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Administration voices concern over Turkish unrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration voiced concern Monday over Turkey's crackdown on protesters and urged authorities to exercise restraint and all sides to refrain from violence.
The White House said the United States believes the vast majority of those protesting have been peaceful, law-abiding citizens. Presidential spokesman Jay Carney called them ordinary citizens exercising their rights to free expression.
But Carney also said that all democracies have to work through issues, adding that Washington is concerned about Turkey's response to protesters but expects the U.S. ally to work through the issue while respecting its citizens' rights.
Police in Turkey have used tear gas for a fourth day to disperse demonstrations that grew out of a sit-in to prevent the uprooting of trees at Istanbul's main square.
Carney said the U.S. has concerns about excessive use of force and he called for the events to be investigated.
Secretary of State John Kerry, who has traveled to Turkey three times since becoming America's top diplomat, said the U.S. is following the situation closely and is troubled by reports of excessive force by the police. He also said Washington is "deeply concerned" by the large number of people who have been injured.
Kerry also said the U.S. ambassador to Turkey had conveyed those messages directly to Turkish officials.
"The United States supports full freedom of expression and assembly, including the right of people to peaceful protest, because that is fundamental to any democracy," Kerry told reporters at the State Department. He maintained that his comments were not intended as interference in Turkey's internal affairs, but rather an honest expression of the importance the United States places on such values in all countries.
"We are concerned by the reports of excessive use of force by police," he said at a joint news conference with the visiting foreign minister of Poland. "We obviously hope there will be a full investigation of those incidents and full restraint from the police force with respect to those incidents. We urge all people involved ... to avoid any provocations or violence."
Earlier, Turkey's president defended the right of citizens to protest, in contrast to the dismissive stance of the prime minister.
The demonstrations have spiraled into Turkey's biggest anti-government disturbances in years, challenging Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's power. The protests are seen as a sign of frustration with Erdogan, who has appeared to be increasingly authoritarian and is accused of meddling in all aspects of life.
On Monday, there was scattered violence in areas close to Erdogan's offices in Istanbul and Ankara. The Dogan news agency said police fired tear gas at the group in an area close to Erdogan's Istanbul office. The protesters responded by hurling stones.
The agency said as many as 500 people were detained overnight after police clashed with more militant protesters and then moved in to break up thousands of people demonstrating peacefully. Turkey's Fox television reported 300 others detained in a similar crackdown in Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city.
Associated Press reporter Josh Lederman contributed to this story.


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CRANBERRY TWP — District Attorney Rich Goldinger said Tuesday there's a heroin epidemic in Butler County, and more than 80 percent of heroin addicts start their drug abuse with prescription pills.
That's why Goldinger in connection with several state agencies has a drop box program that allows residents to safely dispose of unused or unwanted prescription drugs.
The seven boxes are in police departments across the county. Goldinger said at a news conference Tuesday that the Cranberry drop box has had the most activity.
"It's getting quite a bit of use," Goldinger said, adding that officials have already emptied it a half-dozen times since January, which is when they were installed.
Goldinger said police have recovered more than 250 pounds of prescription drugs from the seven drop boxes. That's significant, he said, because that's 250 pounds of medication that won't find its way to the streets or into the hands of abusers.
All of the prescription medications recovered in the boxes are incinerated at an undisclosed location, he said.
The seven boxes are in the Butler, Butler Township, Cranberry, Penn, Saxonburg and the Slippery Rock police departments and in the county prison. Anyone wanting to drop off medications can do so during normal business hours.
The boxes are for prescription and over-the-counter medications as well as liquid medications, inhalers, cream ointments, nasal sprays and pet medications.

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Barack Obama has been briefed on Hurricane Sandy and the White House is urging people in the storm's path to listen to local officials and monitor weather reports.
The White House says the president was briefed on the storm late Wednesday and again Thursday morning. Spokesman Jay Carney says federal emergency management officials have been working with local officials to prepare.
Carney says citizens living along the Eastern Seaboard should monitor weather reports and listen to local officials in the days ahead.
Obama will continue to receive updates on the storm.
The hurricane is currently a Category 2 storm, bringing heavy rain and wind to the Caribbean. It could affect a large swath of the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic early next week.


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The anime series Baccano! is available for online streaming in the U.S. for one month only exclusively on Hulu. (We expect to have more exclusives like this soon.) But what is Baccano!? We asked FUNimation writer Scott Porter to tell us more. — Rebecca Harper (), Editor
It would be great to tell you what Baccano! is about, but I'm afraid it's not that easy. Let's just start with the name: Baccano!. The word means ruckus. Commotion. Like the type of racket you hear at a party. Like a Halloween party thrown by Quentin Tarantino aboard a chartered train, where zombie Bonnie and Clyde mingle with some sort of evil monk, a pretty girl in a slinky dress, and a Fullmetal Alchemist cosplayer. And it's the most awesome party ever until the band pulls out machine guns, someone summons a demon, and the evil monk guy eats zombie Clyde's soul. That's kind of what this series is like. But what is Baccano! about?
Well, I could tell you it's about a mafia turf war in New York circa 1930. But I could also tell you it's about a secret society of eighteenth century alchemists messing around with the occult. And there's a bootlegged elixir that grants immortality. And people get kidnapped. Some severed limbs grow back. Throw in some car crashes and armed robberies. Oh, and people kiss. Which is nice, but that's not really what Baccano! is about.
Let's just go with this. The plot of Baccano! is actually several plots in a caper that crosses centuries and involves more than a dozen characters. Some of them can't die, some of them are idiots, and even the good guys are violent criminals. The series starts right after it ends and then it sort of never ends. Follow me? It doesn't matter. Just remember – Paths don't cross in Baccano! They collide.


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Dartmouth researchers were awarded $16.4 million during May, including $7.2 million in new and competing awards. Among the recipients of recent new and competing grants, as reported by the Office of Sponsored Projects:
Award commitment from the sponsoring agency is for a single year unless otherwise indicated.
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Last week, Proposition 30 sailed to victory, and $6-billion worth of nasty budget cuts were avoided.
Problem solved?
Guess again, Goldilocks.
K-12 schools and community colleges, in particular, won a temporary reprieve, but they're still wobbly after taking hits for several years. And the state's financial problems extend into counties, cities and towns, many of which are having to slash services in order to fund the growing burden of employee retirement plans.
I wouldn't say the sky is falling, as some anti-union zealots claim. But Joe Nation, who teaches public policy at Stanford, has an alarming take on the matter. We're not headed for trouble, he says.
"We are in trouble."
And Nation, a former state legislator from Northern California, is not some tea party barker.
"A lot of people introduce me as a Democrat who does math," said Nation, "and the math is so strong with respect to problems we're facing."


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Featuring more than 200 examples of the century's best political art, a new history of health care reform provides an entertaining review of 100 years of partisan wrangling over medical insurance from Theodore Roosevelt's support for protection from the "hazards of sickness" in 1912 to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act in 2012.
"Political cartoons cut to the essence of our battle over who should foot the bill for medical coverage and how that care should be structured," explains Theodore Brown, one the four authors of The Quest for Health Care Reform: A Satirical History due out in October 2012. "But unlike the pain involved in our political struggle, cartoons deliver their uncomfortable truths with such irreverent wit and visual imagination that you can't help but chuckle."
Brown, a historian of medicine, public health, and health policy at the University of Rochester, provides the historical context for each cartoon and authored introductory chapters on early health care reform efforts. He says the book's broad sweep helps to bring into focus many of the themes and political patterns that surface over and over throughout the decades. The "political use of fear, hope, selective memory, and outright distortion will be seen as running threads in our health reform history," he writes in the book's preface.
From the first decades of the 20th century, critics sought to brand universal medical coverage as "un-American" and "socialistic." Government health care was derided as "Germanic" after World War I, as revolutionary following the Russian Revolution (1917), and as a subversive plot engineered by the Kremlin during the McCarthy era. Long before accusations about "death panels" surfaced during the 2009 debate, opponents decried federal financed medical insurance as "state medicine" and as early as the 1920s the American Medical Association characterized any government plan as "robotic."
While many of the overarching themes have remained the same, the complexity of the nation's health delivery system and the number and financial power of special interests has mushroomed in recent decades, says Brown. From pharmaceutical and insurance lobbies to hospitals, physicians, and patient rights groups, the debate has grown more complex and confusing for the public.
It is precisely in this cacophony of competing perspectives that political cartoonists have offered some of our most brilliant social commentary, says coauthor Susan Ladwig, a public health professional at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Ladwig selected many of the cartoons for the history and has collaborated with Brown for years on presentations about the history of health care. Using visual metaphors, like depicting the public as a sick patient or the health care system as an overly complicated machine, these artists are able to home in on the underlying truths and self-interests that can otherwise be lost in daily news coverage, she explains.
"The book makes the whole complex topic of health care more accessible, even fun," says Ladwig. "Hopefully people are going to want to read this history. I hope they don't just skip over the narrative, but even if they just view the cartoons, they will come away with a better understanding of heath care reform. It may even change a few people's minds when they know the whole story."
The book brings together the work of more than 27 cartoonists, including 10 winners of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Almost a fifth of the selections are the creation of Matt Wuerker, winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning and a finalist for the award in 2010 and 2009. A founding staffer at Politico, Wuerker is known for lampooning partisan conflict in Washington. Other Pulitzer winners represented in the book include Mike Luckovich (2006, 1995), Nick Anderson (2005), Clay Bennett (2002), and Joel Pett (2000).
The Quest for Health Care Reform: A Satirical History is the brainchild of Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, whose collection of close to 1,000 cartoons on health care laid the basis for the project. Coauthor Elyse Berkman, a graduate student in health policy at City University of New York, assisted with research.
Published by the American Public Health Association, the 212-page paperback can be ordered online at http://www.aphabookstore.org. Read details from the APHA here.


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New shade? Time to take it out on the town!
Sporting a fresh new hair color, Taryn Manning hosted a private dinner for her colorist Beth Minardi on Tuesday in New York City.
The Orange Is the New Black star chose The Lion restaurant for her event, with the meal taking place inside a library-like room. Beauty editors and people close to Minardi were also in tow.
Showing off her new cinnamon toast-shaded mane, Manning, clad in Catherine Malandrino, "was in good spirits and arrived with a female friend," an onlooker tells PEOPLE. "She looked great and expressed excitement over having a night of beauty, given that her TV character is the complete opposite."
Manning, who sipped on red wine and munched on kale and chicken salad, had to scoot out a bit before everyone else for an early call time on her Netflix series. – Dahvi Shira


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NARA Horses Win Big on Spiral Stakes Day at Turfway Park
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 10, 2013) The retired racehorses used for teaching at the North American Racing Academy (NARA) in Lexington, Ky., gained $20,008 in donations from Turfway Park and the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (KHBPA).
The BCTC International Catch a Riding Star challenge race, run March 23 on the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral Stakes undercard, pitted graduates of jockey schools around the world against graduates of NARA, the only school of its kind in the United States. Turfway Park and the Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association donated their shares of money wagered on the race-the takeout-to help support the 15 to 18 retired racehorses stabled at NARA that give students hands-on experience in equine business management, equine science, training, and race riding.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) provided title sponsorship for the BCTC International Catch a Riding Star challenge race. NARA, founded in 2006 by Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron, is part of the college's Equine Program, which includes not only courses related to equine management but also general education courses required of all students in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. NARA graduates earn a two-year associate's degree or a one-year certificate in Equine Studies from BCTC.
"We are proud of these young men and women who are learning to be successful jockeys at NARA and the other participating schools. The generosity of Turfway Park and the KHBPA will help provide a high quality education at NARA," said BCTC President Augusta Julian.
Takeout usually is split between the purse fund available to horsemen, represented by the KHBPA, and the racetrack. Turfway contributed $9,983 to the total donation, while the KHBPA contributed $10,025.
Riding St. Armands and representing Team USA was apprentice jockey Mallory Strandberg; the challenge race was her second career win. Team World captain Mathieu Adam, who attended jockey school in France, was second aboard Simon Ridge. Team USA captain Ben Creed was third aboard the even-money favorite Ful Da Funk. Following were mounts ridden by Fabienne De Geer (Sweden), Adam Bowman (USA); Aparna Das Battula (India), Natalie Turner (USA), and Martin Seidl (Germany).


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Demi Lovato To Perform At 'VH1 Divas'!
Demi Lovato just released the new lyric video for her new track, "Shut Up and Love Me."
The 20-year-old musician sings in the song, "I'm starting to think you're just not interested, maybe I should just give up and forget about you."
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Demi Lovato
Demi will be hitting the stage next month at VH1′s Divas, alongside Miley Cyrus, Ciara, and Jordin Sparks.
The special will air live on Sunday, December 16th at 9PM ET/PT on VH1.
Demi Lovato – "Shut Up and Love Me" Lyric Video
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Dear Angie: I want to hire a reputable air duct cleaning company. What should I expect to pay for a two-story house with about 20 vents and two air conditioner/furnaces?
Dear Angie: I want to hire a reputable air duct cleaning company. What should I expect to pay for a two-story house with about 20 vents and two air conditioner/furnaces?
- Barbara C., Tulsa, Okla.
Dear Barbara: We've seen a lot of reports from Angie's List members in which they were quoted prices anywhere from $49 to more than $1,000 for air duct cleaning.
With such a wide array of pricing, how is a homeowner to know what to pay? Well, I recommend you start by avoiding the super-low "deals" altogether.
If you hire a reputable company to clean your ducts, expect to pay $300 to $500, depending on the size of your home, the number of ducts you have and how difficult or easy it is for the company to access them. In your case, that number will likely be closer to $500 than $300, but check around with a few companies in your area to see what they charge.
What's most important is to find a company with a good reputation in your community. Unfortunately, duct cleaning is an industry where we see some companies try "bait-and-switch" tactics. These scammers will advertise that unbelievably low rate - typically with a coupon in a mailer or flier - and then immediately start tacking on up-charges or use scare tactics, like saying they've found mold in your ducts, almost as soon as they get in the door.
When you hire someone to fix your stove or clean your carpets, it's pretty easy to tell right away if they did the job the way they were supposed to. It's not as easy, though, to know whether your ducts were cleaned properly.
A seedy company or an air duct cleaner with little experience could overcharge you, might not have the proper equipment to do the job correctly or could even do costly damage to your ductwork with inferior equipment, potentially stirring up even more dirt and dust in your home.
So my advice is to do plenty of research on a company before you allow them to clean your ducts. Read reviews, talk to friends and neighbors and talk to the person who will do the cleaning as well. Ask about his or her process.
A good company should provide a checklist of exactly what it will do. Most reputable cleaners are well-versed on the tactics of their less scrupulous competitors and will point out red flags to look for as well.
Also, the majority of reputable air duct cleaning companies use high-tech, outdoor-vented equipment that filters all the dirt and dust they capture to the outside of the home. Avoid any company that uses handheld vacuums and drills.
A thorough air duct cleaning should also take a few hours. If a company tries to get in and out in less than an hour, they likely did an inferior job.
Contact Angie Hicks, creator of the Angie's List website, with your question at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Jose Mourinho welcomes Sergio Ramos, Fabio Coentrao and Angel Di Maria back to his line-up for Real Madrid's Liga clash against Granada after all three were suspended for Wednesday's 1-1 Copa del Rey draw with Barcelona, while Cristiano Ronaldo has shrugged off an ankle injury to also start.
Recent signing Diego Lopez continues in goal in the absence of the injured Iker Casillas and Luka Modric replaces Mesut Ozil in midfield after the Germany international picked up a one-match ban for accumulating five yellow cards.
New Granada boss Lucas Alcaraz makes a few changes to the side that were beaten 3-0 by Sevilla in their last Liga outing, as the former Castilla forward Carlos Aranda starts up front alongside Odion Ighalo, the striker on loan from Udinese.
The club's recent loan acquisition from Benfica, Nolito, is named in midfield, while Inigo Lopez replaces the suspended Pape Diakhate at centre-back.
Despite returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty, Morocco international Youssef El-Arabi does not make Alcaraz's starting XI.
Granada (4-4-2): Tono; Nyom, Mainz, Inigo, Siqueira; M. Rico, Recio, Torje, Nolito; Aranda, Ighalo
Subs: To follow
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Lopez; Arbeloa, Ramos, Varane, Coentrao; Alonso, Khedira; Di Maria, Modric, Ronaldo; Higuain
Subs: Adan, Benzema, Carvalho, Marcelo, Essien, Albiol, Callejon


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The flagellated unicellular parasite Giardia duodenalis (also sometimes known as G. intestinalis or G. lamblia) resides in the intestines of humans and a range of other vertebrates. Giardia lack common eukaryotic subcellular compartments such as mitochondria, peroxisomes, and apparently also a traditional Golgi apparatus. Six Giardia species are currently recognized. Five of these are represented by isolates from amphibians (G. agilis), birds (G. ardeae, G. psittaci), mice (G. muris), and voles (G. microti). Thje sixth species (G. duodenalis, sometimes treated as a species complex rather than a single species) includes Giardia strains isolated from a large range of other mammalian hosts (including humans, domestic dogs, cats, and livestock). Plutzer et al. (2010) reviewed the biology, epidemiology, detection, and control of Giardia. (Plutzer et al. 2010 and references therein; Tangtrongsup and Scorza 2010).
Giardia cysts are resistant forms and are responsible for transmission of giardiasis. Both cysts (the dormant, environmentally resistant stage, which measure around 12 microns long and 7 microns wide) and trophozoites (the active, motile stage, which measure around 15 microns long and 8 microns wide) can be found in the feces. The cysts are hardy and can survive several months in cold water. Infection occurs by the ingestion of cysts in contaminated water or food, or by the fecal-oral route (hands or fomites, i.e., inanimate objects or substances capable of transferring pathogens). In the small intestine, excystation releases trophozoites (each cyst produces two trophozoites). Trophozoites multiply by longitudinal binary fission, remaining in the lumen of the proximal small bowel, where they can be either free or attached to the mucosa by a ventral sucking disk. Encystation occurs as the parasites move toward the colon. The cyst is the stage found most commonly in nondiarrheal feces. Because the cysts are infectious when passed in the stool or shortly afterward, person-to-person transmission is possible. Non-human animals are infected with Giardia, but their importance as a reservoir for human infection is unclear. Giardia infects humans worldwide, but is more prevalent in warm climates and in children. (Tangtrongsup and Scorza 2010; Centers for Disease Control Parasites and Health Website)


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Hollis man charged after standoff with police
May 16. 2014 6:52AM
HOLLIS - Police arrested a 68-year-old Southgate Road man after an hours-long stand-off at his home following a report he had assaulted a woman who lives with him.
Police went to the home of Harold E. Braselmann of 15 Southgate Road at 10:45 p.m. Thursday after a 52-year-old woman called to report he had allegedly assaulted her.
Officers tried to speak with Braselmann, but police said he locked himself in an upstairs bedroom and refused to talk to them.
Lt. Richard Mello said because of the large amount of guns in the home the Nashua Special Reaction Team was called to the scene.
Ultimately, Braselmann peacefully surrendered to police at 4:40 a.m. and was charged with simple assault and possession of marijuana, both misdemeanors.
After his arrest, officers searched the home and removed 20 guns and rifles because of bail conditions that barred Braselmann from possessing any weapons. They also recovered several ounces of marijuana.
The incident remains under investigation. The woman was not injured, police said.
Braselmann is being held on $2,500 cash/surety bail pending arraignment later today in 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division.


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NHIAA D-I Football Semifinals: Exeter, Pinkerton in rematch for Div. I crownBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 10. 2012 8:06PM
EXETER - The Manchester Central offense seemed up to the task in Saturday's Division I semifinal against Exeter. The Central defense clearly wasn't.
Exeter halfback Tyler Grant scored four touchdowns - three rushing and one receiving - to help top-seeded Exeter knock of fourth-seeded Central 42-21 at Eustis Field.
"Real happy to be moving on," Exeter coach Bill Ball said. "We knew they were going to be a handful on the offensive side. Our ability to move the ball was huge."
Grant, who also scored four touchdowns when Exeter beat Central 49-0 during the regular season, finished the game with 170 yards rushing on 18 carries. He also had what was arguably the game's biggest play.
Central made it a 28-14 game when quarterback Riley Cote hooked up with Julio Rincon for a 24-yard touchdown pass with 10.3 seconds left in the first half. Central then closed the gap even more when it put together a 15-play, 80-yard TD drive on the opening possession of the second half.
Exeter responded with a four-play 72-yard drive that was capped by Grant's 54-yard TD run. That's when the air seemed to leave the Central balloon.
Exeter punted on its opening possession, but didn't punt after that.
"Our defense did just about as well as it could under the circumstances," Central coach Ryan Ray said. "Exeter doesn't run a lot of plays, but whatever they do they do well. We're a team: offense, defense, special teams. Today we didn't do a good enough job to get the 'W.'"
Exeter (10-1 overall, 9-0 in Division I) will meet second-seeded Pinkerton (10-1, 8-1) in Saturday's Division I championship game. Pinkerton advanced with a 42-3 victory over fourth-seeded Nashua South.
"They had the momentum obviously, after scoring right before the half and then scoring again (in the third quarter)," Grant said. "We needed to get something going to kind of stop that and get it back going our way. The hole was wide open. I just broke a tackle and then ran as fast as I could."
Grant entered the game with 963 yards rushing this season, and passed the 1,000-yard mark in the first half. His TD catch came on a 28-yard pass from quarterback Ethan Joyce.
Joyce (6-yard run) and halfback Jamie Vogt (2-yard run) scored Exeter's other TDs.
Central (6-5, 5-4) committed six turnovers in its regular-season loss to Exeter, but didn't turn the ball over at all Saturday. The Little Green also didn't commit a penalty. Still, it wasn't enough.
"We're not a better football team than Exeter or Pinkerton," Ray said. "So if we're going to beat a team that's better than us we have to play pretty much perfect - offense, defense, special teams. We just couldn't do that."
Running back David Weekly scored twice for Central. He helped tie the game, 7-7, on a 1-yard TD run with 2:09 left in the first quarter, and punctuated Central's third-quarter scoring drive with a 4-yard run. Weekly gained 117 yards on 15 carries.
Central quarterback Riley Cote completed 15 of 22 passes for 156 yards.
The Little Green will be off until Thanksgiving, when it will face Trinity at Gill Stadium (10:15 a.m.).
"We played tough and we played hard," Ray said. "We just ran into a team that was certainly better than we were."
Pinkerton 42, Nashua South 3
Junior running back Manny Latimore stole the show Saturday afternoon in Derry.
Latimore scored five touchdowns as second-seeded Pinkerton Academy knocked off third-seeded Nashua South 42-3 in the Division I semifinals.
Latimore scored on TD runs of 55, 65, 22, and 5 yards, and also caught a 23-yard TD pass from quarterback Sean Conroy. He finished the game with 206 yards rushing on 15 carries.
The victory earned Pinkerton (10-1, 8-1) a second shot at top-seeded Exeter in Saturday's Division I title game. The Blue Hawks handed Pinkerton its only loss, 24-20, in Derry earlier this year. Exeter also beat Pinkerton in last year's Division I championship game.
Nashua South (6-5, 5-4) was held to 96 yards rushing on 35 attempts.
Pinkerton also beat Nashua South 40-20 last weekend. Nashua South's Steven Choate rushed for 134 yards on five carries in that loss, but was held to 16 yards rushing Saturday.
Nashua South quarterback Trevor Knight rushed for 50 yards on 16 carries, and completed 10 of 15 passes for 103 yards.
Pinkerton advanced to the championship game for the eighth time in the last nine years.
Nashua South will face cross-town rival Nashua North on Thanksgiving.


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Windham to reconsider dodgeball banBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
June 18. 2013 3:32PM
WINDHAM - Members of the Windham School Board will reconsider the district's dodgeball ban Tuesday night, after a two-month committee review.
In March, the board voted 4-1 in favor of removing dodgeball and nine other other human-target games from the curriculum after parental concerns about bullying and student safety.
Board member Dennis Senibaldi objected to the vote, and his 12-year-old twin sons Michael and Matthew were among the hundreds of district students to petition the district to reconsider the ban.
In April, an 11-member committee was tasked with reviewing the board's decision after the board heard from various community members and students who wanted to see the games be returned.
The committee's most recent findings will be discussed in detail at Tuesday night's Windham School Board meeting. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Community Development building next door to town hall.


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Bob Watson
Labour Market
Telephone: +44 (0)1633 455070
Categories: Labour Market, People in Work, Employment, Jobs, People not in Work, Economic Inactivity, Unemployment, Economic Inactivity by Age, Employment Type, Hours of Work, Average Hours, Usual Hours, Weekly Hours, Claimant Count, Claimant Count Flows, Claimant Count Rates, Claimant Count by Sex, Jobseeker's Allowance, Claimant Count by Age, Claimant Count by Duration of Claim, Economic Inactivity by Reason, Economic Inactivity by Sex
Frequency of release: Monthly
Language: English
Geographical coverage: UK
Geographical breakdown: Local Authority and County
Survey name(s): Annual Population Survey (APS), Labour Force Survey
This bulletin shows the latest key labour market statistics for the regions and countries of Great Britain along with statistics for local authorities, travel-to-work areas and parliamentary constituencies.
There is an article on the website to help users interpret labour market statistics and highlight some common misunderstandings. A more detailed Guide to Labour Market Statistics is also available.
The National Labour Market Statistical Bulletin and data for Northern Ireland are available separately.
Further Labour Market Statistics are available on the NOMIS website.
An animated map of Claimants of Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) in the UK by local authority is available on the ONS website.
The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:
Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.


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BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday as cheer over the better-than-expected U.S. jobs report faded.
Japan's benchmark stock index was the exception, surging 2.6 percent to 14,083.26 as it reopened following a long weekend holiday.
Major indexes on Wall Street as well as Germany's DAX hit record highs Friday after the U.S. Labor Department said employers added more workers to their payrolls in recent months. The unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, the lowest level in four years.
But enthusiasm over the news began waning Tuesday, with investors mindful of slowing growth in China and the recession among the 17 countries that use the euro.
"The positive reverberations from the US April jobs report continue to provide a fillip to markets but the impact is already fading," Mitul Kotecha of Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong said in a commentary.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.1 percent to 22,941.76. Benchmarks in Indonesia, Singapore and New Zealand also rose.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.3 percent to 5,138.70 as banking shares dipped ahead of a decision on interest rates by the country's central bank. South Korea's Kospi fell 0.3 percent to 1,955.86.
No major economic reports came out of the U.S. on Monday, where stocks ended mixed. The Dow Jones industrial average fell less than 0.1 percent to close at 14,968.89. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.2 percent to 1,617.50. The Nasdaq composite index rose 0.4 percent to 3,392.97.
Benchmark oil for June delivery was down 29 cents to $95.88 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 55 cents to close at $96.16 per barrel on the Nymex on Monday.
In currencies, the dollar fell to 98.99 yen from 99.40 yen late Monday in New York. The euro was little changed at $1.3080.
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Castle Review: Will She Marry Him?Courtney Morrison at . Comments
After what felt like the longest hiatus in history, Castle Season 6 kicked off with ""Valkyrie," an intense episode that didn't waste any time in producing the answer fans have been waiting an entire summer for.
Let's dig right in, shall we?
Castle Season 5, of course, concluded with Kate having the opportunity to head to D.C. for a dream job, while Castle placed his heart directly on his sleeve and proposed on that romantic swing set. So... what happened?
Following some hilarious back-and-forth about whether or not Castle is somehow breaking up with her, Beckett said YES! In case you are still processing it: Richard Castle and Kate Beckett are engaged! He put a rock on it! For real! Okay, back to the episode...
After six weeks of not seeing each other, Beckett is relocated to D.C. and Castle is returning from a book tour, popping in to surprise his gorgeous fiancée. Of course, he's unable to keep his head out of her case and, after getting her in trouble and getting abducted by a criminal, he returns home.
But little did Castle know he was coming home with a toxin that killed the man Beckett and company were on the hunt for. That's always awkward. Awkward and quite dangerous, that is.
In true Castle fashion, the twists and turns left us with a big "To Be Continued," as Castle supposedly has less than a day to live. What will happen to our favorite detective? We know he can't die. But will he get sick? Will this cause a problem for him and Beckett?
Sound off the comments with your theories and consider the following Castle Season 6 premiere notes:
- Great to see the boys back in action! You have to love scenes with Ryan, Espo, and Castle.
- How about Alexis' boyfriend? This isn't going to work out too well for dear old Dad.
- First episode in and already no Lanie? Not cool.
- Looks like Kate is doing just as well at her new job. But something has to happen. We want her back in NYC ASAP.
- Who likes Lisa Edelstein as Beckett's new partner? If you ask me, I prefer Ryan and Espo, and most importantly, Castle, any day.
What predictions do you have for the season? Will Kate return to New York? Will she and Castle really get married? Will they break up because of the distance?
Hit up the comments section and let us know what you thought of "Valkyrie." Was it what you expected for the first episode or was it a bit of a letdown?


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Sun 15th Jul 2007 22:17 UTC
"SceneCON is an annual meeting of underground computer artists who are members of the famous demo scene. With SceneCON, the organizers aim to follow the two decade old tradition of demo scene parties in Hungary. Yet, with a bit of a twist. This years party was held from the 16th until the 17th of June, 2007. Among its highlights was an extensive demonstration of bplan's EFIKA miniature mainboard running various flavours of Linux as well as a work-in-progress version of MorphOS 2.0. Luckily, the presentation was captured on video. The entire presentation has a total length of nearly an hour with MorphOS 2.0 being featured in the last 14 minutes of it."


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The School of Business Administration at the University of Vermont prepares students for careers in management in a dynamic global economy and fosters recognition of the importance of ethical, social, and environmental responsibility. The school cultivates and supports a faculty that excels in management education, research, and practice. The school also commits itself to a special obligation to serve the citizens of Vermont. It strives to be the best business program of its size. The faculty and staff are committed to developing leaders prepared for a dynamic, global workplace. The curriculum is designed to support the following learning outcomes:
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's government will try to move the most lethal components of its chemical weapons program to a port city by the end of the year, and the U.S. has offered to pick up and destroy the hazardous material at an offshore facility, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Syrian officials said Saturday.
The international organization's director-general, Ahmet Uzumcu, said in The Hague, Netherlands, that the U.S. government will contribute "a destruction technology, full operational support and financing to neutralize" the weapons — most likely on a ship in the Mediterranean Sea. The weapons are to be removed from Syria by Dec. 31.
Separately, the woman appointed as go-between for the United Nations and the OPCW on destroying Syria's chemical weapons stockpile laid out some logistical details. Sigrid Kaag said the weapons will first be sealed and packaged and then transported from multiple sites within Syria to the country's largest port, Latakia. Then they will be loaded onto ships owned by other OPCW members before a second hand-off to U.S. vessels.
The weapons and chemicals "will not be (destroyed) in Syrian territorial waters," Kaag said at a news conference in Damascus.
Kaag, who is due to travel to The Hague by Monday, said the mission will require international contributions in terms of packaging material, other logistic needs and special equipment needed to get the job done.
The OPCW was given the responsibility of overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal under an agreement reached between the U.S. and Syrian ally Russia on Sept. 14. The U.S. then shelved plans for a military strike on Syria's government as punishment for a chemical weapons attack in August that killed hundreds of people, including many children, in rebel-held Damascus suburbs. Syria's government acknowledged it possessed chemical weapons and committed to giving them up.
Since then, the OPCW has been scrambling to meet ambitious deadlines for disarming and destroying Syria's estimated 1,300-ton arsenal, which includes mustard gas and some precursor materials for sarin. Syria's production capacity was destroyed or rendered inoperable by the end of October, the OPCW said, and now it is tackling the tougher problem of how to deal with its existing weapons and hazardous chemicals.
An initial plan to destroy chemicals and weapons in a third country was rejected after no nation was willing to accept the hazardous waste. The possibility of destroying chemicals and weapons in Syria itself was rejected as unworkable amid the country's civil war.
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad told the Lebanon-based TV station Al-Mayadeen Saturday that Damascus is willing to transport the weapons to Latakia but "we need equipment. We need armored vehicles and monitoring equipment so that terrorists don't attack these convoys."
Asked whether equipment for safe storage of chemicals is already being transported into Syria from Lebanon, Mekdad said "it will start entering." He added that several countries including Russia have promised to donate equipment.
"We in Syria are ready," he said. "We are not cooperating (with the destruction operation) 99 percent: We are cooperating 100 percent."
He and Kaag both said the year-end deadline can be achieved, but obstacles — such as a closure of the Homs-Damascus road — could cause delays.
In Saturday's statement, the OPCW said a U.S. naval vessel "is undergoing modifications to support the operations and to accommodate verification activities by the OPCW."
The Associated Press reported on Thursday that the ship in question is likely the MV Cape Ray, which would destroy chemical materials using a process developed by the Pentagon but never employed in an actual operation.
Citing several U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to identify themselves, the AP reported the U.S. plans to use what it calls a mobile Field Deployable Hydrolysis System to process the chemical material, making it unusable as weapons. The system was developed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, which is an arm of the Pentagon. Its titanium reactor uses heated water and chemicals to neutralize hazardous materials.
According the officials, two of the hydrolysis units would be mounted on the Cape Ray under the current plan.
Separately, the OPCW is drawing up plans to remove 800 tons of dual-use chemicals, many of which are common industrial chemicals, from Syria by Feb. 5 and later destroy them through private companies. All elements of Syria's chemical weapons program are due to be eradicated by mid-2014.
Uzumcu said Saturday that 35 private companies have applied so far to participate and are at an early stage of being vetted. He also called on governments of the 190 countries that belong to the OPCW to contribute funds to the effort, or by contracting directly with companies to help destroy chemicals.
The OPCW's executive council met Friday night and a general meeting of member states begins Monday.
Bassem Mroue contributed to this story from Beirut, Lebanon. Sterling contributed from Amsterdam.


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If you are an ECE Department employee, which includes anyone paid by the university (faculty, staff, grad student, undergraduate student, or work-study student), you must have a signed safety acknowledgment form on file with the department safety liaison. Signed forms can be brought to the secretaries in ECE room 121 or to the safety liaison in ECE room 727. These forms must be up-dated yearly.
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The World of Warcraft CCG is just around the corner. Upper Deck is letting us premier a few of the cards I did here on the site. The first one is the Leeroy Jenkins card.
Take a look at how the card works and I think you'll get a chuckle. He's a bad ass but he essentially screws your party.
It's weird but I was actually really honored that they chose me to draw the Leeroy card. They have a lot of incredible artists at their disposal for this project including the Gods over at Blizzard. That fact that they came to me for such an iconic character was really awesome. As usual I have to thank Mr. Joe Pekar for his incredible colors. He did an amazing job on all the cards I drew. We'll have two more to show you next week.
The surprise hit of comic con for us was the new beach poster.
We actually had to have another box of them shipped down to San Diego after the second day. For some reason this piece really scratches the Penny Arcade itch for a lot of you. Well now you can purchase it from our Think Geek store, right here.
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spitting from the Id - You know the saying well, particularly if you're a "nice guy."
And the proverb or cliche - take your pick - seems to pretty much hold true.
But I will go one further and declare that, through my unscientific multi-year study of the matter, Nice Guys don't finish last because they don't finish at all.
Now, you may look at that from one of three perspectives: the positive, the nuetral, or the negative.
The positive will conclude that the nice guys don't finish at all because they are always serving others and recognize doing good as an eternal condition.
The neutral stand on the fence above the focal guys trying to figure out how to use this fact to their advantage. And yes, you would be correct in surmising that they are not really neutral in this accept to say that they are in their current aloof condition: Users.
The negative will conclude that the statement about nice guys not finishing at all is true, and will accept the fatalism of it for their own existence.


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Hooksett policy under fire for limiting discussion between board, teachers
HOOKSETT - A Hooksett policy which bars school board members from holding "official communications" with teachers in the district has turned some heads.
The issue first came up at the school board's Feb. 5 meeting. In the weeks prior, board member David Pearl sent an email out to teachers asking for their thoughts on overhead projectors. Board Chair Trisha Korkosz gave a statement at the meeting noting the inquiry was not an official board action, and that such communications must be directed through the superintendent, according to board policy. She also noted that some teachers felt "uncomfortable" with the inquiry.
That policy, called HBC, reads: "all official communications, policies, and directives of employee interest and concern will be communicated to employee members through the Superintendent, and the Superintendent will employ all such media as are appropriate to keep employees fully informed of the Board's problem, concerns and actions."
Pearl made a motion to remove the word "communications" from the policy, allowing board members to solicit information from the teachers while keeping directives in the hands of the administration.
"I find it almost ironic that I can read articles about what teachers feel at other schools, but by our own policies am prohibited to discuss these issues with the people that teach our own children, and by which we create policies for," he said at that meeting.
The motion failed in a 2-2 vote. Board member Cheryl Akstin opposed the motion, believing it was a question for the policy committee. Korkosz, however, said the policy is necessary in principle to keep distance between board members and teachers on school issues.
"They could feel intimidated by a school board member by the mere fact that they're a school board member and they make policies for the district," she said. "And if they end up having a labor dispute with the district, we're the board that hears it, because we're a quasi-judicial board."
Pearl has continued to speak out against the policy, saying, "I think it's such a broad term that it includes essentially everything."
He has written about the policy on his blog, Hooksett Issues. Pearl said that the information he received from the teachers was "very valuable" and he was able to "strike up a rapport" with several of the teachers, but he ceased communicating with them since learning of the policy. He also noted that he intends to "implement the policy to the letter" in the future and "bring it to the attention of the board" when that policy is broken.
The policy, as is the case with most of the district's policies, originated as a draft put out by the NH School Board Association.
"The general intent of the policy is to have any official board action communicated to the staff through the proper, appropriate, administrative channels," Barrett Christina of the NHSBA. "I suppose a stricter, narrow reading of the word communication could be seen to limit any type of communication among board members and staff members."
Christina noted that such a reading can have unintended consequences, such as with a board member who has a child in the district.
General discussions on district policy are not necessarily meant to be prohibited.
"The intent is not to limit any and all communication between staff members and board members," he said. "Certainly in towns all across New Hampshire, people are in the same community and their kids go to school together and they're going to run into one another and, human nature being what it is, certainly some sort of communication is going to relate to the school district. That's normal, I don't think there's anything problematic with that."
In Christina's view, however, any more official interaction becomes problematic.
"If we do what we can to put policies and procedures in place that at least establish some protocol for how these communications are going to be conveyed and relayed, I think that that's a better practice to have it go through the administration."
Speaking of labor relations and employment actions, he said "there are concerns that if an individual board member sent out, say, a survey, soliciting feedback form the teachers, and it's not clear (whether or not) it's an official board action, there are questions among staff members relative to their obligation to respond."
Employees may also question whether their response would have any impact on their employment status. These concerns, Christina noted, could potentially lead to grievances or an unfair labor practice complaint.
Pearl said his email simply invited teachers to "feel free" to "share their thoughts" with him, but that he also saw no reason to have a policy which barred something closer to an actual survey.
"I got responses from 24 people. I didn't get responses from the other people, and that's fine. There's no obligation," he said. "The teachers should understand the relationship. They should understand that we're not their bosses."
When asked if some protocol could be instituted which might mitigate these issues, such as a form paragraph detailing teacher obligations with an inquiry, Christina responded that it was possible but had not yet given the idea "full consideration." He also noted that the NHSBA "more than happy" to work with the board to review amend the language of the policy.


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House tables resolution commemorating Roe V. Wade decision
March 20. 2013 2:43PM
CONCORD _ To avoid a lengthy debate on an emotionally charge issue, the House on Wednesday tabled a resolution commemorating the recent 40th anniversary of the landmark Roe V. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortions.
The roll call vote to table was 239-111.
The resolution says the court in the decision "protects every woman's ability to make her own personal medical decisions, without the interference of politicians."
It says the House "recognizes the critical importance of continued access to safe and legal abortion."
Opponents argued that the resolution is purely political and "celebrates the destruction of over 500 million pre-born children."


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China in Cyberspace
It is not widely known that the People's Republic of China and Taiwan are now at war. The battles are not being fought on land, however, or at sea, or even, strictly speaking, in the air; they take place in cyberspace, where nobody so far has ever died. The soldiers in this war are invisible figures buried deep inside government offices, "hacking" their way into computers on enemy territory. As soon as the Taiwanese president, Lee Teng-hui, announced, on July 9, that his country should be treated as a separate state, the battle was joined.
The technology is quite new, of course, but the use of it can be touchingly old-fashioned: a picture of the PRC flag was planted by Beijing's official hackers on the website of the Taiwanese intelligence agency, as though it were conquered territory. Then, in August alone, 72,000 cyberspace attacks were launched from mainland computers, 165 times with success. Success can be an invasion of secret websites, as in the example of the planted flag. Another form of attack—also used against US government agencies after the Chinese embassy bombing in Belgrade—is to swamp websites with so much e-mail, or "e-mail bombs," that they are overloaded and knocked out of use. On their side, the Ministry of Public Security in Beijing set up a special unit to combat enemy hackers, or, as it was officially put, "to prevent an invasion of hostile forces."1
Planting flags or slogans on the enemy's websites is a technically more sophisticated variation of a crude tactic used for many years in the propaganda war between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China: balloons filled with propaganda material were floated across the Taiwan Strait. Perhaps things have changed now, but visitors to the ROC military base in Quemoy, just off the Chinese mainland, used to be handed colorful balloons, usually after a copious lunch, and before they knew it, they would be photographed as allies in the war with the "Communist bandits." I once did my unsuspecting duty in that war myself, looking like a drunk at a children's party.
The question is whether the current conflict in cyberspace should be called a civil war. Since Washington only recognizes one China, the official US position must be that it is. If one's sympathies are with Taiwan, a democracy that would like to be recognized as a separate state, things are more complicated. It all rather depends on what one means by "China," a question that is almost as complex as the "Jewish problem," and has been given a new twist by the arrival of the Internet. Is China a state, a nation, a geographical area, a culture, or just a myth? Or is it perhaps an ethnic idea? Officially, the Beijing government denies this. Minorities such as Tibetans, Mongols, and Uighurs are citizens of China. However, they do not think of themselves as Chinese, whereas thousands of citizens of Britain, Australia, Malaysia, and the US still do, purely…
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Community ICANN-ASWG TOR
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3.2. The current membership are Maimouna Diop Diagne, Palesa Legoze, Pierre Dandjinou and Nii Quaynor.
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this drawing is for the webcomic and soupy, another one coming soon
Awww. I feel sorry that Lucy cut down his tree, though.
So cute! Mike cut the tree down so Lucy could have a better place to sit and sing her lovely song. Don't want that tail getting dirty now.
I didn't even think about the tree being cut down hahahahahaha
lucy you better have recycled >8U
(I love the way you did the songnotes in the background)
The tied notes look like smiley faces 8D


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Go Here: Roadside America in Pennsylvania
Roadside America in Shartlesville, PA dubs themselves "an enchanted miniature land of yesterday and tomorrow that you have to see to believe." I've seen it, and I'm still having trouble believing that it's real.
The first time I visited Roadside America -- an 8,000 square foot miniature replica of American history that spans from early pioneer days to the 50s -- I was about 7 years old. Going back as an adult I wondered if it would be as impressive, on account of how jaded we all seem to get as we grow up. It was.
The attraction contains over 300 miniature structures, 18 operating trains, 10,000 hand-made trees, 4,000 miniature people (many of them with creepy, animatronic capabilities), actual flowing rivers and streams, an underground replica of Luray Caverns, a coal mine, and over 600 miniature lightbulbs. The whole thing is strung together with over 21,500 feet of electrical wiring.
Roadside America is a (slightly obsessive?) labor of love originally created by Laurence Gieringer, a man who spent 60 years collecting miniatures. The word got out in the 1930's, and since then the miniature America has expanded, changed venues, and become an infamous road trip landmark.
The best part of Roadside America, by far -- and the part that I had completely forgotten about in the years since my last visit -- is the 'Sound and Light Show.' Scheduled for twice an hour, there is very little warning given before a seizure-inducing pandamonium takes over the entire museum. The lights are dimmed as night falls on the tiny town, and a delightfully outdated slideshow runs on six, single-slide 1950's projectors while Kate Smith sings 'God Bless America' over a tinny, ancient loudspeaker system. The slideshow ends with a split image of Jesus Christ and the American flag.
God bless America, indeed.


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49 U.S. Code § 41311 - Gambling restrictions
§ 41311.
Gambling restrictions
(a)In General.—
An air carrier or foreign air carrier may not install, transport, or operate, or permit the use of, any gambling device on board an aircraft in foreign air transportation.
(b)Definition.—In this section, the term "gambling device" means any machine or mechanical device (including gambling applications on electronic interactive video systems installed on board aircraft for passenger use)—
which when operated may deliver, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property; or
by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property.
(Added Pub. L. 103–305, title II, § 205(a)(1), Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1583.)
Study of Gambling on Commercial Aircraft
Pub. L. 103–305, title II, § 205(b), Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1583, provided that:
"Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 23, 1994], the Secretary shall complete a study of—
the aviation safety effects of gambling applications on electronic interactive video systems installed on board aircraft for passenger use, including an evaluation of the effect of such systems on the navigational and other electronic equipment of the aircraft, on the passengers and crew of the aircraft, and on issues relating to the method of payment;
the competitive implications of permitting foreign air carriers only, but not United States air carriers, to install, transport, and operate gambling applications on electronic interactive video systems on board aircraft in the foreign commerce of the United States on flights over international waters, or in fifth freedom city-pair markets; and
whether gambling should be allowed on international flights, including proposed legislation to effectuate any recommended changes in existing law.
The Secretary shall, within 5 days after the completion of the study, submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation [now Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure] of the House of Representatives on the results of the study."
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One of my first big wingspreadings was on flickr. Now my children still think I'm a little...odd...since I have posted so many food pictures, but when I was seriously involved in the Garden Web Cooking Forum, that is what we did. That was where I learned how beautiful some food photography could be. I also learned how gorgeous northern light is (or southern light for those of you below the equator). I learned I had a lot to learn and a long way to go.
But back in flickr, I made my first contact - the husband of my former workmate- and then slowly have added a few more. I don't have lot since I know I won't be able to give their photographs justice. But one man has stood out for me because of his unique eye for the Big Apple. I was going to save this post for that upcoming anniversary, but decided no. Give the man his own due. I asked Art if if could use the photos shown, and he agreed.
Aren't these perfect for a creative writing class? One photo and so many possible scenarios.
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Veterinary Toxicologists regard allegations of liver failure and death from household cleaner as unfounded.
(Urbana, IL) May 6, 2004 -- Veterinary toxicologists at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center have reviewed the claim described in a widely distributed email alleging a relationship between the use of Swiffer Wet Jet and liver failure in a dog. The email alleges that exposure to the ingredients in Swiffer Wet Jet caused a dog's death.
The Swiffer Wet Jet system contains water (90-100%), propylene glycol n-propyl ether or propylene glycol n-butyl ether and isopropyl alcohol (1-4%). These ingredients are safe to use around pets when used according to label directions and would not cause liver damage at product concentrations. Propylene glycol n-butyl/propyl ether differs significantly from ethylene glycol, the potentially toxic ingredient present in most antifreeze products. Ethylene glycol is frequently implicated in causing renal failure in dogs following antifreeze ingestion. Propylene glycol n-propyl ether and propylene glycol n-butyl ether are very safe ingredients at levels used in cleaning products and do not cause kidney or liver failure.
The ASPCA will continue to monitor this situation and will post any additional information as it becomes available. Please call 1-888-426-4435 if you have any questions or have a pet that you suspect is experiencing problems, or visit us at www.apcc.aspca.org.
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A little over a year into the Trump administration, the U.S. airline industry has mixed feelings about the businessman-turned-President.
Three of the country's biggest airlines — United, Delta and American — and their labor unions praised Trump last month for making a deal to get Qatar Airlines to restrict its flights to the U.S. and provide more financial information.
The deal came after years of complaints that accused Qatar, Etihad and Emirates airlines of competing unfairly with U.S. airlines by accepting subsidies from their oil-rich government owners.
"We are grateful to the Trump administration for working to restore a level playing field for the U.S. aviation industry," Delta CEO Ed Bastain said about the deal.
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AZUSA, CALIF. - (January 21, 2013) – The annual tradition of celebrating public gardens on the Friday preceding Mother's Day weekend will continue this year on May 10, 2013 as communities throughout the United States celebrate National Public Gardens Day. Presented in partnership between the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) and irrigation product and service provider, Rain Bird, the annual day of awareness invites communities nationwide to explore the diverse beauty of their local green spaces and to take advantage of the conservation, education and environmental preservation resources public gardens provide.
The 2013 National Public Gardens Day will be celebrated by more than 500 North American botanic gardens, arboreta, museums, zoos and entertainment gardens with special events, tours and activities.
"Public gardens are treasures of the communities they serve," said Casey Sclar, Executive Director of the American Public Gardens Association. "Whether the gardens are in urban centers or in rural communities, they not only provide recreation and beauty, but are also indispensable resources in education, the environment and culture. It is important to take time at least once a year and pay tribute to these pillars of the community and educate the public about the importance of plant and water conservation."
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In celebration of botanical gardens, arboreta, conservatories, educational gardens and historical landscapes, many of the APGA's 500 member institutions will mark the day with special events and activities for schools, families, garden enthusiasts and other visitors. Many of the activities will continue through Mother's Day weekend, offering visitors time to enjoy the beauty of the gardens while learning about each garden's commitment to education, research and environmental stewardship.
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Jan. 23, 2013 10:30 AM
NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Divestitures are being driven less by executives responding to financing needs and market changes, and increasingly driven by their companies' strategic growth goals which render certain assets as non-core, according to Deloitte's 2013 Divestiture Survey Report, Sharpening Your Strategy.
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Eighty-one percent of surveyed executives indicate that pruning their businesses of non-core assets was one of the two most important reasons for divesting, up from 68 percent in Deloitte's 2010 survey. In contrast, only 37 percent of executives surveyed say financing needs were one of the two most important reasons to divest, down from 46 percent in 2010.
"We are seeing a significant change from 2010, when economic concerns were paramount for M&A executives," said Andrew Wilson, U.S. Leader of Merger and Acquisition Seller Services for Deloitte & Touche LLP.
"Executives appear to be on the hunt for growth in their business units, while divesting non-core assets that show limited growth potential or poor operating performance," continued Ellen Clark, Managing Director, Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC.
The Deloitte report indicates that domestic corporate buyers lead the pack as the buyer of preference for respondents. Nearly six in 10 (59 percent) of those surveyed indicate a preference for domestic corporate buyers. According to the survey, in the last 24 months, reportedly 84 percent of divestitures were marketed to domestic corporate buyers with domestic private equity buyers being targeted by nearly half (49 percent) companies executing these transactions, and cross-border corporate buyers by 45 percent. More than half (51 percent) of those surveyed indicate that divestitures took more time than expected to complete.
"The speed of these transactions was one of the top factors surveyed executives selected when choosing a buyer," said Anna Lea Doyle, M&A Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP. "Buyers and sellers are up against an array of challenges ranging from regulatory to internal communications and retaining and mobilizing talent to execute the transaction. Indeed, almost three quarters of the executives surveyed indicate that they depend on outside vendors always or often to tackle the many hurdles dealmakers face with divestitures, with nine in 10 saying they do so at least some of the time."
Despite the obstacles for executives approaching divestitures, more than two-thirds (68 percent) of respondents report that the value of their most recent divestiture met expectations. An additional 17 percent report that their most recent transaction surpassed company expectations.
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About the Survey
Those surveyed included a cross-section of industries including manufacturing (33 percent); telecommunications, media and technology (12 percent); energy and resources (12 percent) and healthcare and life sciences (7 percent).
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A short time ago the filmmaker released a statement through his Los Angeles publicist.
"Speaking on behalf of the cast and crew of 'The Dark Knight Rises,' I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora community. I would not presume to know anything about the victims of the shooting but that they were there last night to watch a movie. I believe movies are one of the great American art forms and the shared experience of watching a story unfold on screen is an important and joyful pastime. The movie theater is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me."
The final line of the statement: "Nothing any of us can say could ever adequately express our feelings for the innocent victims of this appalling crime, but our thoughts are with them and their families."
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I feel like a jerk about this but I can't stand it when my boyfriend cries. What do I do?-- Don't Cry Me A River
You "can't stand it" because it makes you feel upset and helpless, or you "can't stand it" because he's a dude and we all know the only fluid manly men are allowed to leak is of a southern variety (and I don't mean cheesy grits!)?
I hope it's the former because good god, let men cry! They already can't hug each other without being called homophobic slurs (unless it's in a sports context--after beating on each other for hours, they are allowed a few tepid butt slaps), the least we can do as humanity is let them have an iota of an emotion on occasion. Would you rather he punch a hole in the wall instead? Is that more of an acceptable male response?
Despite our cultural prevalence for the tough, tearless man, science and biology are firmly on the side of saline. Suppressing the urge to cry can trigger physiological changes that lead to worse ailments, such as high blood pressure. Also, a study published in the journal Psychology of Men & Masculinity found that football players who cried about game outcomes reported higher levels of self-esteem as opposed to their stoic, dry-eyed counterparts.
It's not a sign of weakness, it's a healthy and natural bodily response, like sweating. Granted, you didn't elaborate much on the circumstances of your boyfriend's weeping. If he has long-term, crippling anxiety or is incessantly crying over menial things like "Celebrity Ghost Stories" or the less riveting Taster's Choice coffee commercials, deeper problems are probably at stake, and he probably needs to get to a therapist pronto. If he's crying over Adele's "Someone Like You," that's fine. That song is engineered to make us cry, fer real.
If your concern stems from genuinely not knowing how to help, then stay calm, resist the urge to try to "fix" anything the next time it happens, and focus on being comforting, nonjudgmental and empathetic, i.e. the way you expect to be treated when you cry. Let him cry if he needs to--who knows, maybe he's been suppressing this shit for years and the faucet has finally burst.
And don't forget to follow the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you when you have snot in your hair.
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