married to Tricia Anne Stayer in Tennessee. They are parents of a 16-month-old son, Hayden.
Survivors include his parents, Randy and Carol (Erickson)?Blass of Estherville; and a brother, Matthew Blass.
At the service on Tuesday, Chaplain Maj. Mike Crawford said, "Your presence here today is a very visible and powerful tribute to a fallen service member. This is the area that brought the Army into his life."
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Akasaka Palace State Guesthouse
The closest station to the Akasaka guesthouse is Yotsuya station. Usually you can only see it from afar behind the gates, but on occasion it's possible to not only go a little bit closer but also inside.
I'd been inside the gates before on the 3rd of November last year, but was only allowed outside the front of the main building. If you make bookings in advance it is possible to be chosen to go on a tour of the rooms inside as well as viewing a limited fountain area behind the building.
Originally built as the Imperial Palace for the Crown Prince, now it is used as the official accomodation for visiting state dignitaries.
As you'd expect, security is quite high. They had set up airport style walk-through scanners. I brought my camera with my nice ultra-wide angle lens to take in the opulence of the rooms, but I was quite dismayed to soon find out that they didn't allow photos.
Why do they do this? I find out later they sell photo cards at the end of the tour. How convenient. I did manage to take a photo of the stairwell but sad to say it's not worth putting up here. If you'd like to see what you missed look here for a description of the rooms and their photos.
Tours inside are limited to 10 days a year and guests are chosen by lottery, so good luck if you get in. While it was kind of interesting to see what most people won't, you shouldn't lose too much sleep if you don't. From the first to the third of November there will be another open day. It is only outside, but pre-registration is not required.
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The body of Palestinian Bahaa Alayan has been returned to his family by the Israeli authorities, 325 days after his death at the hands of the Israeli Forces.
Bahaa, 22, became a posthumous focal point of a campaign demanding the release of slain Palestinians to their families. His family have lead the months-long struggle for burial rights, taking a legal challenge to the Israeli Supreme Court and organising demonstrations from Al-Aqsa Mosque to Ramallah.
The family were finally able to inter Bahaa at the al-Mujahidin cemetery near Jerusalem's Old City at dawn on September 1. However, Israeli police retained close control over the proceedings, with only 25 mourners allowed to attend the ceremony. Moreover, as "insurance" to prevent disorder, the family was required to make a 12,000 shekel payment to Israeli authorities.
Bahaa was shot dead on October 13 last year after boarding a bus with a male companion and killing three Israelis in a knife and gun attack. Palestinians accused of terrorist offences may only be buried in certain cemeteries selected by the police, meaning Bahaa's final resting place is outside of his home neighbourhood, Jabal al-Mukabbir.
By delaying the return of Bahaa's body on the grounds it could cause "incitement" against the state, Israel violated the Geneva Conventions, which require states to: "facilitate the return of the remains of the deceased and of personal effects to the home country upon its request, or unless that country objects, upon the request of the next of kin."
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In May, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the release of dead Palestinians to their families, but this move was soon blocked by Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, forcing Bahaa's family to take to the streets.
Mr. Alayan spoke to the Palestine Monitor at an initial demonstration in Ramallah on Wednesday June 22, saying: "We have gone to all legal lengths to get [the bodies] released, but until now we have not been successful.
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In June, Mr. Alayan was detained for several days for leading these protests, which followed the destruction of his family home in January. But as he collected his son's body at dawn, he made the V for Victory hand sign.
The bodies of twelve dead Palestinians are still in Israeli hands, stored in what the United Nations condemns as "poor and inhumane" conditions, often "disfigured… beyond recognition".
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i just couldn't sleep last night, i think all the sudden heat we've had here finally got to me
The use of jackhammers and impact hammers before 8 am in a public place should be illegal
you must live near me , they start at 7am
good friday morning RBT, you made it thru another week, thankfully we get a 3 day weekend here in the states and i plan to see star trek into darkness saturday morning, yeah beam me outta here scotty !4 Replies
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I keep hearing that. I'll be seeing it, soon.
well, i saw it and quite honestly it stunk, they could have melded the 2 realities together but they went in a totally different direction that was a bit off base for my family, i am greatly saddened by what they did with the franchise, i doubt roddenbury would be pleased
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Ya, it looks like the general ones are running 400USD now. Even scalpers will probably put early bird tickets close to that price. Maybe if they add the 2nd weekend again, you can get the early bird for those. To save cash, I can always get you two from the airport to your hotel. I wouldn't think you would need a car down here.
ah, that was great sleeping in. but I should not waste my day, or daresay, my afternoons. I'll be seeing 3 more of these.
plus, I'm getting pretty excited about the new stuff I'm getting at work in a few weeks. :D of course, no one is excited about work, except for me. I think I'll be cleaning a couple cars and the 3 motorbikes this weekend. don't care about the weather much.
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DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, September 25, 2012—ODUBLIN, Ohio, USA, September 25, 2012—OCLC has added the records of a group of more than 100 public libraries in the province of Trento, Italy, to WorldCat. This addition significantly increases the number of Italian language records in the world's largest database of items held in libraries. With their records in WorldCat, these Italian libraries' collections are more visible and accessible to people around the world interested in Italian literature, history and culture.
The 136 public libraries and branches in the province of Trento together use the Catalogo Bibliografico Trentino (CBT), their regional union catalog. The CBT holds 1.6 million records, about 1 million of which are Italian-language records, representing 3.6 million holdings. CBT has contributed 1.2 million unique records to WorldCat, and will continue to add records as the catalog is updated regularly.
It was the libraries' desire to increase visibility of their collections on the Internet, for those who start their search for information often begin through websites like Yahoo! and Google. OCLC partnerships with those and other search providers make it possible for search results to include library materials from WorldCat, the world's largest bibliographic database. From those results, online searchers can find what they need online or at a library close to them.
"We are very pleased with our presence in WorldCat," said Franco Panizza, Assessor for the Culture of the Province of Trento, which coordinates the CBT. "The richness of our collections should not remain available only to our own users. Now anyone in the world can find our collections and enjoy what we have to offer. This is not only to the benefit of the user, but also of the library, which will see its collections and services used much more broadly."
Contributing records to WorldCat also means that the libraries become members of the OCLC cooperative. As members, they can participate in OCLC's governance and have access to valuable OCLC research, which can help them plan for the future. Also, with their records in WorldCat, libraries can easily utilize other OCLC services in the future, from integrated discovery with WorldCat Local to cloud services via the OCLC WorldShare Platform.
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Hello and welcome to a new edition of DiS Does Singles. This week saw a new song from one your favourite bands, and the return of Peace. The first track is a six-minute voyage through twisted guitar licks and spoken word vocals, the other is made by The Horrors.
As fun as it is to dismiss the hype machine's latest victims in a hail of quickfire witticisms, we're fed up with this sort of thing happening. More importantly, we're all too familiar with the reasons why it occurs.
Inspired by 'So Know You Know', we endeavoured to burst the Great British hype bubble.
Remember 2004? That's because you haven't been allowed to forget it.
Since Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party and Kaiser Chiefs blew up and burnt out in rapid fire succession, we've been promised a return to the early noughties glory days. When guitar bands ruled the album charts and Alex Kapranos' fringe was a talking point of extraordinary significance. Music is cyclical, you see, so it's only a matter of time until club bangers stop clogging up the Top 40.
Almost a decade on from 'Take Me Out', '22 Grand Job' and 'Formed A Band', a similar explosion of indie disco staples seems unlikely. None of the BBC Sound of 2014 finalists were bands, while Chance The Rapper was the cover star of NME's annual new music issue this January. Since then, Jungle, Eagulls and Woman's Hour have luxuriated in a wealth of critical adulation, but struggled to achieve any mainstream recognition.
A lot of this is due to the relentless 'data-fication' of music discovery. Radio 1 is notorious for relying on Twitter followers and YouTube plays to decide what songs make the airwaves. With so many music-related publications all vying to host unique content, no one website or magazine has the influence to dictate what Great Britain should listen to. Their competing recommendations drown each other out in a blitzkrieg of frenzied enthusiasm.
No wonder Vevo is such a popular means of giving one video an advertised thumbs up over another. It cuts out the tastemakers until an act is so big that they can't be ignored. When web traffic dictates editorial policy, you'll have to cover The 1975 eventually.
So if 2004 isn't coming back, does this spell disaster for homegrown indie? Not if you happen to be a band with four or more albums to your name. In the past few months, Elbow and Bombay Bicycle Club have both claimed their first Number 1 LPs, while Metronomy and Wild Beasts have hit the Top 10 with their best-charting records yet - a feat that The Horrors seem set to match with the forthcoming Luminous. This is the R.E.M.-patented approach to building a fanbase and it strikes against Britain's longheld obsession with instant debut album success.
"It seems like bands' careers are being made steadily at the moment, like we're paving the way for headline bands rather than just hyping something to be really hot straight away," commented Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell in a recent NME cover feature.
After The Stone Roses became a unifying overnight sensation, countless bands have been signed in the hope they'll follow suit and recoup their advance in an impossibly short timeframe. This is particularly the case with major labels, who have the clout to position a band as 'the next big thing' before they have the songs to justify such a tag. All this year's indie chart heroes either started life outside the Sony-Universal-Warner triad, or weren't launched as a priority act.
For an example of what happens when you are expected to deliver big and deliver fast, look no further than Peace. In a near-identical move to The Drums and Tribes before them, they're set to release a second album just a year after their first, and have already unveiled its lead single 'World Pleasure'. Needless to say, Harry Koisser's gang of Brum-born tearaways can still be found trying to reimagine Blur's 'There's No Other Way' - this time with strings.
Given the hyperbole these bands are subjected to, it's no surprise they're treated with a degree of scepticism. After a decade of failed 'rock 'n' roll saviours', any new bands hailed with this tag can expect an equally overblown response.
"In Love is all bad all the time and Peace's fans are all cunts all the time. ALL CUNTS. ALL THE TIME," declared Neil Kulkarni in a widely shared response to the lauded debut album.
Of course, it is possible to mimic The Horrors: lay low, before signing to XL Recordings and then get Portishead's Geoff Barrow to produce your second LP. Possible… but unlikely. That's why this year's cover stars find themselves playing down their own ambitions, where a band like Brother would previously proclaim, "We want to headline Glastonbury. And we will."
This perceived need to pay your dues has very little to do with false modesty, and a lot to do with wanting to stay in a job. Better to be a part-time superstar than watch your fanbase implode after one album.
As such, countless acts are arranging interview schedules around their lunch breaks and taking annual leave to tour the UK's toilet venues. "We've always been overly cautious to make it last as long as possible," explained Los Campesinos!'s Gareth David last year. All LC!'s members are employed outside their duties as International Tweexcore representatives.
When album sales continue to decline year-on-year to new record lows, 94 million in 2013, this is the consequence. The upside of these dire financial straits is that most bands have little incentive to retread the past, and much less pressure to make a better record than their first.
As with the 80s alt-rock explosion in America, an ever-expanding chasm stands between big pop outfits and those content to revel in their single-minded squall. Between those few safe bets who are born to sell out, and the rest who are happy if they sell something. If Mumford & Sons are our generation's Mötley Crüe, then that makes Hookworms the next Hüsker Dü. We're set to have fewer chart heroes and more cult auteurs.
The glory days of 2004 aren't coming back and that's okay. Those bands barely defined three years of British music, let alone your life. What's breaking now and coming next, that's the real deal.
Also released this week
Big Deal - Catch Up (EMI) Blood Orange - You're Not Good Enough (Domino Records) Childish Gambino - Crawl (Glassnote/Island Records) Co-Pilgrim - I Know Love (Battle Worldwide Recordings) Desert Mountain Tribe - Desert Mountain Tribe EP (DMT) Drake - Started From The Bottom / The Motion (feat. Sampha) (Young Money) Editors - Sugar (PIAS Recordings) Hypnotized - Telesto (Love Thy Neighbour) Jamie Isaac - Blue Break EP (House Anxiety / Marathon Artists) Kornél Kovács - Szikra (Studio Barnhus) Raf and O - Time Machine (Telephone Records) Sons & Lovers - Lover (Killing Moon) The Luka State - 30 Minute Break (Project Records) The Orwells - The Righteous One (Canvasback/Atlantic Records) Throwing Snow - Pathfinder (Houndstooth) VEYU - The Everlasting / Running (VEYU) Wilfred Giroux - Stronger (Polkadot Recordings) Woman's Hour - Her Ghost (Secretly Canadian)
Follow our DiS Does Singles: Best of 2014 Spotify playlist for less wittering and more new music. This week we've added fresh tracks from Tune-Yards, Lykke Li and Fucked Up. They're all great, honest.
Related Reads
Interview: (Viva) Brother
Interview with The Horrors (Sept 2013)
"You can be as critical as you want, but I don't really care" - DiS meets Peace
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An overdue step toward ensuring food safety
The following editorial appeared in Saturday's Washington Post:
Last summer, cantaloupe grown at an Indiana farm triggered a 24-state outbreak of salmonella poisoning that sickened 261 people and caused three deaths. In recent days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made public the results of an inspection of the farm. Salmonella was found on conveyor belts, there was trash and standing water in the packing house, and birds were roosting above -- dropping feces on the processing line.
Until now, the basic approach of the U.S. government has been to react to such outbreaks. The Indiana case offers a powerful example of why this is flawed: With proper precautions, it could have been prevented. Two years ago Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed landmark legislation to overhaul the nation's food-safety laws, shifting toward preventing outbreaks. The Food Safety Modernization Act was approved with bipartisan support in both houses and industry backing. But it has been caught in a regulatory black hole.
Foodborne illness strikes one in six Americans each year; about 130,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 people die, according to the FDA, which regulates about 80 percent of the U.S. food supply. (The Agriculture Department oversees the rest.) In addition to the human suffering, the outbreaks add enormous burdens to our health-care system. Recalls and disruptions are costly to industry.
On Friday, the new law moved a step closer to reality with the FDA's announcement of proposed rules in two major areas: produce safety and food processing. Most Americans probably do not realize that, until now, there have not been mandatory standards for the produce they buy. The new rules will, if adopted, set standards for equipment, tools, buildings, water, soil and other sources of possible contamination. The proposed rules on processing will require the establishment of preventive controls: Facilities would have to have written plans and follow up on them.
Certainly there will be quibbles here and there, but we think this is an area appropriate for government intervention and activism. The publication of the proposed rules is a welcome step after a long delay. For a year, draft rules were bottled up in a review by the Office of Management and Budget. Another set of rules to govern imported food also is overdue. Administration officials have insisted the delays are due to complexity, not a desire to avoid controversy before the election.
Either way, delay is costly. Foodborne illness knows no state boundary nor political party. Combating it is in the national interest. The release of the proposed rules ought to signal that the law will soon be functioning to protect the food supply and prevent the next contaminated cantaloupe from making it to the grocery.


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I am confused between the teaching in the Bible Study in the link http://www.keyway.ca/htm2003/20030719.htm and what I read in 2 Corinthians 5, that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Could you shed some light on this for me?
The answer to your question is fairly straightforward, but first let me comment on the link you provided. The doctrine of two resurrections with a 1,000-year period between them is contrary, I believe, to Scripture. And, faithful to Scripture, our Reformation fathers taught but one resurrection. I'll mention only two confessions of faith: The Heidelberg Catechism (Q & A 57), The Westminster Confession of Faith.
Chapter 32 of the Westminster Confession of Faith: "At the last day … all the dead shall be raised up, with the self-same bodies…. The bodies of the unjust shall, by the power of Christ, be raised to dishonor; the bodies of the just, by His Spirit, unto honor, and be made conformable to His own glorious body."
Now to your question. The Scripture you refer to, and accurately, is 2 Corinthians 5:6, 8: "We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord … we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord…." While alive on earth we are "at home in the body." When we die, our bodies remain in the ground, while our souls "are received into the highest heavens, waiting for the full redemption of their bodies." The thought is that at home in the body is to be away from our real home, the presence of Christ. In that sense we are "absent from the Lord." But in another sense we are not absent from the Lord! For we are God's children nowChrist is in and with us, "visible to the eye of faith. At his coming we will see him as he is" (I John 3:2).
I hope this helps, brief as it is.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - News Corp. says the name of the entertainment company that will survive when its newspapers are spun off into a different company will be 21st Century Fox.
That plays off its movie studio, 20th Century Fox, for the current century. Previously News Corp. planned to call the movie and TV show company Fox Group.
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CONCACAF is embarking on a new era in football development with 19 of its member associations benefiting at different levels from PERFORMANCE: the football management programme of FIFA.
While FIFA's development investment in the CONCACAF region during the period between 1999-2012 reached USD 258,599,659 – mainly through the Financial Assistance Programme (USD 186,750,000) and Goal (USD 39,100,000) – Performance is set to become a key platform aimed at supporting member associations reaching their full potential in all areas that are needed to perform at an optimum level in football management.
By the end of 2012, Performance had been initiated in 127 member associations with 12 more beneficiaries approved by FIFA's Development Committee in March 2013. The Performance budget for the financial cycle 2011-2014 amounts to USD 35,000,000, which includes USD 20,000,000 dedicated to direct funding for the participating members in the form of incentives.
Two years after the programme's official implementation process was set in motion, member associations in all six confederations have benefited from Performance by undergoing comprehensive organisational reviews that have enabled them to implement specific action plans.
Bermuda, a country with an estimated population of approximately 7,000 football players, has been among those benefiting from such reviews.
"The basis of Performance has been to assist in setting some meaningful and achievable priorities that otherwise sometimes get sidetracked by the day-to-day administrative responsibilities of a small national Association such as ours," Secretary General of Bermuda's Football Association, David Sabir explained.
"Performance worked with the various departments and respective standing committees within the Bermuda FA focusing on developing their specific priorities. It then brought everyone together with the Executive Council to discuss how each relates to the overall strategic development of our association," he said.
At the end of the exercice, the member association, together with the FIFA Performance team, formalizes the outcomes of the review by creating a document defining short term strategic objectives and concrete action plans.
Performance has been a critical tool to define our short, mid and long-term priorities, particularly in the areas of marketing and national competitions.
"We have set a task of achieving the initiatives as contained in the final document developed at the conclusion of the Performance organisational review. In this regard, our ultimate goal will be the creation of an updated strategic plan that encompasses all that we and our stakeholders decide is the best plan of action to guide the Bermuda FA over the next several years," concludes Sabir.
Panama's Football Association has taken advantage of Performance to set up a strategic development programme that intends to transform the country into a new football stronghold in the region.
"Performance has been a critical tool to define our short, mid and long-term priorities, particularly in the areas of marketing and national competitions," Secretary General of the Football Federation of Panama, Jorge Oscar Aued said.
"Through Performance we have been implementing marketing research in order to better position football and the professional and amateur leagues in Panama. We want to take our league to be among the top four in CONCACAF," he said.
Better knowledge of football's popularity and marketability, including key indicators and insights, are set to help Panama's Federation in leveraging favorable proposals with the private sector.
"Our current objective is the development and strengthening of our national competitions," continued Aued. "Though we are also very much focused on our World Cup qualification campaign, since qualifying for Brazil 2014 would be a major boost for our football as it would increase the popularity of our sport in the country and reaffirm the commitment of our sponsors."
Likewise, Performance has contributed to the planning and implementation of a strategic plan for the Football Federation of Puerto Rico.
"Throughout the past eight years, our Federation has experienced its biggest growth in history. Overall, Performance has helped us to implement concrete measures to promote our National Football League and grassroots structures, and offer advanced education for referees, coaches and club officials," Secretary General of the Football Federation of Puerto Rico, Dariel Collazo revealed.
"Our fundamental task is to better define the objectives of our Federation in terms of marketing and communication strategy in order to further improve our relationship with our key stakeholders, including fans, media and commercial partners," he said.
In order to set up their marketing and communication operations, the Football Federation of Puerto Rico will benefit from specific funding through Performance – USD 85,000 – and receive specific mentoring from FIFA experts in all key areas.


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TOKYO — The Japanese investigation into a battery that overheated and prompted the emergency landing of a Boeing 787 airliner last week has found no evidence that the battery was overcharged, a top aviation safety official said Wednesday, casting doubts on one recent explanation put forward by Japanese investigators and clouding the U.S. aircraft maker's efforts to get its planes back in the air.
Regulators around the world have grounded the advanced 787, called the Dreamliner, after a battery malfunction and smoke caused pilots aboard an All Nippon Airways flight to make an emergency landing last week, and a similar battery aboard a parked 787 operated by Japan Airlines ignited at Logan Airport in Boston on Jan. 7.
Japanese investigators who retrieved the charred and disfigured battery pack from the All Nippon plane initially suspected overcharging, a dangerous condition where a battery is charged beyond its electrical capacity and becomes susceptible to overheating and fire. Experts in lithium-ion batteries — the type under investigation on the Dreamliner — have suggested that the batteries may have been charged too quickly, pointing to charging issues rather than problems with the batteries themselves.
But data retrieved from the All Nippon jet suggested that the battery had not been charged beyond its maximum design voltage, 32 volts, Norihiro Goto, chairman of the Japanese Transport Safety Board, told reporters Wednesday. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced similar findings Sunday from its investigation into the lithium-ion battery that caught fire in Boston.
Goto said that readings aboard the All Nippon flight showed the battery's voltage stayed relatively stable at 31 volts, just under the maximum voltage, until pilots detected a strange smell in the cockpit about 15 minutes after takeoff. The data showed a sudden, unexplained drop in the battery's voltage after that, Goto said.
"There is no direct evidence of overcharging," Goto said, though he stressed it was too early to reach a firm conclusion, given the complexity of the electrical systems aboard the 787. "There is a possibility that something went wrong within the battery itself."
The damaged battery is now being inspected by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, which will take CT scans to examine its interior.
The authorities will then send the battery to its Japanese manufacturer, GS Yuasa, which will help investigators take the unit apart for further scrutiny, Goto said.


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Novus International Receives Curuca Sustainability Award
Award recognizes agribusiness companies and their sustainability efforts, to be presented at SIAVS 2015
ST. LOUIS (July 24, 2015)— Novus International Inc., a global leader in animal health and nutrition, is a recipient of the 2015 Curuca Sustainability Award by Feed & Food Magazine. This award recognizes agribusiness companies and their sustainability efforts within the sector.
This award will be presented during the third International Seminar on Sustainability and Marketing in Agribusiness, which will take place during the International Poultry and Pork Show (SIAVS).
SIAVS 2015 will be held July 28-30 at Anhembi Parque, in São Paulo, Brazil. The event is a hub for industry representatives and is promoted by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA).
"Novus is committed to providing sustainable solutions to support global food security, food safety and food quality for millions of consumers throughout the world. Sustainability is a critical component of our business strategy, and it is an honor to be recognized by Feed & Food Magazine," commented Luis Azevedo, Area General Manager of Latin America and Africa at Novus. "We know that one company alone may not affect the large-scale change needed to secure our sustainable future, however we strive to set a standard for sustainability and our employees continuously rise to the challenge of developing innovative solutions that allow our customers to operate sustainable and profitable businesses."
Novus products have an inherent sustainability advantage: they help protein producers at all stages in animal food production deliver more food at a lower cost, with higher quality and lower environmental insult. For more information on the Company's sustainability initiatives, visit www.novusint.com/sustainability.
About Novus International, Inc.
Novus International, Inc. is headquartered in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. and serves customers in over 100 countries around the world. A global leader in developing animal health and nutrition solutions, Novus International's products include ALIMET® and MHA® feed supplements, ACTIVATE® nutritional feed acid, ACIDOMIX® preservative premixture, CIBENZA® enzyme feed additive, MINTREX® chelated trace minerals, SANTOQUIN® feed preservative, AGRADO® feed antioxidant and many other specialty ingredients. For more information, visit www.novusint.com. ©2015 Novus International, Inc. All rights reserved.


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Show your support for your favorite Cryptocurrency by sporting these Kawaii Crypto Stickers! They make great gifts for your friends, family, or kids!
These adorable stickers are roughly 2" x 2.5."
Choose from:
Glossy: Water resistant, but recommended for indoor use.
- Pros: Super high photo quality resolution, not as easily removable, won't stick on some surfaces.
- Cons: Not as durable, will fade in harsh weather
Polyester: 100% weather and waterproof. Great for indoor or outdoor use.
- Pros: Super durable, removable, and will stick on any surface.
- Cons: Good resolution, but not as crisp and clear as glossy.


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Boxing Day sales reportedly attracted a record number of shoppers in the UK — some no doubt returning unwanted shit — which led us to reflect on whether our holiday dreams were fulfilled.
Why yes, I did get a vintage copy of the Harry Allard/James Marshall children's classic The Stupids Die (sample line: "The Stupids all had breakfast in the shower, as usual")! I also got the nice black gloves I wanted, though sadly not the longer thumbs I would need to truly fit into any gloves made for human beings. I didn't get a Hedi Slimane suit, but I still feel like I did okay.
Other staffers emerged from the holiday orgy of consumerism with mixed results. Latoya didn't get anything she asked for, and says "I am going to start sending around lists." Katy got a Kindle but not the miniature lemon tree she wanted, while Sadie got a mini-orange tree (possible trade?). One of our interns got an iPhone; another received a pair of headphones and a Snuggie (presumably not the kind with horrifying pants), both of which she requested.
Of course, there's something exciting about an unanticipated gift, and for some, the act of asking for specific things can feel a little mercenary. But it's the only way to truly protect yourself against uncut sheets of dollar bills (not returnable, I checked), pants-Snuggies, and other stinkers that will gather dust and guilt in your closet until you give in and throw them away.


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Federal Reserve monetary policy should continue to focus on jobs and inflation and leave stability concerns to regulation, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said on Wednesday.
"I do not presently see a need for monetary policy to deviate from a primary focus on attaining price stability and maximum employment, in order to address financial stability concerns," Yellen said in a speech at the International Monetary Fund.
Stocks barely reacted to Yellen's remarks. Read live blog of stock market.
Yellen's speech was a "pretty clear vote" for keeping monetary policy and financial regulation separate, said James Glassman, economist at J.P. Morgan Chase.
"It is a hornet's nest to get into trying to understand what is a threat and what isn't," he added.
Many economists think the Fed should already have started to hike interest rates and failing to do so is fostering potential asset bubbles.
For example, former Fed governor Kevin Warsh, currently a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, and billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal saying that ultra-loose Fed policy is spurring wasteful financial engineering instead of needed capital expenditures.
Another former Fed governor, Jeremy Stein, who left the Fed at the end of May, was a leader in urging the central bank to focus more attention on the "cost" of its bond-buying in terms of financial instability.
The central bank began cutting back its bond-buying program last December, and has reduced total purchases by more than half to a $35 billion-per-month pace.
Laura Rosner, an economist at BNP Paribas, said Yellen's remarks are dovish because they lowered "the odds of the Fed tightening policy on the basis of financial stability concerns rather than their traditional dual mandate goals."
"This was not our baseline expectation but has been a lingering risk ever since the Fed first began focusing on the 'costs' of accommodative policy, in addition to the benefits," Rosner added in a note to clients.
Read recap of live blog of Yellen's speech.
In her remarks, Yellen expanded on her existing stance that effective bank supervision must play the "primary role" in preventing future asset bubbles and crises.
"Monetary policy faces significant limitations as a tool to promote financial stability," Yellen said.
She said the work on "building resilience" in the U.S. financial system was far from done.
Jaret Seiberg, a banking policy analyst at Guggenheim Partners, said Yellen took a "hard lined stance on capital, liquidity and leverage." He noted that the Fed chairwoman repeated her call for reform on money market mutual funds.
Yellen pushed back on critics who argue that the financial crisis could have been avoided if the Fed had tightened rates at a faster pace in the mid-2000s.
"A tighter monetary policy would not have increased the transparency of exotic financial instruments or ameliorated deficiencies in risk measurement and risk management within the private sector," Yellen said.
But she said she was also mindful of the potential for low rates to take on risk and reach for yield, as well as the limits of regulation.
So there "may be times" when interest rates should be raised to ameliorate emerging risks, she said.
Asked by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde about possible spillovers on emerging markets when the Fed exits its easy policy stance, Yellen replied: "I wouldn't assume that this is going to go badly, and I can just say that we will do everything on our side to make sure that it goes smoothly."
She pledged to communicate in a manner that will avoid surprising financial markets.
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Star Trek III: The Search For Spock Trailer (1984)
Shortly after the events of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the USS Enterprise carrying the combined crews of both Enterprise and USS Reliant, limps back to Earth, scarred from its battle with Khan. Once there, Admiral James T. Kirk is informed that the obsolete vessel's days are over (it is stated to be 20 years old, but official production timelines place it as about 40 years old, with Kirk's command of the Enterprise being about 20 years); it won't be refitted, but will instead be retired, and its crew reassigned. Meanwhile, Dr. Leonard McCoy exhibits strange behavior, somehow related to the deceased Captain Spock. He even seems to be channeling both Spock's behavior and voice. Simultaneously, Kirk's son Dr. David Marcus and Lieutenant Saavik are now on board the research vessel USS Grissom to explore the Genesis Planet, created at the end of the last film. The two transport down to the planet's surface to explore its terraforming progress. While there, they discover, much to their shock, that Spock's body has been resurrected by the Genesis effect, although his mind is no longer present and he operates on a purely child-like level. Marcus, pressed by Saavik, admits that he used unstable "proto-matter" in building the Genesis device to solve "certain problems". Without it, he claims that the Genesis Project could have been delayed by years or would have never been completed at all. The unstable matter puts the planet in a state of accelerated evolution that will conclude with the planet's premature destruction.
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A Body of Practice, the Practice of a Body:
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga at Atlanta Yoga
(Elizabeth Rogers)
At Atlanta Yoga, our approach to Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is multifaceted. We maintain a disciplined focus on the practice as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois while seeking to refine the practice through an articulation of our experience in and with it. In other words, we approach practice as an art, as the working of a living art. The yield of this work is ourselves: a singular formation of body and of mind.
A Body of Practice:?When we begin a practice such as Ashtanga Yoga we step into an historical stream at a particular point, our point. This step lands us in the flow of a very complex body of knowledge and inserts us into a lineage by way of which this knowledge is both transmitted and furthered. This is what I refer to as a body of practice. The lineage particular to the practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga (itself imbedded in a larger body of knowledge and practice) is that of advaita vedanta, or non-dual experience/awareness. Threads of this school of practice and philosophy can be seen running through Buddhism, Hinduism, and traces of it can be found in western contemplative traditions.
The Practice of a Body:?When we step into the historical body of a practice, we step into it as an individual. We begin to practice the teachings and techniques that constitute the body of the practice. Along the way something happens, a sort of interiorisation of the practice, or a subjectification of one or more of the transmitted elements of the practice. I like to refer to this point, always noticed after-the-fact, as the 'taking up of the practice' by the individual. In some ways, this is the real beginning of the practice — a practice of a body, one body, a particular body… yours. By referring to this as a practice of a body, I am referencing the particular, but also the very obvious fact that this practice uses the body as an entry point into more subtle practices. In this particular tradition, we begin by practicing by learning and repeatedly moving through a set series of postures or asana (this may be the primary series as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi jois, or it may be a particularized or therapeutic loop designed for you for the instructor). There are no doubt any number of reasons for the use of a set series of asana as opposed to a constantly changing one. However, there are several reasons that have made themselves obvious to me time and again, both in my own practice and in those I have seen develop over the years I have been teaching. The first, and most necessary of these reasons for using a set series of poses is that it almost immediately begins to lead to the development and sustaining of a certain steadiness. Pantanjali, in his Yoga Sutras, emphasizes the need to develop steadiness. As a form, a set series is, well, steady. It provides us a point of reference to which we can hold steady, a point to which we return in order to refine. (Steadiness is not to be confused with rigidity, with forcing, nor yet with mindless or compulsive repetition). This steadiness and continued practice, together carve out a space wherein the moments of interiorisation of the practice I referenced above might occur. Another reason I see for utilizing a set series of postures is that it more quickly facilitates a reorientation to the image and thus to the ego, but that is a bit beyond the scope of this introduction.
There are several 'teaching methodologies' currently in use. These are led classes, Mysore classes, and individual sessions. Each of these methods underscores different aspects of the practice. It has been our experience that it is best to approach the practice by way of all three methods, a point which we are happy to discuss with you.
A brief overview:We offer several levels of led classes. In general, you will want to start one-on-one or in one of our Foundations classes (or ideally, both!). ? We periodically offer our 8-week? Practice and Process Intensives which may be taken by any practitioners at Atlanta Yoga. These Intensives utilize different methods of constructing and refining the practice space including group practice, observation-based process, and workshopping.
Beginners:?We look forward to working with you as you develop a practice. This is a beautiful practice! It is also far from easy. Like anything complex and beautiful, a practice takes desire, time, discipline, and patience to construct. In a word, work.
It is difficult to 'walk off the street', so to speak, and into an ashtanga yoga class. Your first class can be quite a shocking encounter in many ways! For this reason, please contact us if you are interested in beginning this practice so that we can help you navigate the new terrain.
Those with some experience:?It is very helpful for us if you contact us before coming to the studio the first time. It gives us a chance to listen to your experience thus far and to direct you to the best classes for you. Time and time again we see that those who enter mindfully and with some direction from those of us to teach at Atlanta Yoga have much better initial experiences with what is often quite new terrain.
Please?contact us?for more information or with queries.
Please note: It is generally more expedient if you can initially contact us by e-mail. We can then set up a time to speak on the phone if this is preferred.


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Noting that Bank of America's home-equity mortgage portfolio exceeds its stock market value, Bloomberg reports that BofA will probably will say about $2 billion of junior loans are bad assets Thursday even as some borrowers are still paying on time.
Citing Barclays Capital estimations of what the bank will most likely report for its first-quarter results, the news service adds the announcement will follow recent decisions by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co. and Citigroup to reclassify $4.1 billion of junior liens as nonperforming.
"Regulators are pressing for the change on concern that falling home prices have wiped out collateral on many second mortgages, leaving them as unsecured debt," Bloomberg writes. "About 20% of the nation's $845 billion of home-equity loans exceed the value of the properties when combined with primary mortgages, according to CoreLogic Inc., and about 36% of Bank of America's were at least partly 'underwater' at the end of last year."
"The reclassification may change the way the investors look at the company but as far as the vulnerability it does nothing to take that away," the service quotes Jeffrey Sica, president of SICA Wealth Management, as saying. "This is something they have very much tried to keep under wraps."
Almost a quarter of homes in the U.S. were worth less than the mortgages against them, according to CoreLogic, a data firm based in Santa Ana, California. About 4.4 million had home-equity mortgages.