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Change the Washington Redskins nickname, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urged Wednesday.
In a speech to Senate colleagues, he urged team owner Daniel Snyder "to do what is morally right and remove this degrading term from the league by changing his team's name."
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Snyder has said he will not change the name, citing a long tradition. He and his staff recently visited Native American reservations and set up a foundation to help tribes.
Reid spoke a day after, as he put it, "all of America watched as Commissioner Adam Silver and the NBA acted justly in punishing Donald Sterling for his hateful, racist behavior. Commissioner Silver banned Mr. Sterling from the NBA for life and imposed a stiff monetary penalty on him as well. I, along with all America, applaud the NBA's work in swiftly moving to stamp out bigotry from its ranks."
That action should set a standard, Reid argued.
"I wonder, has the leadership of the National Football League taken notice of the NBA's decisive action? How long will the NFL continue to do nothing as one of its teams bears a name that inflicts so much pain on Native Americans?" the Nevada Democrat asked.
"It is untoward of Daniel Snyder to try and hide behind 'tradition' in refusing to change the name of the team. Tradition? What tradition? A tradition of racism is all that name leaves in its wake. Mr. Snyder surely knows that in sports the only tradition that matters is winning. I urge Daniel Snyder to do what is morally right and remove this degrading term from the league by changing his team's name.
"It's been done before – right here in Washington, D.C. Seventeen years ago the owner of the Washington Bullets, the late Abe Pollin, saw all of the gun violence and murders taking place in the DC area and voluntarily decided that he didn't want any association with bullets. Abe Pollin changed the organization's name from the Washington Bullets to the Washington Wizards. It's not that difficult. Snyder could invite the fans to choose, or even have a few high school students pick a new name. Choosing a new name will be easy. But since Dan Snyder fails to show any leadership, the NFL should take an assist from the NBA and pick up the slack. It would be a slam dunk.
"For far too long the NFL has been sitting on its hands, doing nothing while an entire population of Americans has been denigrated. I say to Commissioner Roger Goodell, it is time to act. Remove this hateful term from your league's vocabulary. Follow the NBA's example and rid the league of bigotry and racism. Your fans will support it."


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|My daughter wrote 'cool' on the flags she liked.
|Landgrabbing study: Pakistan and the UAE, 2011. Kathryn Clark
|My daughter wrote 'cool' on the flags she liked.
|Landgrabbing study: Pakistan and the UAE, 2011. Kathryn Clark
What a brilliant idea. Brilliant.
fabulous work - and wonderful to find an artist addressing the issue - here in my land (australia) the problem is epidemic. And there is a more insidious aspect to the land grabbing - here our state governments have made it possible for foreign mining companies to force farmers off their land in order to mine the contents under the top few inches of soil (which is all the farmer actually owns accorng to the government....) - presently one of our most precious farming district (the liverpool plains - NSW -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Plains) is under threat as mining companies (including one mob from china) are moving on in.....
its absolutely abhorrent in every way
an alarming practice, yet another way we are unsustainably using up the resources of our planet. your approach to highlighting it is really interesting - i am looking forward to seeing how your work develops on this project.
Congratulations with your choice of this important issue as a continuation of your work. Awareness raising through e.g. your visualizations of neocolonalist landgrabbing in Africa and the dispossession of smallholders is very important indeed.
Looking forward to following this phase too via your newsletter,
Hiya Kathryn,
Great idea. Hope the expo that will come of this will make it through China, too! Of course it has always been the same, this practise, all through history. We Dutch brought slaves to the Americas from Afrika, took silver and tabacco etc home, en brought guns to Africa. It is a never ending cycle of he who is biggest eats best!
I love the hole-countries!
Thank you so much everyone for your support in this series. Sometimes you have no idea if an idea is working or not when you're holed up in the studio. @kitty, you're so right, this is not new. But what's frightening now is how desperate our governments are acting around food and water. Instead of conserving, we're just taking what we can get and destroying the earth in the process.
This is a great idea, a great progression from your foreclosure series.
great idea - however depressing it is. Can"t wait to see where you take it as usual. Already off to a great start..
Indeed Kathryn, you are so right!And trnaslate it into your work is a great idea. I'm curious where it will take you.
Wow. Looks like more powerful work, Kathryn. And the bit you have shown here is stunning. I've only previously heard a small bit about this tactic, and it left me with an uncomfortable feel. Looking forward to watching this new series unfold, and always thankful to you for the thought provoking pokes you give to my consciousness.
Just beautiful Kathryn...I always see the art first and then it sinks in what it's about...another thing to be aware of in this on-edge world. I heard the most heart-rending call-in on the Diane Reim show today...a woman who wakes up and night thinking about what is happening to the middle class in this country, and wondering how she will manage into old age. I feel grateful for this little community we have, where we can share the scope of our feelings. But just to return to the beauty of your art...it helps.
Oh, yes, yes, yes. Love your landgrabbing theme already. I see your teeth are just as sharp as ever; Bravo! I've been posting about revolution and its aftermath. Some of my artwork is going in that direction. You give me hope because you are addressing some serious issues that most people don't even know about.
best from Tunisia,


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10 reasons to strike while the iron's hot: Why Obama should intervene in Syria
We argued against the US cruise missile strike on Syria already, so now here's the rejoinder. Knowing that Obama is an avid follower of Al Bawaba, we thought we'd (playing devil's advocate) back him up! Continue reading below »
Well, we can't say the iron isn't scorching. Should Obama go ahead and strike, here's why it might not be such a warped or at least misguided scheme after all. Those in support say that this intervention is hardly guns blazing nor to serve as a deal breaker or game-changer. It may have no bearing on a longer drawn out affair that is Lebanon Civil War 2 or Iraq 3 but cruise missiles served up by a superpower nonetheless should not be taken lightly.
Hitting the Syrian dictator where it hurts has been the option settled on by the US who intend to signal their punitive measure for alleged use of chemical armoury that crossed America's blood red line.
With Obama faltering from his path of active attack, it seems he will wait on his Syrian strike on securing Congress' approval. Despite US Defence Secretary announcing last week that the US was "ready to go" on a strike, no decision on the US' involvement will be made until September 9, when Congress returns from its summer break.
Obama could serve his goals of a contained intervention with limited strikes on a handful of military targets, probably by means of cruise missiles that involve no risk to U.S. personnel.
The goal would be to impose a cost on Assad that outweighs whatever he thinks he gained by gassing hundreds of people near Damascus last week, as he is accused of doing. In launching a limited attack, Obama could hope to deter Assad from using his chemical arsenal again. Let's not forget this is not the first time Assad and his tyrannical cohort have been accused of wielding chemical agents against the Syrian population - the poor besieged UN chemical weapons team were in Damascus to investigate three separate allegations of the Syrian regime utilising chemicals in battle.
In a region where every leader has something to say, it would do Obama good to demonstrate to the rest of the world, to Iran and other rogue states like North Korea and to vehemently anti-Israel groups such as Hezbollah, that he means what he says when it comes to red lines in the Middle East. Anyone hoping for more or a swift US-generated conclusoin to the conflict will likely be disappointed.
While Obama is prevaricating, delayed by public opinion and the involvement of Congress, there is expiry date on his intervention. The longer it takes for Obama to act, the more prepared Assad becomes.
Obama, the time is now. Check out Al Bawaba's top reasons why you should strike Syria as soon as possible.
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Race director Angelo Zomegnan describes this as one of the race's six summit finishes, but admits it's by far the least intimidating. The mid-stage Passo delle Palade is long but not excessively tough. The final climb to Peio Terme averages five per cent. Liquigas leader Ivan Basso will have happy memories of winning last year's Tour of Trentino here, his first success following his two-year ban, but the overall contenders may be happy to mark each other and let the glory go elsewhere today.
Procycling's favourite to win:
Last year HTC-Columbia won no fewer than seven stages at the Giro, and only three were down to Mark Cavendish. There is class right through the squad, so look out for riders such as Kanstantin Sivtsov and Matt Goss who may grab an opportunity on this stage to show their ability.
Pozzato says:
"Any mountain stage like this, deep into the third week and with a climb in the middle, always lends itself to breaks. If you want my prediction, the riders battling for the pink jersey at this point will be Pellizotti, Sastre and Evans. Sastre is the number one favourite on such a hard course."
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Distance: 173km
Vertical climb: 3,390m
Highest point: 1,523m
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New Play: The Bride of Prejudice
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Announcing the world premiere of The Bride of Prejudice: The Marriage of Lord Byron, a new play by Peter Dunne, running Tuesday 5 October-Sunday 24 October; Tuesdays-Sundays (7:45pm) at Barons Court Theatre, 28A Comeragh Road, London, W14 9RH (Nearest Station Baron's Court/West Kensington--Piccadilly and District Lines) Admission: £12 (Concs.£10)
Box Office 020 8932 4747
Following the success of The Remarkable Piety of The Infamous, Peter Dunne's hilarious and unforgettable production about Oscar Wilde in Paris, Primrose Productions return to Baron's Court Theatre with his new play, Bride of Prejudice, the story of Lord Byron's marriage.
After the publication of Childe Harold in 1812 Whig society had a new idol, Lord Byron. Adored by the Beau Monde and in particular by Lady Caroline Lamb who hounded him relentlessly, his celebrity grew more notorious. Consequently he decided to marry and through the meditation of his confidante Lady Melbourne (known to her friends as "the Spider"), a match was proposed with her niece Annabella Milbank. Annabella refused his proposal on the basis of 'the wicked nature of his principles'. Subsequently Byron's half sister Augusta Leigh arrived in London to escape her husbands gambling debts. Byron found himself fatally drawn to this forbidden fruit and secretly they fell passionately in love. This doomed relationship and Annabella's eventual acceptance of Byron's proposal is the subject of this fascinating play, Bride of Prejudice.
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According to Hoopsworld.com, Eddy Curry is headed to China:
Eddy Curry has signed with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association, according to sources close to the situation. Curry's flight to China left this evening and he will play with Zhejiang for the remainder of the CBA season. When he returns from China, he'll be a playoff-eligible and will try to sign with an NBA team.It's a testament to just how much talent Eddy Curry has, that even amid all the injuries, all the tragedy, all the punchlines and fat jokes that have plagued him over the past few years, it's taken this long for him to finally find his way out of the NBA.
Stephon Marbury and Eddy Curry will both play their basketball in China this season, a fitting end to two staples of one of the more disappointing rosters in Knicks history.
And yet, I find guys like Curry oddly fascinating because I wonder how he views his own career. It was only five years ago that Eddy Curry was the starting center for the New York Knicks, playing 81 games and averaging 19.5 points per game. Even then, he was a lackadaisical defender -- the term almost feels invented for Curry -- and an underwhelming rebounder, but there was also no denying that when he wanted to be, Curry could be a dominant offensive force.
It's hard to really imagine being as massive as Eddy, and it always seemed something he wasn't that comfortable with. It's a feeling I can empathize with. Sure, it's nice to stand out, but maybe less so when it's because "OH MY GOD, look at the SIZE of that guy!" It's not that much of a stretch to say there's probably a handful of humans in the history of earth who possess the kind of ability that Eddy Curry has. His mixture of size and skill is really that rare, so it's hard to not think of his career as a failure, as something worthy of our derision. But I wonder if he does.
As hard as it may be to imagine, Curry will depart having played at least a game in ten seasons in the NBA -- a pretty lengthy career by any standard -- leaving behind respectable career averages of 12.9 points and 5.2 boards. Though who knows how much of it he has left, Curry has earned over $70 million during this span. By any reasonable measure, this is a wildly successful human being.
But it doesn't feel that way, does it? Curry strikes us as someone who's achieved a small fraction of what might have been possible. His legacy is the absolute bare minimum.
There's always something tragic about that, or at least we seem to think so, but more so in sports than any other walks of life. We don't chastise successful investors for not being Warren Buffett, or talk about a millionaire real estate developer for "what might have been." But in sports, a guy like Curry feels like a disaster. All we can see is all that potential that went unrealized, all that tangible ability not put to its best use.
Obviously, as Knicks fans, we can't be expected to view Eddy as anything other than an epic failure, as one of a series of massive investments with minimal return, and as a guy who came to represent every terrible Knicks boondoggle over the last decade.
But I wonder if it bothers Curry at all. I suspect it does on some level, that he must know this wasn't his absolute best, but maybe he's fine with it. Maybe he holds himself to the regular human definition of success, the kind where a ten-year NBA career, and $70 million in lifetime earnings can't be dismissed as talent wasted, and where what might have been is only marginally better than what actually was.


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As part of the University's ongoing compliance effort, Human Resources reviews new positions, reclassification requests, and evaluates current jobs to ensure continued compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
General FLSA Information
The primary objective of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is to protect workers' rights. The FLSA is enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division. The FLSA establishes the following:
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Covered, nonexempt employees must be paid the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Overtime pay is paid at a rate of one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay and it is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.
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Exempt and nonexempt classifications determine what work is overtime eligible. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that overtime (payment for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in workweek) be paid to employee performing nonexempt work. FLSA does not require that time and overtime be paid to employees performing exempt work.
Under the FLSA, there are three exemption tests that must be met in order for a position to be classified as exempt. These include salary level, salary basis, and job duties.
Many times the positions have a combination of exempt and nonexempt duties. The "primary duty" of the position must be the performance of exempt work. Primary duty means the principal, main, major or most important duty that the employee performs. An employee's primary duty is determined by looking at all the facts, with the major emphasis on the character of the employee's job as a whole.
Every employer covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must keep certain records for each covered, nonexempt worker. There is no required form for the records, but the records must include accurate information about the employee and data about the hours worked and the wages earned. The following is a listing of the basic records that an employer must maintain:
The Department of Labor representatives investigate wages, hours, and other employment practices. The Obama administration has increased compliance with FLSA rules. In 2010, employers paid $6.5 million in back wages related to FLSA settlements and penalties. In the previous year, they paid only $2.6 million.
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Spring Break Scavenger Hunt
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Pick up your scavenger clues and start the hunt! Explore the Village searching for the answers. When you think you're done, stop in at the General Store to see if you have earned a prize.Join the fun – make a craft at the Interurban Tram Barn, enjoy the antics of children's entertainers and take a spin or two on the carousel. All included with admission.
Need a break? The Ice Cream Parlour will be open for light lunches and special treats.
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All tickets are $7 and available at the door. Members free.


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Alveolar Macrophage Proteomics in HIV-associated Emphysema (HIVE)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00823927
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified April 2015 by Philip Diaz, Ohio State University.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
First Posted : January 16, 2009
Last Update Posted : April 22, 2015
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|HIV Emphysema HIV Infections
To delineate the natural history of HIV associated emphysema in the HAART era. To compare the alveolar macrophage proteomes from HIV-seropositive smokers with emphysema to the alveolar macrophages proteomes of both HIV+ smokers without emphysema and HIV- smokers.
To establish whether coinfection with HIV and Hepatitis C results in accelerated lung disease manifested by decrements in forced expiratory volume and carbon monoxide diffusing capacity.
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|365 participants
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|Case Control
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|Alveolar Macrophage Proteomics in HIV-associated Emphysema
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|March 2006
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|December 2015
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|December 2015
HIV smokers with emphysema
HIV smokers without emphysema
- examine the natural history of smoking related lung damage in patients with HIV [ Time Frame: 3 years ]HIV-Seropositive individuals are at increased risk of developing pulmonary emphysema (1,2). With improved therapy for HIV, and increased life expectancy in this population with a high smoking prevalence, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may assume an increasingly important role with respect to health related quality of life and medical complications. This research will provide a unique opportunity to examine the natural history of smoking related lung damage in patients with HIV infection. In addition, this research will involve sampling of lung cells to determine if there are unique proteins present that may be related to the increased risk of emphysema in this population. This may shed important insight into how the lung responds to injury and how it repairs itself. If critical proteins can be identified, treatment strategies may eventually be developed to either decrease proteins causing injury or increase protective proteins.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinically stable HIV-seropositive (and HIV-seronegative) individuals
- Ages 18 years and older
- Female subjects on no oral contraception with a negative pregnancy test
- Subjects capable of giving written consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known medical illness that would preclude bronchoscopy/BAL (e.g. unstable angina, new cardiac arrhythmia). This only pertains to subjects involved in the bronchoscopy phase of the study.
- Pregnant females
- Prisoners
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00823927
|United States, Ohio
|The Ohio State University
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43026
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|Philip T Diaz, MD
|Ohio State University
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|January 16, 2009 Key Record Dates
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|April 22, 2015
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|April 2015
Keywords provided by Philip Diaz, Ohio State University:
lung damage
cigarette smoking
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Pulmonary Emphysema
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
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How the Commercial Real Estate Perspective
July 9, 2012 by admin
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by YoTuT
How the Commercial Real Estate Perspective
The answer to how commercial real estate research to find an investment opportunity in real estate can be as easy as turning on the computer or driving around the city. The best sources for locating properties are:
Commercial agents
Local brokers can be found wandering around the shopping areas and removing the information on the "Sale", "For Rent" or "space available" signs. You can then call the agent directly or visit the web site if it appears on the poster. Another way is to enter "Commercial Real Estate Brokers" in its search engine and web sites see it happen.
Although in most areas of the country is not an MLS (Multiple Listing Service) for commercial properties, as there is for residential properties, commercial brokers have their own lists of properties for sale and a property database other runners have the sale.
They have properties locally and nationally. The use of an agent usually does not cost you anything as a buyer, because runners will normally be compensated by the seller. In cases where the buyer pays all or part of the commission, it is worth the cost if the broker has to find a great deal and probably saved more than the cost of the commission.
A number of websites can lead to potential commercial property deals. The best known are warkaexpresswayprojects, which are similar to a multiple listing service for commercial properties.
You can also go directly to the websites of national brokerage firms trading where you can view your listings and gain valuable market information. The good news is that if the property you are looking for is no longer available, you can register to receive alerts for property availability or contact an agent directly. When talking to an agent, you may find that they were checking the property is no longer available, but who are preparing for another list of goods that can meet their criteria.
Investment Clubs in Real Estate
Most major cities in the puri constructions gurgaon. have a number of local clubs to invest in real estate. These groups provide great opportunities to network and meet with other investors who have a similar interest in commercial properties. Members usually include most of the world: the beginning and experienced investors, agents, lawyers, officers of the title company, appraisers and others who make their living from real estate investing careers. Most of these associations meet once a month to discuss current events, share information and have an expert talk to the group.
To find clubs in your city, enter "real estate investment club" in your search engine or try to go to the website of the National Association of Real Estate Investors and then find the nearest club in your area.
Advertisements in newspapers and publications
You can often find commercial property owners who want to sell by looking at the classified ads in newspapers and publications of real estate ads. Magazines that are good are the latest publications Publications Real Estate . Other sources
Others who may be able to help in their search to include your own personal network of contacts, a real estate agent or broker you bought your house, your banker, your lawyer or accountant, none of which possibly can help you in your search.
Whatever you do, have fun learning for the investigation of commercial property. Talking with others increases your knowledge and expand your network
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The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board plans to purchase a 1.75-acre parcel of land along the upper riverfront in Northeast Minneapolis that would help with the expansion of bicycle and pedestrian trails along the river.
The land is a couple parcels north of the Scherer Bros. lumber site, which is just north of the Broadway Bridge. Some may know the space as the valet parking lot for Psycho Suzi's.
The Park Board on May 2 approved a purchase agreement for the land — at 1720 Marshall St. NE — for $1.37 million.
The land is currently owned by Marshall Street Properties. It includes 354 feet of riverfront.
The land has a market value of $1.3 million, according to a Park Board memo. It was purchased in 1988 for $700,000.
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There is currently a 37,780-square-foot building on the property, which is used for storage. Previously, it was a manufacturing facility. Park Board Superintendent of Planning Bruce Chamberlain said the Park Board would use the facility for storage and operations for the short-term, but the land would be primarily open when parks are developed.
The Park Board in March passed a design plan and framework for the upper riverfront called RiverFirst. This property, according to the resolution, would be a "critical acquisition" for that plan.
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Can The US Chamber Of Commerce Lobby For PROTECT IP Without Being So Blatantly Intellectually Dishonest?
from the or-is-that-not-possible deptAh, the US Chamber of Commerce. The private lobbying giant, which thrives on people confusing it with the US Department of Commerce, is really, really angry about "counterfeits." Of course, one might argue that the only reason its been so successful itself is the likelihood of confusion between it and the US Department of Commerce. But we'll leave that aside for now. The CoC has been a big time supporter of PROTECT IP lately, but apparently is simply unable to make a credible argument in favor of the law.
The group has put out two incredibly misleading videos. The first one focused on a woman in Canada who got bogus drugs that allegedly led to her death. Of course, Protect IP only applies to the US, so the woman in Canada still would have had a problem. And, a larger point is that there are tons of legitimate pharmacies, and it's pretty easy to tell what's legit and what's not. Why this woman was ordering from a questionable pharmacy is never explained. Furthermore, the scare stories about fake drugs killing people tend to be overblown as well. It doesn't do fake pharmacies much good either to kill customers. Finally, the fake drugs issue could be dealt with by legislation that focuses on fake drugs. Not ridiculously broad legislation that encourages censorship and puts the compliance burden and liability on tons of US companies.
The second video was even more ridiculous. Finally moving away from the "fake drugs kill people, and therefore we need to censor the internet to stop people from sharing music" line of argument, it presented some content creators whining about a changing world. Except... as our own research showed, none of the "victims" in the video had their stories fully check out. Two of them had relied on the works of others to build their own careers, while complaining that others might do the same to them. The actress had a bit role in one film nearly a decade ago that got unanimously dreadful reviews ("so bad that it makes you feel like tearing your eyebrows off one by one just to numb the pain") and was complaining that her royalty checks a decade later were too low. The author complained that her industry was suffering because of file sharing -- directly contradicted by other authors and the publishing industry's own statistics.
So... now, the CoC is back to screaming "fake drugs! dead people!" In a piece penned by the CoC's "executive VP" of its "Global Intellectual Property Center," Mark Elliot, the claim is made that if we don't censor the internet, the US won't be able to innovate any more. Complete and utter hogwash.
We need to create an environment that rewards that innovation.We have one. It's called the marketplace. And you know what doesn't reward innovation? When the legacy companies run to the government to have every new innovative platform -- the player piano, radio, cable TV, the photocopier, the VCR, the mp3 player, the DVR, online video, etc. -- declared infringing and locked up and shut down. But that's what PROTECT IP is designed to do.
For example, imagine spending hundreds of millions of dollars on research for a new lifesaving drug, only to have a counterfeiter make an unregulated, substandard version, with little or no medical value. Imagine that counterfeiter selling this product — with your name on it — online with impunity.Well, they can't sell it online with impunity. We already have trademark law, which doesn't allow that kind of thing. Why doesn't Elliot mention that? Ah, well, because it undermines his whole argument. Also, the idea that people are confused into buying the fake drugs has little support in reality. Legitimate pharmacies sell the real thing and most people know how to find a legitimate pharmacy. The people seeking alternatives are those priced out of the market -- due in large part to the ridiculously high prices set on drugs due to draconian and excessive IP laws... the same laws Elliot now seeks to make even more draconian.
Imagine, for another example, opening up your own small business, a photography studio. You work by yourself, maybe with one assistant, and take wonderful, high-quality photographs that you sell to advertising agencies or the hometown newspaper. Imagine that you are able to expand — and hire two or three of your neighbors to meet the growing demand.Imagine being smart about that, and using it to your advantage. Imagine highlighting those who copied your image, and destroying their reputations while building your own. Furthermore, existing copyright law already handles the situation described above. PROTECT IP does nothing to deal with the situation described here.
Then imagine your customers downloading your photos from a website that stole your best images, posted them online and profited from either sales of your photos or advertising revenue from the attraction of your photos.
These rogue websites dedicated to counterfeiting and piracy put U.S. jobs, consumers and innovation at risk. Last year, these rogue sites stole an estimated $135 billion in sales from legitimate retailers around the globe. They clearly violate the intellectual property rights of U.S. citizens by ignoring our trademark and copyright laws.Funny. The "rogue sites" that have been described in the past were not posting photos. Furthermore, no rogue site "stole" sales from anyone. Why can't the USCoC use the proper language? And that $135 billion number has been debunked so many times -- even by the US government -- that it's sad that its still trotting that out.
The Senate is waiting to vote on the legislation, and the House is due to introduce its version of rogue site legislation in the coming days. We look forward to the enactment of rogue-site legislation this year to protect American jobs and consumers by cutting off the worst online intellectual property thieves from the U.S. marketplace.Translation: the old dying legacy business, who pay the US Chamber of Commerce to lie in public for them, want a new protectionist, anti-innovation law to shut down any technology that interferes with their business model -- and they believe the best way to do so is to put the entire compliance and legal burden on the upcoming startups who are building the platforms that will disrupt their existing business.
It's a really disgusting and cynical approach from an organization that has a history of such bogus efforts.
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Wolfe, Didion, and Caro booked for Miami Book FairBy Jordan Melnick | June 25th, 2012 | No Comments
The Miami Book Fair is always great, and this year's fair (Nov. 11 – 18) promises to raise the bar even higher. The list of already confirmed authors includes Bonfire of the Vanities author Tom Wolfe, whose fourth novel, Back To Blood, focuses on immigration in Miami (see trailer below); Joan Didion, who wrote one of the best books ever written about our frightening city ("Havana vanities come to dust in Miami"); Robert Caro, a master biographer whose obsession with Lyndon Baines Johnson has resulted in four tomes and counting (I just read all 1,100+ pages of Master Of The Senate — highly recommended); novelist Sandra Cisneros (The House On Mango Street); and New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik.
If the book fair boasted only these authors it would be hugely exciting, but of course many more will be announced in the coming months. We'll keep you posted, of course, and you should also bookmark (get it?) the official fair website.
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Sunday, August 02, 2009
From the PCC Archives - Ye Olde Club
[Editor's Note: this material comes from the archives of the now-defunct Pittsburgh Cycling Club.]
You see, in my day, we didn't have generous "sponsors". We had to eats lots of sugar, yep, and get cavities, and go to the dentist. Then we'd sell all the gold fillings just for entry fees, uh-huh. And our bikes…well, our bikes didn't come from some "bike-shop" much less a fancy-pants "frame-maker" like DEAN … no, we had to take apart sinks and washing-machines and weld those pipes together and when our parents would ask what happened to the washing machine, we'd tell them we didn't know … but they'd always catch us cause our bikes would spring leaks on the floor. And our races didn't go on for just a few hours … no sir, a few DAYS more like it! Uphill the entire way and there weren't bridges in those days, so we had to just ride through the rivers, y'see?!? These kids today are just too darn lucky!!!
Lucky Bike Club by C. Paul Svoboda
Okay, so maybe Gramps is over exaggerating a bit; maybe it was never quite that difficult being a bike racer, but as every member of this team knows, it takes major dedication and time not to mention lots of hard work and sacrifice. Our efforts, this year, have been made so much easier by our graciously supportive sponsors … but it hasn't always been this way! As a way of thanking you, our sponsor, I would like to offer, on behalf of this club, something of a "vignette" that peers into our world and explains just a little bit of what we've done, where we've been, and maybe even gives you something to chuckle about.
My Favorite Race & Neil's Nose Goblins
Olean is, or was, by far the best race I've ever done. I only finished ever as high as 25th overall in this three-day grueler but it was a race that was always unpredictable and eventful; always an event that really brought the team together and started the summer stage racing off at breakneck speed! The first year I did the race, we stayed at the Castle Inn. But, of course that's where we stayed…we stayed there every year … where else is there to stay in Olean, NY?!? It was always the most luxurious race because of that hotel. Where else could we get in a round of par-3 golf (I use "golf" generously), shuffle-board, bocchi ball, and still have time to take a dip in their not-so-Olympic-sized-pool before retiring into the Elvis Anniversary Suite (I don't know if they actually called it that, but if they didn't, they should have…we did) for a log-like slumber?!?
I cannot remember, due mostly to extensive therapy, how many team members we managed to squeeze into that suite every year, but we are students, and if there was a patch of carpet showing, then the room wasn't full. And forget getting a glass of water in the middle of the night … that kind of misguided venture was a sure way to put a team member out of commission. And so it came to pass that for three days every June, the Castle Inn was our own little resort.
Every Saturday afternoon during that annual weekend, we would find ourselves poolside in varying states of consciousness. Upon one particularly fateful Saturday afternoon in June at the pool of our resort, our omnipresent 27-year-old-going-on-teenager member, Neil (we'll call him that for anonymity's sake) thought it a good idea to make friends with one particularly blonde, particularly bored (and young) lifeguard. It must be understood that his logic had been reasoned in the midst of a post-race delirium brought on by 75 miles of hot tarmac, fast racing, and four impecably long and steep climbs. Of course, the post-race Jolt cola and Twinkie merely served to put Neil over the edge.
A former model, Neil collected his charm and swam with all the grace of a dolphin over to his all-too-suspecting prey. He brought himself out of the water forcefully and dramatically, sure to allow time for the sun to glint off of his toned and awkwardly tanned body (the stark lines on a cyclist's arms and mid-thighs belie a rider immediately to his trade). Lest I forget to mention before I describe our fair guard's reaction, Neil cautiously thought it a good idea to clear his nose of any offending hangers-on. Quite absent-mindedly, Neil went off toward his objective without clarifying, among friends, his nostril-status.
And so it might already be clear that as our glistening and savvy teammate made his way from the water, an equally glistening string of the most graceful mucus imaginable had made its way across his cheek, striking an elegant arc from his upper lip, just below his left-nostril, to well below his pronounced chin and up, disappearing across his right cheek somewhere before his ear lobe. Possibly, it was our laughter upon his return or maybe something that his would-be water nymph said to him, but Neil retired quite soon thereafter for a nap and some aloe lotion (both for his sun-marked nose and his charred ego, no doubt). Since then, pocket tissues have become a popular item among team members of that era.
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Awesome! I those are some great pics and stories. Who is that lab rat riding the bike? I would never do that again! Come to think of it, I am unemployed now - anyone know of some studies i can participate in for cash?ReplyDelete
All the best to my PCC teammates!
Dan, I have a lot of digital content from that era, including a few photos, and as time allows I'll try to post some of it. Would you let the others (like Paul) who I simply don't know how to contact know that this is up, and more will follow?ReplyDelete
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Indian cricket's woman of the moment says she's not an Internet addict
Name:Mandira BediClaim to fame:TV and film actress. Currently, the Indian cricket world's pinup.
How Net savvy are you? How would you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10?I am quite Net savvy. I go through my phases. I usually check my mail once or twice a day and use MSN messenger quite a bit to chat with friends abroad. I haven't been online much over the past two months in South Africa, though I wish I had because it would have been easier on my cell phone bills. At one point, I used to email my parents and brother regularly. Now, I just pick up the phone.
Do you and your husband fight over the computer?No, we don't. He has two PCs in the office, which is below my house. I also have a PC in my room, but I prefer working in his office as it is hooked to broadband. He is quite Net savvy so, when I need to download something, he does it for me.
What have you recently been using the Net for?To have my scripts or larger contracts emailed. For the rest, people usually call or SMS. Before I went to South Africa, I used it to do all my homework. I would go online religiously for two hours daily and check everything from cricinfo.com to Rediff. My favourite site for cricket is Wisden.com though. It has loads of statistics, ball-by-ball information, scorecards and more. I used Yahoo and Google a lot too, for their searching facilities.
What do you think of the cricket-related information online?I think it's very good. There isn't really much about newer teams like Bangladesh or Kenya though, but that, I think, is a vicious cycle.
Your idea of a perfect Web site?It has to be very user friendly. I loved visiting sites on Harry Potter after reading the books. It was a little childish, but a lot of fun. Similarly, when the Blair Witch Project was out, I went online to find out if it was real or just a movie. That site kept me entranced for a long time.
Have you ever been ego-surfing?Not recently, but I think I should. I did around six months ago, and found a lot of articles and pictures about myself. It doesn't freak me out, nor is it loads of fun. I am neutral about it.
What is your favourite Web-based gadget?A laptop. I think it's about time I bought myself one. I do have a Nokia Communicator, but I don't have the patience to use its email and Net facilities.What do you like most about the Internet?I like the fact that everything is available online - all kinds of information.
What do you hate about it?I hate it when a page has expired or slow connections prevent me from accessing a particular site.
Have you ever chatted with strangers online?I was tempted to when I downloaded ICQ a year or two ago. But those conversations only lasted around 3 minutes. I haven't met anyone on the same wavelength as I am, online.
One celebrity you would like to chat online with?Amitabh Bachchan. I would prefer chatting with him in person but, till that happens, the Net will do.
If you could change something about the Internet, what would it be?I hate the advertisements online. There are too many of them and they irritate me. Sometimes, when people try different combinations and send me junk mail, that's not funny either. At times, you open what looks like legitimate email and it turns out to be spam from a porn site. That really bugs me and, no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to block those messages.
If the Internet didn't exist, you would be...Okay. I am neither dependent nor addicted. So, I would survive.


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Alabama dumb-assiness time. This state is in what legislators refer to as pro-ration. Meaning there is not enough money to budget for everything. This is mostly because for many years Alabama has lured corporations in with offers of charging them no taxes. And by-god they's sticking to it. Not enough that there are 4 million people here that will work for $8/HR. We are apparently the new China (only less people and drunker).
So, what do you do when there's not enough money? Cut something. Entitlements. Hmm. Let's see. Oh, education! Hell yeah, we've got too many teachers here, anyway (and you should see the list of shit you have to buy and send with an elementary school student already). What else? MEDICAID. They are cutting funding for that. The real problem is that every dollar Alabama cuts from its medicaid budget loses TWO matching dollars from the Federal Government. 3 for 1! What a bargain.
The state is defunding ALL mental health facilities! Think on that for a second. All mental health facilities in ALABAMA are being defunded and CLOSED. The idea is to send all those patients to 'group homes' and 'halfway houses'. That's some scary shit, right there.
This will also cause hospice service to be unavailable for many people.
And worst of all "It is very unfortunate that many dialysis patients will not be able to receive treatment." WTF? They're just supposed to go home and die, I guess. Bless their hearts.
So with all of this going on, you know what was the big news story today on local TV?
The state legislature is debating a bill that would allow the ten commandments to be displayed in schools and state buildings. Total waste of time and money (in a state that has none) that will be overturned by the Federal government. FUCK FUCK FUCK!
At least everyone will know which candidates are the most religious at election time, which is the whole point, I guess.
I am so disgusted and embarrassed.
I am now serious about getting out of here. At least to Georgia where they are a little more progressive and have FREE college for my kids (thanks to the lottery, which is the devil.)
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Anti-immigration places blame on immigrants instead of USA and Mexican practices that support people from other countries to come here, not realizing the changes taking place here are so draconian, that I think we are going to see a movement out of this country. I am tempted.
The article you cited, published in 2011, stated
"Volunteers on an immigrant-rights group's hot line said that since then (new anti-immigration laws) they have received more than 1,000 calls from pregnant women afraid to go to the hospital, crime victims afraid to go the police, parents afraid to send their children to school."
Gee, I don't know. Albertans, do you have more compassionate laws?
Well look at it this way. Alabama can never outdumb Mississippi.
At least your not Mississippi lol!! The South has had a cock swinging contest to see who is the most religious. My state of North Carolina is pretty damn close with the Amendment One law as well as other sourthern states that have currently banned or planning on banning Shariah law. As of now I have lost hope in America. The sheer volume of stupidity that is entrenched is just too much for us to overcome. When we put tax cuts for the "job creators" over education, infrastructural investment, and basic healthcare we are a nation that has their priorities backwards. It may take losing our superpower status for the United States to finally wake up and realize how far we have fallen.
I was born and raised in Mississippi and its worse than Alabama or any state for that matter. Gallup asked if religion was important in their life and 85% said yes making Mississippi the most religious of the fifty states and Alabama a close second with 82%. Now guess what state is the worse for women to live in, yep you guessed it Mississippi and here's why"
22% of women are impoverished, they earn the lowest average wages in the country, with a median income of $28,879, and college-graduation rates are grim at only 21%. Also, while 68% of Mississippi women are overweight or obese, Only a quarter of the state's women have health insurance. With such a depressing state of affairs, is it really any wonder that Mississippi has never had a woman in Congress or as governor — and the state legislature is only 15% female?
To continue: Mississippi's reproductive rights record is equally abysmal. Considering 99 percent of counties have no abortion provider and Mississippi accounted for 0.2 percent of abortions in the U.S. in 2008, the state has a de facto ban on the procedure due to lack of access. In 2011, state lawmakers tried but failed to pass a Personhood Amendment that would identify life as beginning at conception, a move that would have further eroded women's reproductive choices. But in this legislative session, lawmakers have advanced bills that would ban abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected (around six weeks) and require doctors to be present when a woman takes medication to induce an abortion. The law is meant to stop doctors from prescribing via telephone, a move that allows physicians to serve women who cannot travel to one of the state's only two abortion providers.
More recently The State Legislature tried but failed to close the now one and only clinic in Mississippi that provided abortions for women under the guise that it was protecting the health of the women.
I left Mississippi forty years ago and have never regretted it.
Alabama is the benchmark for Religious loony behaviour. The fact that they're debating putting up religious propaganda in taxpayer funded property proves that.
I do hope you move to someplace where sanity prevails, as for cutting funds for education thats how the Religionists stay in power keeping people poor and dumb.
Here are more dismal fact about Mississippi:
Mississippi has the highest teen birthrate in the nation while New Hampshire has the lowest, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, following up on a report that found the incidence of pregnancy among U.S. teens was falling.
Mississippi reported 55 births per 1,000 teens aged 15 to 19 in 2010, more than 60 percent above the U.S. average, according to state data released on Tuesday. New Hampshire's rate was less half the national average at 15.7 births for the same age group. These birthrates are directly linked to abstinence only sex education which is directly linked to the Christian Fundamentalist that run the state.
In my 60+ years I've had the opportunity to talk to people about different issues and of course sex education in public schools has come up and is a hot button issue especially in the bible belt where I live.
When I've ask people why they don't want comprehensive sex education taught in public schools one of the most ignorant but common answers is: "It will make Kids more curious and cause them to experiment by having sex". So in their world just telling kids not to "do it" is all that is needed.
Even when you show them that teen birthrate in states that teach abstinence only is higher than states that have a comprehensive sex education program they don't believe it.
This is mostly because for many years Alabama has lured corporations in with offers of charging them no taxes.
Here in Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett promised that if elected governor he would veto any bill that tried to place any kind of tax on the money generated from the drilling for gas from our shale deposits. The republican governor has kept his promise as well, despite deep cuts in funding to education. School kids and their working parents just can't compete in campaign donations with big business.
At least the Dover school district got a court smackdown when they tried to include ID in the school curriculum. The fundie push still isn't going away though.
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Cottagers down Magpies
Fulham ended their long wait for a win on Monday night as Hugo Rodallega's header proved to be the winner in a 2-1 victory over Newcastle at Craven Cottage.
The Cottagers came into the game without a victory since mid-October but got off to an ideal start when Steve Sidwell's 19th-minute strike deflected off Mike Williamson and looped in. It was the home side's first goal in 317 minutes and they would have had several more was it not for some poor finishing and the fine form of goalkeeper Tim Krul.
Newcastle, though, were proving an increasing threat and Hatem Ben Arfa drew the visitors level in the 54th minute with a deflected effort before Rodallega headed home a free-kick by former United midfielder Damien Duff to secure the hosts all three points.
Fulham ended their goal drought in the 19th-minute as Duff as pulled back for Sidwell, whose strike took a deflection off Williamson and looped over Krul.
After waiting more than five hours for a goal, Fulham fans almost got to witness two in as many minutes. Dimitar Berbatov cut out a weak Cheick Tiote pass and burst past Fabricio Coloccini at the halfway line, only for Krul to thwart the Fulham frontman when through on goal.
The former Manchester United striker was again denied by Krul in the 29th minute. After only managing to palm a fierce Sascha Riether cross into the path of Berbatov, the Netherlands international did well to recover and deny the Bulgarian before Williamson cleared.
It begun a spell of Newcastle pressure that saw them come close to levelling in the 31st minute, with Riether having to clear a powerful Coloccini header from the edge of the box off the line. Newcastle were again cursing the German right-back on the stroke of half-time when he again denied them on the line, with Demba Ba the man frustrated this time.
Berbatov fired into the side-netting when Fulham returned to the attack, before Mark Schwarzer looked on as Ben Arfa struck a 54th-minute equaliser.
The Frenchman marked his return to the starting line-up after four games out with a goal from 22 yards that curled in off the crossbar. The strike took a slight deflection off John Arne Riise but Schwarzer arguably should have done better, raising further questions about the Australian after a few mistakes of late.
Opposite number Krul was having no such problems and did well to deny Sidwell as he searched for a second. The Netherlands international was soon beaten, though, as Duff floated in a cross from the right and Rodallega nodded home unmarked from six yards.


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From Citroen press: Manufactured from 1934 to 1957, the Traction had a decisive influence on carmakers all over the world, including the Americans, diehard fans of rear-wheel drive. While the idea of a mass market car equipped with front-wheel drive already existed, Citroën was the first manufacturer to master this technology and make it widely available.
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31243, Hymns, Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken, no. 46
1. Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God!
He whose word cannot be broken
Chose thee for his own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake our sure repose?
With salvation's wall surrounded,
Thou may'st smile on all thy foes.
2. See! the streams of living waters,
Springing from celestial love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters
And all fear of drought remove.
Round each habitation hov'ring,
See the cloud and fire appear
For a glory and a cov'ring,
Showing that the Lord is near.
3. Blest inhabitants of Zion,
Purchased by the Savior's blood;
Jesus, whom their souls rely on,
Makes them kings and priests to God.
While in love his Saints he raises,
With himself to reign as King,
All, as priests, his solemn praises
For thank-off'rings freely bring.
Text: John Newton, 1725-1807. Included in the first LDS hymnbook, 1835.
Music: Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809
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The owner of the 15,632-square-foot office building at 60 Market Center Drive in Collierville has filed a $1.8 million loan on the property.
TD Properties LLC, which lists a Germantown residential address, filed the deed of trust May 22 through Renasant Bank.
Terry Callaway and Jan Callaway signed the trust deed as members of TD Properties.
Built in 2005, the Class B office facility sits on 1.5 acres along the north side of Market Center Drive east of Schilling Boulevard East, in Collierville's Schilling Farms planned development, Phase 39, Area 6.
The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2013 appraisal of the property is $1.6 million.
TD Properties bought the then-vacant land in a 2004 special warranty deed for $378,972 from Schilling Farms LLC.
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– Daily News staff
John Paul "Jack" Jones, former publisher of The Daily News, is the recipient of the President's Philanthropy Award from Riverside Military Academy.
Jones, a 1938 graduate of the Gainesville, Ga., institution, was honored this month for donations and contributions to numerous cultural, religious and educational organizations in Memphis and elsewhere in the country.
Jones attended the academy in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains for two years before attending and graduating from Vanderbilt University in Nashville followed by service in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
After his war service, Jones earned his law degree from the University of Virginia.
At Riverside he is best remembered for a senior year trip he and his classmates made to Cuba with a group of dignitaries from Georgia.
– Bill Dries
Memphis' Workforce Investment Network has selected Porter-Leath to coordinate and manage the 2013 Summer Youth Employment Program.
Employers in Shelby and Fayette counties will provide career experience and training for 400 young people from age 16 to 21.
Porter-Leath is working to secure job placements and employer worksites by June 10.
There is no expense for employers, but they must agree to provide meaningful work, training and supervision for program participants.
"Preparing our youth and providing them with job training and readiness is critical to their success as an adult," said Sean Lee, president at Porter-Leath.
– Jennifer Johnson Backer
State Treasurer David Lillard says expanding health care costs could absorb funding the state used to spend on other needs.
The Jackson Sun reported Lillard talked about the potential impact of the Affordable Care Act on Tennessee finances as he spoke to the West Tennessee Association of Health Underwriters on Thursday.
Lillard noted the state budget that goes into effect July 1 contains $391 million in new revenue and more than $300 million of that will be consumed by TennCare.
"You're dealing with a situation where you can have a shift in priorities going forward," he said.
Lillard said the federal act puts a mandatory $1.2 billion financial load on Tennessee.
"That's from (fiscal year) 2013 to (fiscal year) 2019," Lillard said. "That's about $200 million a year."
Lillard said support for higher education could further erode as a result. In 1990, state revenue funded more than half the cost of state universities. That percentage has already declined to about 38 percent and could be further reduced.
Lillard said with TennCare using up most of the money, programs such as higher education and K-12 schooling will have to compete for funding.
– The Associated Press
U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for aircraft and stronger business investment. The gains suggest economic growth may be holding steady this spring.
Orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least three years, rose 3.3 percent last month from March, the Commerce Department said Friday. That followed a 5.9 decline in March.
A measure of business investment plans increased 1.2 percent. And the government revised the March figure to show a 0.9 percent gain, instead of a slight decrease.
Companies ordered more machinery and electronic products last month, typically signs of confidence. More spending by businesses could ease fears that manufacturing could drag on the economy later this year.
Factories had been seeing fewer orders at the start of the year, in part because slower global growth had reduced demand for U.S. exports. Economists had also worried that across-the-board federal spending cuts and higher taxes might prompt businesses to cut back on orders.
Paul Ashworth, an economist with Capital Economics, said the April report suggests economic growth is holding up. He predicts growth in the April-June quarter will be at a rate of 2 percent to 2.5 percent. That's not much lower than the 2.5 percent rate reported for the January-March quarter.
Still, the payoff from the pickup in business investment may not come until the end of the quarter. That's because the government looks at shipments when it measures the gross domestic product, not orders. And shipments of goods that signal investment plans fell in April, reflecting weaker demand at the start of the year.
"Business investment appears to have started the second quarter on a weak note but should rebound over the final two months of the quarter," he said.
The April increase pushed total orders to $222.6 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis. That is 6.5 percent above the level of a year ago.
Orders for transportation goods gained 8.1 percent, reflecting a 16.1 percent jump in demand for commercial aircraft and a 53.3 percent increase in orders for military aircraft.
Orders for motor vehicles increased 1.9 percent.
Excluding the volatile transportation category, orders rose 1.3 percent in April. That followed a 1.7 percent decline in March.
Still, other reports showed that factories continued to struggle in April.
The Institute for Supply Management reported factory activity barely expanded in April, held back by weaker hiring and less company stockpiling.
And manufacturing output dropped 0.4 percent last month, the Federal Reserve reported earlier this month. Auto companies cranked out fewer cars, factories made fewer consumer goods and most other industries reduced output.
The price of oil was knocked below $94 a barrel Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand.
Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 36 cents to $93.91 a barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
On Thursday, oil fell as low as $92.91 after weak manufacturing data from China raised questions about the strength of oil demand in the world's No. 2 economy. It closed at $94.25 a barrel in New York, down 3 cents. That followed a report from the U.S. Energy Department showing the country is well-supplied with oil, and gasoline demand remains below year-ago levels.
One question overhanging the market is what the Federal Reserve's next moves will be with its monetary policy. Recent comments from Fed policy makers, including Chairman Ben Bernanke, raised concerns that the Fed will scale back its effort to support the economy sooner than traders had expected.
Brent crude, a benchmark for many international oil varieties, was down 27 cents to $102.17 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
In other energy futures trading on Nymex:
— Wholesale gasoline was flat at $2.81 a gallon.
— Heating oil lost 1 cent to $2.84 a gallon.
— Natural gas fell 3 cents to $4.24 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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