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Unemployment in Los Angeles County and the state fell to five-year lows during December as the recovery continued to proceed at a modest pace last year, while giving the construction sector a healthy boost, the state said Friday.
In December the county's jobless rate dipped to 9.2 percent from 9.5 percent in November, according to the California Employment Department. A year ago the rate was 10.3 percent.
December's rate was the lowest since November of 2008, eleven months after the onset of the Great Recession, when it was also 9.2 percent. The rate averaged 9.8 percent for all of last year.
The state's December rate dipped to 8.3 percent from 8.5 percent in November and was down from 9.8 percent a year earlier. Last month's rate was the lowest since it was 8.2 percent in October 2008. For all of last year the rate averaged 8.9 percent.
"Statewide the California comeback continues. The state outpaced the nation in job growth in both November and December by a wide margin," said Stephen Levy, director and senior economist of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy.
The improvement came at the perfect time for Sergio Espinoza Zamora, 25, who snagged a customer service job with Nova Property Management LLC on Dec. 2.
He lost an auto-parts sales job four months earlier and was scrambling to pay household bills and child support for a 9-year-old daughter on $360 a week unemployment.
Now he's running the complex office, showing units to prospective tenants, taking rent payments and other tasks at the 620 unit complex not far from his own home.
"I like it. I like helping people. When they come in they are looking for answers and help," he said. "I've never worked at a rental facility before so they trained me on how to talk to people and gave me some communication skills," he said.
Zamora followed another employee around for about a month and took over a few weeks ago. When his three-month probationary period ends next month he'll get health benefits. He's currently making $9.50 an hour.
"It's very important because I go for checkups when I need them and for my daughter it's more important," he said.
Robert Kleinhenz, chief economist at the Kyser Center for Economic Research in Los Angeles, said the state is methodically closing in on an important benchmark, the 7.5 percent average monthly rate that dates back to 1990.
"That might be within striking distance later this year, probably toward the end of 2014," he said.
Both the state and county posted job gains over the month, the EDD said.
Between November and December the county's economy added 1,400 jobs and the state added 13,600.
County sectors gaining jobs over the month included trade transportation and utilities, government and professional business services, retail trade, government and wholesale trade.
Sectors losing jobs included the information, manufacturing, construction and financial activities.
For all of 2013 the county added 46,000 jobs, an increase of 1.2 percent over 2012.
Professional and business services led the way, adding 17,800 jobs.
Gains also came in educational and health services, financial activities, construction and trade transportation and utilities and government.
Job losses last year were concentrated in manufacturing and information.
Statewide full year non-farm employment increased 1.6 percent to 14.8 million from 14.5 million in 12, the EDD said.
Last year 10 sectors added jobs and one, government posted a loss.
The biggest job generator was construction, adding 28,900 jobs last year, an increase of 4.8 percent from 2012.
That trend is likely to continue this year, according to the Association of General Contractors of America.
Many firms plan to start hiring again and most contractors predict demand will either grow or remain stable in virtually every market segment this year according, to a survey it released this month.
"Contractors are more optimistic about 2014 than they have been in a long time," Stephen E. Sandherr, the association's CEO, said in a statement. "While the industry has a long way to go before it returns to the employment and activity levels it experienced in the middle of the last decade, conditions are heading in the right direction."
The EDD estimates that 17 million California residents had jobs in December, up 24,000 from November and 291,000 from December 2012.
But the jobs numbers might actually be better than what EDD reports. The unemployment rate is derived from a federal survey of 5,500 California households while job growth is based on a survey of 42,000 businesses across the state.
Levy and other economists note that the monthly EDD report does not capture what is actually going on in the economy and that stronger growth is reflected in quarterly data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state's annual revision to the jobs data will be done later this year.
"I think these numbers understate what actually happened in 2013. I think we are definitely on the upswing," Levy said.
The recession, which lasted 18 months and was the longest since World II, officially ended in June 2009. But the state's recovery, job-wise, did not start until February 2012 and since then the economy has added 992,500 jobs.
California's job growth slowed a bit last year — it was 2.4 percent in 2012 — but the pace will likely pick up this year, Kleinhenz said.
And the recovery may start to feel like one.
"We still have our work cut out in terms of adding jobs and recovering the total lost in the recession," Kleinhenz said. "It will feel more like we've moved further away from the worst days of the recession. But it would be even better if we see some breakout growth occur."


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Authored by Rich Harris, Svelte takes a unique approach. It compiles your app at build time so that you ship the lightest weight code possible. From the documentation:
...Svelte has a crucial difference: rather than interpreting your application code at run time, your app is converted into ideal JavaScript at build time. That means you don't pay the performance cost of the framework's abstractions, or incur a penalty when your app first loads.
And because there's no overhead, you can easily adopt Svelte in an existing app incrementally, or ship widgets as standalone packages that work anywhere.
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Sapper is a framework for building extremely high-performance web apps...There are two basic concepts:
Building an app with all the modern best practices — code-splitting, offline support, server-rendered views with client-side hydration — is fiendishly complicated. Sapper does all the boring stuff for you so that you can get on with the creative part.
There are a lot of interesting frameworks here. Some are the product of a single developer, while others have strong communities with a large number of contributors and corporate sponsorship.
If you're an author or contributor to one of these projects and you'd like to provide more or updated information, please reach out to me .
Authored by Yiyi Sun, AppRun in a small (3KB) library that uses TypeScript as the development language and takes inspiration from Elm:
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Bobril takes inspiration from React and Mithril . From the documentation:
It is fast, low size framework with rendering based on Virtual DOM. The main focus is on speed and simplicity of code generation...Content and behavior of any page can be defined simply by composing JavaScript objects.
The page content rendering is based on comparison of Virtual DOMs. The application has some state in time and bobril application generates the Virtual DOM according to this state. Virtual DOM is an object representation of the resultant DOM. If some state-changing event occurs and the previous Virtual DOM is different than currently generated Virtual DOM, the real DOM will change according to this change.
is a functional library for building user interfaces. It's small (4KB) and supports server rendering. The Choo philosophy:
We believe frameworks should be disposable, and components recyclable. We don't want a web where walled gardens jealously compete with one another. By making the DOM the lowest common denominator, switching from one framework to another becomes frictionless. Choo is modest in its design; we don't believe it will be top of the class forever, so we've made it as easy to toss out as it is to pick up...We want everyone on a team, no matter the size, to fully understand how an application is laid out. And once an application is built, we want it to be small, performant and easy to reason about. All of which makes for easy to debug code, better results and super smiley faces.
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Travel whenever you can. Don't worry about the costs, try your best to make it work. Experience is far more valuable than money will ever be!
Would you like to travel but your bank account seems to disagree? Don't worry! Nowadays, travelling is accessible to anyone, even to students who suffer from a lack of finances. By following these tips, you can save money and get an even more interesting experience.
Our generation is lucky. Travelling is easier, cheaper, and more convenient, especially for Europeans since Europe is rather small, mostly without borders and there are various means of transport at our disposal. The fastest way is still by plane. It's worth mentioning one of the best known low-cost airlines, Ryanair, which has a broad web of lines around Europe and beyond. The same could be said, for instance, about EasyJet, Vueling, and Wizz Air, too. So flying with these airlines could be a great beginning to your adventure.
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If you are brave enough, you can even move from one place to another for free by hitchhiking. This option is recommended only in cases in which you travel in groups or pairs, for your own safety. In order to find a suitable spot where you're most likely to be picked up, try Hitchwiki . You should also check local laws before carrying out any hitchhiking.Hitchwiki
Another option is renting a car. If you travel in a group of more than 3 people, it's a good option to move around with low costs.
Young people usually prefer hostels which are more affordable and places where they can meet people with similar mindsets. However, there are more interesting options when it comes to finding a roof over your head. For instance, an alternative to hostels could be Airbnb . This is usually cheaper if you travel in a pair or a group of friends. You can rent a whole apartment or even a house only for yourselves.Airbnb
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BRONXVILLE N.Y. – If you think some extra money could enhance your tax-exempt nonprofit, it's now time to write up a grant application.
The Junior League of Bronxville is accepting grant applications from tax-exempt nonprofit organizations in Bronxville, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe and Yonkers.
Grant requests should be for an immediate and specific need and be related to the alleviation of hunger, the improvement of nutrition or the improvement of the welfare of girls or women. Special consideration will be given to requests that will enhance, rather than simply maintain, such programs. Also, it prefers projects where the effects of the grant will last beyond the one-year grant period.
Grants for general operating support will not be considered. Requests can be in any amount, but previous awards generally have been up to $2,000.
These community grants are a resource for community nonprofits, said Erica Sevilla, the group's vice president.
"These grants provide support for small initiatives that have the potential to enrich lives and help make more of an impact in our service area," Sevilla said. "In the past, the JLB has been able to provide grants to support daily hot soup for homebound seniors, basketball camp scholarships, instruction in nutrition and healthy lifestyles for children, and nutritional supplements for cancer patients. As an organization we feel privileged to be able to help so many in our community."
For applications and for more information, contact the league's community grants chair, Jennifer Colao, at firstname.lastname@example.com. The deadline to submit an application is Jan. 31.
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Two Earth-sized planets with lukewarm temperatures have been discovered by NASA's Kepler space telescope. They are 1,200 light years away, orbiting a star in the constellation Lyra, and their distance from their host star, means that they exist in the zone that could potentially host life. And their temperatures are not unlike an early Spring day on Earth]
...the really humorous planet, Marcy says, is Saturn, a mere 7/10 of a gram per cubic centimeter. "At 7/10 of a gram per cubic centimeter, Saturn would float in your bathtub," Marcy said. "If, that is, you had a really, really, really large bathtub."
When a planet candidate transits, or passes in front of the star from the spacecraft's vantage point, a percentage of light from the star is blocked. The resulting dip in the brightness of the starlight reveals the transiting planet's size relative to its star. Using the transit method, Kepler has detected 2,740 candidates. Using various analysis techniques, ground telescopes and other space assets, 122 planets have been confirmed.Early in the mission, the Kepler telescope primarily found large, gaseous giants in very close orbits of their stars. Known as "hot Jupiters," these are easier to detect due to their size and very short orbital periods. Earth would take three years to accomplish the three transits required to be accepted as a planet candidate. As Kepler continues to observe, transit signals of habitable zone planets the size of Earth orbiting stars like the sun will begin to emerge.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Police says the driver of a school bus was at fault for a Dec. 5 collision with a dump truck that killed an 11-year-old boy.
The Idaho Statesman reports (http://bit.ly/1j7jnT1 ) the investigation found driver Debra Boatwright stopped at a stop sign west of Kuna, but then pulled in front of a dump truck that wasn't required to stop at the intersection.
The crash killed sixth-grader Daniel Cook and injured four other children. Boatwright was taken to the hospital suffering from extreme emotional distress.
Canyon County Prosecutor Bryan Taylor will decide whether any charges are filed. County officials say they are awaiting results of blood tests done on both drivers.
School district spokeswoman Melanie DeLashmutt says the district hasn't seen the report yet and doesn't have any comment.
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The iPhone Cases are back. From classy to trendy, there's one to fit every style.
Since your iPhone is extremely expensive, it is crucial to protect it. Let's take a look at the top 10 luxury iPhone Cases.
1. Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton is come out with four different flavors of iPhone cases: Monogram Canvas, Taiga Leather, Epi Leather and Alligator Skin. The leather detailing just gives it that extra oomph. LV logo is definitely worth the price, which ranges from $225 for the Monogram Canvas case to $1120 for the Alligator Skin case.
2. Ultra Case Luxury Edition Royal Crown – $179.99
Ultra Case Luxury Edition Royal Crown has a lot going on. It's hard to know where to begin. It has a dazzling range of Swarovski crystals topped with a jeweled crown. The massive, artificial crystal at the back of this case is the main reason for its whopping price. Other than this, it's heart-shaped, to make a few hearts pound.
3. SGP Ott-Paint Ultra Thin Limited Edition Gariz Case – $249.99
This case designed jointly by Gariz Design and United SGP Corporation is for those looking for sleek design and small size. Check out this glittery case marvelously painted with Ott. It is a special chemical paint that is not only flame retardant and heat resistant but also waterproof, mothproof, antiseptic and antibacterial. This luxury case is a lesson in style at its best.
4. Swarovski Wildcat
If you're a fan of leopard-spot pattern, this luxury iPhone case is for you. This luxurious case seems subtle. Nevertheless, if you take a closer look at it, you will see Swarovski crystals arranged by hand in a leopard-spot pattern.
5. Orbino Strada
A chic design with unique patented belt clip/pedestal is what differentiates Orbino Strada cases from the rest. The removable belt clip is made of palladium metal and it can even be used to support your iPhone so you can watch videos at your desk.
6. GlitterRing iPhone Cover
GlitterRing iPhone Covers are the most perfect in style and technology. You can get over 1,000 genuine Swarovski crystals embedded over your iPhone cases. GlitterRing's premium cases even comprise a repair kit with extra crystals.
7. Miniot's iWood
Miniot's iWood cases are made using Chinese raw lacquer, clear lacquer, pigment and silver foil.
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Samurai iPhone cases are designed with traditional Japanese lacquer ware. Its unique design , and materials are all superior than most of the cases in the market.
The luxury iPhone cases stand out amongst the crowd due to their style.
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Diamond iPhone Cases definitely earn extra points for their chic look and fashion appeal. The goal of these cases is to grab attention. These cases aren't for those who don't value fashion and style.
10. GnG, "Golden Delicious" $100,000+
This is the costliest iPhone case till now. The case is designed using 140 grams of 18k gold, a carbon fiber inlay and about 200 diamonds. The outer frame features another 400 diamonds in the logo, which may be customized.
So, now that you have all the information on the latest and the most trendy iphone cases, grab them now!


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Daily Links, May 4: Nuns' attackers identified, sex abuse crisis continues, and what do the two have in common?
Thanks to the reporting of Robert Mickens of The Tablet in the UK, we know a little more about what--or more importantly, who--is behind the crackdown on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The Tablet requires a subscription, but Father Jim Martin at America and Grant Gallicho of Commonweal provide some key details. We knew CDF head Cardinal William Levada was involved, but here are some interesting added details:
According to sources in Rome and Washington, [Levada's] successor at the conference's doctrinal office –the then Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, Connecticut – was the man who formally petitioned the CDF to launch the current doctrinal investigation of the LCWR. Cardinal Bernard Law, who was forced to resign as Archbishop of Boston in 2002 because of his perceived mishandling of the clerical sex-abuse crisis, was reportedly the person in Rome most forcefully supporting Bishop Lori's proposal.
So apparently, a disgraced bishop who covered up widespread sexual abuse of children is still influential enough to be the driving force behind making sure women religious are not straying from the church's doctrine. For all the women religious who were upset about the CDF's actions before, this must feel like a heavy dose of salt poured into the wound.
Ten years after Law's actions in Boston became front page news, sex abuse is still in the headlines, including calls for Irish Cardinal Sean Brady to resign over his handling of an abusive priest. Church officials are denying reports that Brady actually offered to resign two years ago.
Meanwhile, Philadelphia priests on suspension for abuse accusations await news of their fates from Archbishop Charles Chaput. UPDATE: The decision came late on Friday afternoon, with five priests being removed permanently from ministry and three others being cleared.
In other news, Liz Lefebvre blogs about calls to increase minimum wage, including one from New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
Finally, if you're into statistics, check out a report sponsored by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies released this week with tons of great information on the presence of religious congregations in the United States.


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Global Steel Industry Faces Capacity Glut
Global steel has a big problem: It's too big and it's getting bigger.
This year, steel mills around the world have a production capacity of 1.8 billion tons but will take orders for only 1.5 billion tons. And instead of consolidating and becoming more efficient, the industry is building still more capacity.
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A reader/listener catching up on old episodes of Windows Weekly sent me this hilarious video review of BioShock. I will eventually tell the story of about what I believe to be a person involved in or at least close to the development of the game actually threatened my life (twice) over my review and then promptly closed the temporary Gmail account they had created specifically for this purpose. Eventually. For now, enjoy this instead, which is deadly accurate and also quite profane (you've been warned).
This week, The Escapist's Zero Punctuation reviews BioShock.Yahtzee is a British-born, currently Australian-based writer and gamer with a sweet hat and a chip on his shoulder. When he isn't talking very fast into a headset mic he also designs freeware adventure games and does the occasional feature for Australia's Hyper Magazine.
I'm heartened that others are waking up to the fact that this game is beautiful, atmospheric, and ultimately not as good as hyped. Shame to all those 10/10 reviewers.
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China colocation market to quadruple by 2016
China's colocation market to witness 40% per annum compound growth until 2016.
A report entitled China Colocation 2013 released by DCD Intelligence forecasts that the carrier-neutral colocation market in China will grow at a 40% compound annual growth rate over the coming few years – some 380% by 2016.
According to DCD Intelligence analyst Hawkins Hua, the Shanghai-based author of the report: "Inherent complexities involved in network interconnectivity in the country have led to bottlenecks as internet traffic has increased. This has led to increased use of colocation facilities by enterprises wishing to bypass traditional interconnection routes. Although the market is still dominated by the state owned telecom carriers, there is a growing market of carrier-neutral providers who are proving popular with enterprises".
Although dominated by the state owned telecoms carriers - who between them represent two thirds of the colocation market in China - the country has witnessed an influx of carrier neutral colocation providers. Many of these are reliant on the state-owned giants for space and network provision.
The report estimates that the carrier neutral colocation market in China will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40% through to 2016. This is in stark comparison to the country's 20% CAGR for the data center market as a whole.
Stringent regulations regarding foreign ownership of China-based companies -- together with difficulties in establishing a business presence in the country -- has to a certain degree prevented a mass influx of international colocation providers. However, multi-national providers are gaining a foothold in the market through strategic partnerships with local based companies.
Growth drivers
The key drivers of growth in the use of colocation in China mirror those elsewhere in the world - including the increasing complexity of IT infrastructure and applications leading to companies choosing to outsource rather than operate their own facilities.
As throughout the world, power costs and staffing Issues are also strong drivers toward the use of colocation.
In addition there are drivers unique to China, such as the serious bottlenecks in terms of interconnecting network traffic that have occurred as internet traffic has grown. The use of colocation facilities has increased because of their better connectivity - enabling colocation customers to bypass some of these traffic bottlenecks.
According to the report, the three key factors involved in a company's decision to choose a colocation provider within China include:
1) Interconnectivity between networks.
2) Infrastructure reliability, security and scale.
3) Geographic coverage of facilities.
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BEIJING (AP) — A leader of a religious group whose members are accused of beating a woman to death in a McDonald's restaurant has been sentenced to four years in prison.
The official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday that Cao Yinhua was convicted of establishing cult organizations, recruiting people and producing preaching materials. She was sentenced by a court in the central city of Wuhan.
Xinhua said Cao was a leader of an unorthodox Christian group called Quannengshen, or "All-powerful Spirit." It is also known as the Church of Almighty God.
Six members of the group are accused of beating a woman at a McDonald's in eastern China in May. The news report gave no indication Cao's sentence was connected to that attack.


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10 U.S. Code § 8748 - Medal of honor; Air Force cross; distinguished-service cross; distinguished-service medal; silver star: availability of appropriations
The Secretary of the Air Force may spend, from any appropriation for contingent expenses of the Department of the Air Force, amounts necessary to provide medals and devices under sections 8741, 8742, 8743, 8744, 8746, 8747, and 8752 of this title.
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The word "amounts" is substituted for the words "so much as may be". The word "provides" is substituted for the words "defray the cost of". The words "medals and devices under" are substituted for the words "medals of honor, distinguished-service crosses, distinguished-service medals, bars, rosettes, and other devices provided for in". The words "from time to time" are omitted as surplusage.
1960—Pub. L. 86–593 inserted "Air Force cross" in section catchline.
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He's here!
Autumn Reeser delivered her second son, Dashiell Ford Warren, at 2:45 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 25, she announced via Twitter.
"After a swift home birth, Dashiell joined our family at 2:45 this morning. We are SO thrilled!!!" the actress, 33, writes, sharing a photo of her newborn.
The new addition, who weighed in at 8 lbs., 8 oz., joins big brother Finneus James, 2½, Reeser's first child with husband Jesse Warren.
"Pregnancy is such an incredible time and I feel so lucky to have experienced it not just once, but now twice," she recently told PEOPLE.
Reeser — who's had roles on Last Resort, Necessary Roughness and Hawaii Five-0, as well as The O.C. — was assisted at the delivery by the midwives at Gracefull Birthing.
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Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)
The HRIS Office of Saint Louis University, consistent with the University's mission as a Catholic Jesuit institution, is responsible for managing the Human Resources Module of Banner (HR Banner) which serves two primary functions:
- Administrative servicing of personnel, payroll, and budgetary requirements, including legal and financial obligations
- Developing management information reports used to track, analyze, and diagnose issues dealing with human resources of the University
The information in this system is managed in a way that respects the privacy and confidentiality of the data maintained for each employee. The HRIS department is also responsible for the training of all employees who have access to the data base.
All employees of Saint Louis University are represented in the HR Banner system. Records for employees, current or past, who have been employed since the implementation of the previously used Human Resources System (HRS) in 1989, are maintained. A formal security system is in place to protect the confidentiality and integrity of employee data by preventing access to users without a need for the information.
The HR Banner module consists of a data base which includes employee/employer information relating to the University's work force and its organizational structure. Information includes pay data, job characteristics; vacation/sick leave rates and accruals, benefit/deduction data, human resource budgets, and federal, state and local required records.
The HR Banner module is primarily used for monitoring and updating payroll and human resource records. HR Banner serves as a management information tool and provides pertinent employee demographics for the use of department managers. There are three main areas that utilize HR Banner.
The HRIS office is responsible for the administration of the HR Banner module. This department gathers, monitors, and produces biographical and demographic information on each employee. The HRIS office approves and processes all HR Banner changes and/or special requests.
2. Payroll Services:
Payroll Services gathers, processes, monitors, and provides information to produce an employee payroll, in compliance with federal, state and local tax regulations for reporting purposes. This department is also responsible for payroll information in the general ledger.
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The Office of Financial Planning and Budget maintains the position control system. This department monitors labor-related expenditures with the budget plan for a given fiscal year.


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Monsters for Your Monsters
Published on December 31, 2010
The Saratoga enrepreneur and founder of Innovative Toys has coined the motto for Scare-Me-Nots as, "Monsters for Your Monsters." Protector Patty, Guardian Gus, Watchdog Wally, and other Scare-Me-Nots help your kids get over fears. Keeping watch with multiple eyes, these friendly Scare-Me-Nots always stay awake even when you little ones sleep. With a velcro tail, […]
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God Only Knows Who the Audience Is: Performance, Video, and Television Through the Lens of La Mamelle / ART COM is produced by the graduating class of the Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice. This exhibition investigates the notion of "performing" as a medium and a site of mediation. It focuses on works from the 1970s and 1980s, a time when emerging technologies such as the Portapak and cable television were transforming the way that artists documented, shared, and, ultimately, performed their work.
This exhibition investigates the ways in which live performance, film, and video influenced and overlapped one another in this moment. The works demonstrate artists' different uses and understandings of new technologies, their relationship to the audience, and the role of the document. A selection of contemporary works will demonstrate how similar issues of documentation, presentation and technology continue to affect artists working with performance.
Book launch: Thursday, May 12, at 6 p.m. in the Wattis Galleries
Eleanor Antin, Rea Baldridge, Olaf Breuning, Chris Burden, CAC TV, Peter d'Agostino, Jaime Davidovich, Douglas Davis, Paul Forte, Terry Fox, Mario Garcia Torres, Lynn Hershman, Christian Jankowski, Martin Kersels, Paul & Marlene Kos, Noah Krell, Joel Kyack, La Mamelle/ART COM, Stephen Laub, Chip Lord & Phil Garner, Whitney Lynn, Tom Marioni, Raul Marroquin, Luis Felipe Ortega & Daniel Guzman, Ricardo Rivera, Bonnie Sherk, Barbara Smith, SOON 3, Pierrick Sorin, T. R. Uthco & Ant Farm, and Bill Viola
Generous support for God Only Knows Who the Audience Is: Performance, Video, and Television Through the Lens of La Mamelle / ART COM has been provided by the Live Oak Foundation and Roger & Victoria Sant.
Founding support for CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts programs has been provided by Phyllis C. Wattis and Judy and Bill Timken. General support for the Wattis Institute provided by the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, Grants for the Arts / San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, Ann Hatch and Paul Discoe, and the CCA Curator's Forum.


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Beautiful wineries, apple orchards, riverside vantage points … there are so many places to fall in love with Virginia's fall foliage as you move east across the state. If you can't travel as much as you'd like to this fall, you'll certainly have plenty of items to mark off of next year's list.
Getaway to Central Virginia's Wineries
Centered around Charlottesville, this is 48 hours you'll likely want to extend. On the docket around this esteemed university and law school town are the 30 wineries of the Monticello Wine Trail – Birthplace of American Wine. Here you will find some of the most renowned names in Virginia wine, including Gabriele Rausse, often called "The Father of the Modern Virginia Wine Industry."
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Clarksville is a quiet lake town in Southern Virginia with beautiful foliage, sunrises and sunsets. Here, tranquility reigns supreme. Center yourself in an accommodation that feels most comfortable. Is it a luxurious bed and breakfast like Cooper's Landing Inn, or perhaps a cozy cabin at Occoneechee State Park?
These 48 hours are easily spent enjoying the beautiful outdoors on nature trails around Kerr Lake or on a boat from Clarksville Marina. Or you can venture out for some history, scenic views and great food.
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- Bistro 1888 – AAA 3-Diamond
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Natural Beauty: Virginia's Eastern Shore
Spend 48 hours hitting some of the best stops the Eastern Shore of Virginia has to offer, starting at the southern tip and Kiptopeke State Park – a premier stop for migratory birds traveling the Atlantic Flyway.
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As you head north up the Shore, check out these points of interest:
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- Chatham Vineyards – "Paddle Your Glass Off" with SouthEast Expeditions
- Assateague Lighthouse – Just renovated; October 5, 2013 Grand Re-Opening
- Assateague Explorer – See the wild ponies and other wildlife
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Hyundai Tournament of Champions, it was a long haul, but Dustin Johnson wins January 09 2013
Dustin Johnson / Christian Peterson / Getty Images Dustin Johnson fired a five-under 68 on another blustery day and a long haul at the Kapalua Resort, fighting the wild and windy Plantation Course, Hawaii, to finish four shots clear of defending champion Steve Stricker. Dustin posted a 16-under par total at the weather wrecked event that was trimmed to three rounds and which forced the officials into to a rare Tuesday finish because of relentless howling winds that did not allow the first round to be played until Monday. Dustin was full of confidence for the coming year with this win; "It gives me a lot of confidence going into this year. It was nowhere near ho-hum, I had to really fight hard. The chip on 14 was definitely the biggest shot, maybe the drive; the drive set it up all. I hit a great drive right at the flag, which came up just short, and I had a really easy pitch. Fortunate to hit a great pitch and it went right in the middle." Dustin has now won PGA TOUR events in six straight years, since coming out of college, Tiger Woods is the only other golfer who can make that claim, and only Phil Mickelson, who has won events the last nine years, has a longer annual streak. That is illustrious company to be mixing with. When asked what he expected for the future, Dustin said; " I don't really look ahead that far, I kind of go week-to-week. I'm looking at next week where I want to go in and play three good rounds and then contend on Sunday for another victory, that's my goal. If I keep playing golf like I'm playing right now, then, you know, obviously there is no limit." Steve Stricker finished alone in second place at -12 under par, not bad for a man limping along on one leg, he had accepted defeat on the 14th hole; " He's very athletic and he's just going to continue to get better. That's going to be the fun part watching what he's going to do from here on out, because he looks unflappable out there. He hit a couple wayward drives and opened the door for me a little bit, and then he stepped up there with a driver again, and I'm like, OK. But then he piped it and chips it in. It looks like very little fear in him, because he'll hit one a little crooked, but he'll pull out that driver again and try it again, and he pulled it off, especially at 14. That was the deciding shot and chip for the tournament. Expect a lot of good things as he continues his career." Brandt Snedeker was in third place at -10 under par for the tournament, six shots behind the leader Dustin Johnson, but he moved to No. 8 in the World Golf Rankings, second only to Tiger Woods among the Americans.


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If you live in the Midwest, then you live in the U.S. region where residents are the most responsible with their money. So says Experian, an agency that collects financial information about people, businesses, cars and insurance. They've analyzed the credit and debt habits of the American people and determined which cities have the people with the highest credit scores.
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Counterterrorism Efforts and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in EuropeMark Wong, Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Statement Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Washington, DC
May 8, 2002
I want to thank you for this opportunity to address the role of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in the Global War on Terrorism.
The citizens of some 78 countries and territories lost their lives in the tragic events of September 11, but in many ways, every nation throughout the world was touched. The United States has fought the scourge of terrorism for many years, and since the 1980s we have seen an ever-increasing commitment by other countries to work with us in that fight. In a dramatic show of solidarity, virtually every nation on earth immediately and unconditionally condemned the events of September 11, resolved to prevent a recurrence, and began to act -- on every front -- to eradicate the threat of terrorism with a global reach.
The worldwide coalition against terrorism is using every available means to achieve this end. It is a multidimensional effort being conducted simultaneously around the world.
As President Bush said: "How will we fight and win this war? We will direct every resource at our command -- every means of diplomacy, every tool of intelligence, every instrument of law enforcement, every financial influence, and every necessary weapon of war -- to the disruption and to the defeat of the global terror network."
Since September, the President has met with leaders from more than 50 nations, and Secretary Powell has met with numerous foreign ministers and other officials of our coalition partners. The State Department's Special Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Ambassador Frank Taylor, has met many foreign officials in Washington and continues to travel to every continent to help forge an effective, common policy to combat terrorism with a global reach. He could not be here today, in fact, because he is leading a Joint U.S. Pakistani Working Group on Counterterrorism. Diplomacy and international cooperation are the leading edges of every nation's homeland security. This is certainly true for the U.S. and, hence, our allies and partners are at the core of our long-term counterterrorism strategy. This is why we have engaged in intensive diplomatic and cooperative efforts to establish coalitions to fight the terrorist menace around the globe. In the war on terror no nation, not even one as powerful as the United States, can succeed alone. We must have the maximum amount of international cooperation possible.
For those reasons, increased efforts in such specific areas as sharing terrorism information, tightening border controls, and suppressing terrorist financing have been initiated by numerous multilateral organizations, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the G-7, the G-8, the European Union, the Organization of American States (OAS), the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Thanks to a membership that includes countries all the way from Portugal to Kyrgyzstan, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe plays an important role in this global effort. I can tell you that the degree of cooperation with our Coalition partners in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia has far exceeded what we would have imagined prior to September 11.
The OSCE has helped coordinate the counterterrorism activities of its participating states. For example, at the December 3-4 OSCE Ministerial in Bucharest, the 55 participating States adopted an Action Plan on Combating Terrorism. The Action Plan endorses and is based on UNSCR 1373 and pledges all OSCE participating States to become parties to the 12 U.N. terrorism conventions and protocols by December 31, 2002. The states also pledged to take steps to prevent terrorist groups from operating on their territory, to share information on such groups with other participating states, and to take action to prevent and suppress the financing of terrorist organizations. The Plan tasked all OSCE bodies to prepare roadmaps with timetables and resource requirements for implementing their portions of the Action Plan.
Permit me to take a moment to comment on the importance of UNSCR 1373 in forming and energizing the coalition I have mentioned, and in working with the OSCE. This unique UN Security Council resolution makes responses by the member states of the U.N. mandatory and lays out a clear and specific set of actions that all states must take to improve their capabilities to counter the terrorists. It also requires states and international organizations to report to the Security Council on the ways that they are improving their capabilities, and it requests capable states to assist those who need help to implement it. Thus, it can be said that UNSCR 1373 is the glue that holds the international efforts against terrorism together. The OSCE has been one of the most energetic and cooperative in responding to this call of the Security Council. All but one of the OSCE member states -- Turkmenistan -- have made initial reports to the UN Counter Terrorism Committee on the steps they have taken to implement Resolution 1373.
Last December in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the OSCE participating States endorsed an additional Program of Action at the Conference on Enhancing Security and Stability in Central Asia. While the Bishkek Program echoed many of the Bucharest recommendations, it added a pledge to take further action on the financial aspects of combating terrorism. In February, the OSCE Chairman in Office appointed former Danish Defense Minister and current MP Jan Troejborg as his Personal Representative for Combating Terrorism. Mr. Troejborg, who met recently with my boss, Ambassador Taylor, brings a strong political commitment to advance the work of the OSCE in this area. The OSCE has approved the creation of a CT Unit in the OSCE Secretariat to bring focus day-to-day on implementing the Bucharest and Bishkek plans. The U.S. is also helping in this regard.
In addition, the U.S. and Russia have also jointly proposed the creation of a database where participating states can post requests for assistance or where OSCE institution's can post funding requests for CT-related programs so that other donors can make offers of assistance. Similar databases already exist for economic and human rights projects and have worked well in helping coordinate an extensive number of projects over the past several years.
The European Union has also done its share. Its support for the U.S. in the struggle against terrorism has been strong and sustained. The EU has publicly backed our targeted military actions in Afghanistan and has actively assisted in building the international coalition against terrorism. The EU has pledged that all member states will sign the UN Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing by end October and ratify the 1996 Convention on Bombing by the end of the year. Since July the EU has frozen close to $100 million in Afghan assets. The EU is moving to expand the scope of its Money-laundering Directive and its Directive on Insider Trading to block activities linked to terrorism by the end of the year.
Under Secretary Gurule has already spoken in detail about international efforts to get at terrorist financing. I would add that the OSCE is a vital forum for European regional efforts to implement UNSCR 1373, as well as to strengthen counterterrorism capabilities in general. It is the only institution in Europe with such a broad membership where we have a particularly strong voice. The OSCE remains essential in coordinating with the EU, COE, UN agencies, and bilateral donors to avoid overlap and ensure that programs meet identified priorities and are complementary. Moreover, the OSCE can also provide much needed expertise on technical issues, an increasingly important function given the limited number of experts in areas such as terrorist financing and the large number of countries that need and have requested assistance.
We will encourage and support OSCE activities to broaden implementation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) 40 Recommendations and its 8 Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing by OSCE participating States. Some of these states lack the expertise in this area and acknowledge the inability of their financial sectors to implement any changes quickly. Ideally, the counterterrorism unit in the OSCE Secretariat would work with OSCE field missions and outside experts to coordinate regional training for these States, and self-assessments, as recommended by the FATF. That is an initiative we will pursue actively.
Law Enforcement
Also important are the OSCE's efforts on police training and law enforcement. A Senior Police Advisor position has been established in the OSCE to oversee and coordinate ongoing OSCE police training activities, now focused on the Balkans. Police training, with considerable USG help, and border security are areas of demonstrated OSCE success. As sound policing is critical to any counterterrorism effort, the OSCE could expand its programs beyond the Balkans. The Bucharest Action Plan specifically targets border security, trafficking in persons, trafficking in drugs, money laundering and arms trafficking. We are giving strong support to the new Police Advisor's plans to enhance police training, particularly in the Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia.
For our part, the State Department's Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) program will continue to be an important part of our efforts to help improve the capability of civilian security forces in fighting terrorism while at the same time respecting human rights. In recent years, our counterterrorism office, which provides policy direction to the program, has given high priority to assistance for countries of the former Soviet Union, such as courses on crisis management and the executive seminar, aimed at senior members of government.
Finally, to complement police and other security force training and to strengthen a bedrock element of democracy, OSCE will continue to contribute to strengthening the capabilities of courts and lawyers, both prosecutors and defense attorneys. Emphasis would be on areas such as the use of evidence resulting from improved policing skills, trafficking, money laundering, and other crimes related to terrorism or support of terrorism. The program would also stress independence, of the judiciary and adequate protections for the accused.
Such efforts complement our own programs. We continue to encourage other countries to strengthen their counterterrorism laws and regulations and some already are doing so. To assist the process, the State Department, working with the Justice and Treasury Departments, is developing a series of seminars to give suggestions, to the legal officials of other countries. The first seminar is scheduled to begin June 3 with about half a dozen countries, mainly from Central Asia.
International intelligence cooperation has dramatically improved in the wake of September 11. This cooperation is vital because gathering and sharing intelligence about terrorists, their movements, and their planned attacks is an absolute prerequisite in countering terrorism. Much of this sharing is done on a bilateral or regional basis. As you can understand, I cannot go into much detail about intelligence matters in an open hearing. However, suffice it to say, planned attacks have been prevented, and lives have been saved because of enhanced cooperation. Although good intelligence is rare and never fully adequate, the global coalition, particularly the key participating states of the OSCE, has demonstrated a resolve that makes it harder for terrorists to carry out their crimes. But this area requires continued and persistent effort.
The terrorist attacks of September 11 were an act of war against the United States and while the OSCE is not a military organization, many of its participating states have offered valuable, often unprecedented, levels of cooperation in Operation Enduring Freedom. Uzbekistan has provided overflight rights and critical cooperation in Operation Enduring Freedom. It has allowed the U.S. to base forces at the Karshi-Khanabad air force base, while Kyrgyzstan has allowed U.S. military to be stationed not far from its capital, Bishkek. There has lately been a lot of media attention on the commendable efforts of British forces in Afghanistan. But their contribution is far from unique. We have been heartened by Allied response thus far including the contributions to ISAF, and the combat forces deployed to Afghanistan and surrounding states.
In the wake of the horror of September 11, the world has never been so focused on the threat of international terrorism or the absolute necessity of countering it using every available means. It will require time and continuous, relentless political will on the part of many people in many professions, in many countries. The Global War on Terrorism will be a long, hard-fought confrontation fought on many fronts, demanding contributions from all those who wish to rid the world of this blight. We will continue to work closely with the OSCE, the EU and others toward that objective. We also will to continue to work with the Commission and look forward to its future contributions on this important issue.
Thank you. I would be happy to take your questions.


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How have I survived without a Fat Magnet all this time? That's the question I have to ask as I'm sitting here perched on my Total Pillow, chatting with a friend on my GoJo Super Grip suction cup headset. If only my feet didn't hurt. I should have picked up the Stretch Genie - my shoes would fit better - magically!
I kid, I kid. But, one of the things I most enjoy perusing at the Home & Housewares show is not just the newest in tabletop trends or the smartest, next-wave appliances. It's just as entertaining to take a peek at the little things that all of us can be tempted to pick up now and then, in hopes of making life at home just a little bit easier.
Here's a quick look at ten "as seen on tv" style products from the show that might be the ones to sell like hotcakes in 2012 - after all, why struggle? You can "feed your pet with ease" with the No-Bend Pet Bowl and then be on your way through your Magic Mesh screen door, off to enjoy a bright new day, free of aches, pains and saggy sofas, thanks to that handy Furniture Fix.
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May 10. 2013 9:35PM
Jury ends ninth day in deliberating Philadelphia abortion doctor case
By DAVE WARNER
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia jury ended a ninth day of deliberations on Friday without reaching a verdict in the murder trial of a doctor accused of killing babies and a patient during late-term abortions at a clinic that served low-income women.
Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, who ran the now-closed Women's Medical Society Clinic, could face the death penalty if convicted by the jury in Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia.
The seven-woman, five-man jury heard five weeks of testimony before starting deliberations on April 30.
The jury retired for the day on Friday at about 1:30 p.m. and was scheduled to resume at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.
Gosnell is charged with four counts of first-degree murder for delivering live babies during late-term abortions and then deliberately severing their spinal cords, prosecutors said.
It is legal in Pennsylvania to abort a fetus up to 24 weeks into a pregnancy.
Gosnell also faces charges that he performed 24 abortions beyond 24 weeks in term.
Gosnell's defense contends there is no evidence the babies were alive after they were aborted.
Testimony depicted a filthy clinic, serving mostly low-income women in a largely black community.
Gosnell is also charged with murdering Karnamaya Mongar, 41, of Virginia, who died from a drug overdose after going to him for an abortion, prosecutors said.
Gosnell has been in jail since his January 2011 arrest. Eight other defendants have pleaded guilty to a variety of charges and are awaiting sentencing.
They include Gosnell's wife, Pearl, a cosmetologist who helped perform abortions.


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MARY shifted her weight uncomfortably atop the little beast of burden. She had been riding for hours. Just ahead, Joseph walked steadily onward, leading the way along the road toward distant Bethlehem. Mary once again felt the stirring of life within her.
Mary was well along in her pregnancy; the Bible describes her at this time with the expressive phrase "heavy with child." ( Luke 2:5 ) As the couple passed by one field after another, perhaps some of the farmers looked up from their plowing or sowing and wondered why a woman in such a condition would go on a journey. What had led Mary so far from her home in Nazareth?
It all began months earlier when this young Jewish woman received an assignment that was unique in all human history. She was to give birth to the child who would become the Messiah, the Son of God! ( Luke 1:35 ) As the time to give birth approached, the need to take this journey arose. In the process, Mary faced a number of challenges to her faith. Let us see what helped her to stay spiritually strong.
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Joseph and Mary were not the only ones on the move. Caesar Augustus had recently decreed that a registration be carried out in the land, and people had to travel to their town of origin in order to comply. How did Joseph respond? The account reads: "Of course, Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David's city, which is called Bethlehem, because of his being a member of the house and family of David."—
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) By present-day roads, some 93 hilly miles [150km] separate Nazareth from that little village in the south. That was the Bethlehem to which Joseph was summoned, for it was the ancestral home of the family of King David—the family to which both Joseph and his bride belonged.
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Percentage of mortality reduction in elderly and younger patients who received long-term beta-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction. (BHAT = Beta Blocker Heart Attack Trial; Norwegian = Norwegian Multicenter Timolol Study; Göteborg = Göteborg Metoprolol Trial)
Information from Forman DE, Bernal JL, Wei JY. Management of acute myocardial infarction in the very elderly. Am J Med 1992;93:315–26 .
Diabetes is associated with a high risk of early and late mortality following myocardial infarction. 15 Clinical trials of beta blocker use after infarction have demonstrated mortality reductions that are 10 to 30 percent greater in diabetic patients than in nondiabetic patients ( Figure 2 ) . 15 In addition, the reduction in the incidence of nonfatal infarctions and sudden death has been found to be greater in patients with diabetes than in patients without diabetes. 16 , 17
Percentage of mortality reduction in patients with and without diabetes who received long-term beta-blocker therapy after myocardial infarction. (BHAT = Beta Blocker Heart Attack Trial; Norwegian = Norwegian Multicenter Timolol Study; Kjekshus = study by Kjekshus J, et al.)
Information from Kjekshus J, Gilpin E, Cali G, Blackey AR, Henning H, Ross J Jr. Diabetic patients and beta-blockers after acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 1990;11:43–50 .
These benefits, however, are not entirely without risk in patients with diabetes. Beta blockers can impair glucose tolerance, block the symptoms of hypoglycemia and delay recovery from a hypoglycemic episode. 18 In most patients with type 2 diabetes (formerly known as non–insulin-dependent diabetes), however, hypoglycemia is relatively uncommon. In most patients with diabetes, the benefits of beta blockers outweigh the risks, and a trial of beta-blocker therapy is warranted. When patients with diabetes are given beta blockers, they should be educated about monitoring for hypoglycemia and the potential need to adjust the dosage of the hypoglycemic agents.
Non–Q-wave infarction is associated with a substantial risk of death, especially in the elderly. Although subgroup analysis of data from the BHAT suggests no benefit in non–Q-wave infarction, this finding has been criticized on the basis of methodologic concerns. 19 Subsequently, data from the Norwegian timolol trial and observational studies suggest that beta blockers probably improve survival and prevent repeat infarction in patients with non–Q-wave infarction. 20 , 21 Current management guidelines for myocardial infarction do not distinguish between Q-wave and non–Q-wave infarctions with respect to the recommendations for use of beta blockers. 4
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Commercial satellite imagery from June 21 indicates that improvements to the infrastructure at North Korea's Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center are continuing at a rapid pace. Modifications to the 5 MWe plutonium production reactor's cooling system appear complete, but a less-than-normal cooling water discharge from the outfall pipe makes a determination of the reactor's operational status difficult. The status of the Radiochemical Laboratory—used to separate plutonium from spent fuel rods—remains uncertain, although the associated Thermal Plant has likely continued operations, and a small non-industrial building of an unknown purpose has been newly erected near the cooling tower. Construction continues on support facilities throughout other operational areas of Yongbyon, especially at the Experimental Light Water Reactor (ELWR), where the new engineering office building appears externally complete and a small building similar to the one observed at the Radiochemical Laboratory has been erected.
Continued work at the Yongbyon facility should not be seen as having any relationship to North Korea's pledge to denuclearize. The North's nuclear cadre can be expected to proceed with business as usual until specific orders are issued from Pyongyang.
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Modifications to North Korea's 5 MWe reactor's secondary cooling loop, which began in March , appear externally complete. A newly in-filled water channel (that includes a newly installed probable weir for controlling water flow) now leads to the pump house from the Kuryong River. ( Figure 1 ) Determining the operational status of the reactor is particularly difficult at this time. Although a small water discharge is visible from the cooling water outfall pipe going into the river, that discharge is less than has been observed previously when the reactor was fully operational. It may simply be that this is all the water needed atthis time to carry away the heat from the residual radioactivity in the reactor, if the reactor is currently shut down. Additionally, unlike last February, no visible steam is being vented from the generator building that would confirm that the reactor is operating, but we cannot rule out that this is simply due to the time of year and insufficient image resolution. ( Figure 2 )Figure 1 Figure 2
Figure 1. Close-up of new cooling water pump house and in-filled water channel.
Figure 2. Overview of the 5 MWe reactor.
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The four-story engineering office building at the ELWR is now externally complete, with a newly installed concrete driveway leading directly from the building's entrance to the reactor's main entrance. ( Figure 3 ) The necessary infrastructure for reactor operations at the ELWR appears externally complete, but there is no visible evidence yet to suggest that operations have begun.


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