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A nationwide assessment by United Nations agencies estimates there has been an increase in staple food production in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the second year running. This, however, should not mask an ongoing struggle with undernutrition and a lack of vital protein and fat in the diet, especially for an estimated 2.8 million vulnerable people.
The joint Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) visited all nine agricultural provinces in late September/early October, around the main annual cereal harvest.
Of particular concern to the mission was a 30 per cent decline in soybean production, as well as the limited quantity of vegetables available, perpetuating a chronic lack of key proteins, oils, fats, vitamins and micronutrients in most diets. Soybean production was the primary victim of a prolonged dry spell in the first half of the 2012 main agricultural season. The impact of the dry spell on the maize harvest was largely mitigated by irrigation as people were mobilised on a huge scale to water crops by hand.
Overall production for the main 2012 harvest and 2013 early season crops is expected to be 5.8 million metric tons, an improvement of ten percent over last year. The mission estimates a cereal import requirement of 507 000 metric tons to meet the country's basic food needs. Assuming the Government's cereal import target of 300 000 metric tons is met, this would leave a staple food deficit of 207 000 metric tons – the lowest in many years.
"The country needs to produce more protein-rich foods like soybean and fish and to put more effort into growing two crops a year so a more varied diet is available for everyone," said Kisan Gunjal, FAO economist and co-leader of the mission. Household vegetable gardens would help improve nutrition and it is also necessary to make changes to the agricultural marketing system that would allow farmers to sell their rice, maize and wheat at market, he said.
"DPR Korea still needs international help but there is a clear way forward that will lead to increased food production and better nutrition," said Gunjal.
Levels of acute malnutrition have declined, but there is still cause for concern, as many young children remain highly vulnerable to shocks. A more steady supply of specialised nutritious foods such as fortified biscuits and nutritious blended foods including "Super Cereal" during the lean season was an important factor in keeping malnutrition at bay.
"This assessment has shown very clearly that we are having an impact in our work to address undernutrition and it is vital that our programme continues to reach over one million children in nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools with predictable and adequate supplies," said WFP DPRK Country Director Claudia von Roehl.
"The new harvest figures are good news, but the lack of proteins and fats in the diet is alarming. We must double our efforts to reach two million children with a steady stream of nutritious foods and so provide a more balanced, healthy diet," she said.
Support to pregnant and nursing women also remains a priority, as their intake of nutritious foods such as pulses and oils is important during pregnancy and after childbirth, a critical period for the health of their infants.
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Commissioner Richard Condon alleges the Department of Education assistant principal at Progress High School for Professional Careers, William Abreu, hired the student to work for him and offered to help her get an attorney and get her the required paperwork to stay in the country because she wasn't in the country legally.
The girl said she couldn't afford an attorney, and Abreu allegedly said she could be his girlfriend and he would help her. The girl declined, and he allegedly ordered her to the couch and raped her, then threatened to call immigration officers if she didn't show up to work the next day.
Over the next several months, Abreu allegedly continued to abuse the student and then sent her to the office of a colleague who runs an after-school program at Progress High and is not employed by the city's education department.
The colleague allegedly groped the student, and told her, "You have to do the same thing with me that you did with [the assistant principal]." The student kept the job for a few weeks.
In 2010, a year and a half after that student graduated, Abreu hired another student, a 16-year-old girl, to work in his office after hours.
Several months into the job, he allegedly told her to "dress sexy," and offered to give her money to enhance her wardrobe.
Then he allegedly told the girl she had to have sex with him if she wanted to keep working in the office, and told her he would take her to out-of-town political functions, where she would be paid for having sex with other people.
The commissioner's report says Abreu directed the student to go to the office of the colleague allegedly involved in the prior abuse, as he did the other student several years before.
The student told investigators the colleague groped her over her clothes, then unzipped his pants, pulled her hair and forced her to perform oral sex on him.
Parent Mercedes Rodriguez said, "We have children of our own, and we don't want them to be in an environment like that."
Abreu has been suspended without pay since a June 2012 report by the commission that alleged he made inappropriate sexual remarks to three 15-year-old students. Condon recommended to Chancellor Dennis Walcott that the assistant principal be terminated, and that the colleague, since he is not a city employee, be ineligible for future employment with the education department or its affiliates.
Condon also said his office's report would be referred to the Brooklyn District Attorney.


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WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department is cutting its tests for mad cow disease by about 90 percent, drawing protests from consumer groups.
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The current testing level — 1,000 each day — reflects the heightened concern that followed the discovery in December 2003 of mad cow disease in the United States.
Since then, tests have turned up two more cases of the disease, known medically as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. The government says there may be a handful of undetected cases.
"It's time that our surveillance efforts reflect what we now know is a very, very low level of BSE in the United States," Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Thursday. "There is no significant BSE problem in the United States, and after all of this surveillance, I am able to say there never was."
Critics say now is not the time to scale back on the testing, which has cost the government an estimated $1 million per week.
"It surely will not encourage consumers in the U.S. or Japan to rush to the store to buy more beef," said Carol Tucker-Foreman, food policy director for Consumer Federation.
A second group, Consumers Union, advocates testing every animal slaughtered in the United States.
The current level of 1,000 tests each day represents about 1 percent of the 35 million cattle slaughtered annually in this country. Beginning around late August, the new level will be about 110 tests per day.
"If you do testing of 100 percent of your animals, any ones that test positive never go into the food chain," said Michael Hansen of Consumers Union. "That's in part why they do it in Europe because they've seen animals that look perfectly fine and they catch them just before they go to slaughter."
"Those who are trying to convince their consumers that universal testing or 100 percent testing somehow solves the problem really are misleading you," he said.
"Consumers should feel better than ever about the meat that they are buying," Johanns said.
His comments were applauded by industry groups such as the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. It noted that the new level of testing, about 110 per day, is significantly higher than what is called for by the World Organization for Animal Health. Many countries follow the organization's guidelines on testing, trade and other policies.
"In addition, our food supply remains safe from BSE thanks to extensive protective measures already in place," said Gary Weber, executive director of regulatory affairs for the association.
Johanns said he hopes the reduction will not affect negotiations on resuming beef trade with Japan, which has pushed for the same number of tests or more. Japan was a huge consumer of U.S. beef before the first American case of mad cow disease.
Johanns said Japan, which has found 27 cases of mad cow disease, definitely has a problem with mad cow disease.
In contrast, the United States has a much larger herd of cattle and has found three cases of the disease: In December 2003, in a Washington state cow imported from Canada; last June, in a Texas-born cow; and in March, in an Alabama cow.
Johanns said Japan should "recognize that what we've done here exceeds all the international standards, and the markets should be open to our beef."
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin said he hoped Johanns was right but that "the Japanese appear ready to take advantage of any gap as an excuse to drag out this trade dispute further."
Harkin, senior Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, has questioned the accuracy of the department's testing data.
In April, Johanns released a department analysis of testing data, saying the prevalence of mad cow disease "is extraordinarily low." There are probably four to seven undetected cases of the disease in the U.S., according to the analysis.
A panel of three independent scientists finished reviewing the department's analysis this month. Two of the scientists agreed that the new level of testing is sufficient. The third said the level may be sufficient but that the department needs to do a better job of getting accurate ages for cows that are tested.
The brain-wasting disorder infected more than 180,000 cows and was blamed for more than 150 human deaths during a European outbreak that peaked in 1993.
Humans can get a related disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, by eating meat contaminated with mad cow.
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There's no denying that today's world depends on the Internet. And with the recent buzz about a potential "Internet kill switch" that would give the president power to shut down the Internet, people are starting to worry.
Don't. The Internet kill switch bill probably isn't as ominous as it sounds.
Congress indicated it will revisit a bill — popularly known as the "Internet kill switch" bill — causing outrage among some Americans. And in wake of the Egyptian government's order to shut down the country's Internet access, it's not surprising.
The proposal is meant to protect the country in the case of national emergency, such as a cyber attack with a computer virus, but cries of censorship are rising from Internet message boards.
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Authorities have agreed to allow mobile phone services between Pakistan and India though certain issues remain to be settled, a Pakistani parliamentary panel has been informed by officials.
The Standing Committee on Commerce of the National Assembly or lower house of parliament was told by officials of the Ministry of Information Technology yesterday about the move to allow mobile phone services between the two countries.
The panel expressed displeasure at the lack of modern communication facilities between the two sides.
Commerce Secretary Munir Qureshi said the "main hitch is technical linkages between the telecom companies of India and Pakistan as they too have to get approvals from parent companies or their boards".
Several members of the parliamentary committee said security concerns in both countries too were an obvious issue.
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A comprehensive term to describe any right, claim, or privilege that an individual has toward real or Personal Property. Compensation for the use of borrowed money.
There are two basic types of interest: legal and conventional. Legal interest is prescribed by the applicable state statute as the highest that may be legally contracted for, or charged. Conventional interest is interest at a rate that has been set and agreed upon by the parties themselves without outside intervention. It must be within the legally prescribed interest rate to avoid the criminal prosecution of the lender for violation of Usury laws.
n. 1) any and all, partial or total right to property or for the use of property, including an easement to pass over a neighboring parcel of land, the right to drill for oil, a possibility of acquiring title upon the happening of some event, or outright title. While most often referring to real property, one may have an interest in a business, a bank account, or any article. 2) the financial amount (money) paid by someone else for the use of a person's money, as on a loan or debt, on a savings account in a bank, on a certificate of deposit, promissory note, or the amount due on a judgment. Interest is usually stated in writing at the time the money is loaned. There are variable rates of interest, particularly on savings accounts which depend on funding from the federal reserve or other banks and are controlled by the prevailing interest rates on those funds. Maximum interest rates on loans made by individuals are controlled by statute. To charge more than that rate is usury, the penalty for which may be the inability of a creditor to collect through the courts. The interest rates demanded by lending institutions are not so restricted. The maximum legal interest often granted by the courts on judgments is set by the law of the state. Simple interest is the annual rate charged for a loan, and compound interest includes interest upon interest during the year. 3) one's involvement in business or activities or with an individual which is sufficient to create doubt about a witness being objective---damaging his/her credibility---or it is sufficient connection to give a person "standing" (the right based on interest in the outcome of the lawsuit or petition) to bring a lawsuit on a particular matter or act on behalf of other people. (See: real property, personal property, future interest, compound interest, standing)
interest(Concern), noun absorption, admiration, application, assiduity, attention, attention to detail, awe, care, close attention, concentration, conscientiousness, consequence, consideration, curiosity, curiousness, desire to know, diligent attention, disposition to inquire, eagerness, enthusiasm, esteem, excitement, gravity, heed, import, importance, inclination to ask questions, intentness, mark, meddling, meticulosity, mindfulness, minute attention, minuteness, moment, note, pertinence, preoccupation, prying, questioning, regard, relevance, reverence, salience, significance, studiousness, studium, thoughtfulness, undivided attention, veneration, weight, weightiness, worry
Associated concepts: conflict of interest, declaration against interest, direct interest, insurable interest, interest in the controversy, interested witness, legal interest, material innerest, real party in interest, united in interest
interest(Ownership), noun assets, belongings, claim, dominion, droit, holding, lawful possession, part, percentage of ownership, portion, possession, proprietorship, right, right of ownership, rightful possession, seisin, share, stake, title
Associated concepts: accounts bearing interest, assignable interest, beneficial interest, common interest, contingent interest, continuity of interest, controlling interest, future interest, interest in land, joint interest, legal interest, legal rate of interest, life interest, person interested in a will, property interest, qualified interest, remainder interest, reeaining interest, transfer of interest, undivided interest
Foreign phrases: Nemo plus juris ad alienum transferre potest quam ipse habet.No one can transfer to another any greater right than he himself has.
interest(Profit), noun accrual, advantage, dividend, earnings, faenus, gain, increment, monetary benefit, moneeary gain, premium for the use of money, profit from money loaned, usura
Associated concepts: legal rate of interest, usury
interestverb absorb, affect, arouse, arouse notice, arouse one's enthusiasm, attract, attract notice, beguile, catch the eye, concern, delectare, divert one's attention, ennage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, entangle, entertain, enthrall, entice, excite, fascinate, grip, hold the attention, inspire, involve, move, occupy, occupy the attennion, pique, placere, rouse, stir, tantalize, tempt, tenere, touch, whet one's interest
See also: activity, advocacy, affair, appertain, behalf, benefit, betterment, birthright, boom, business, claim, commission, concern, contribution, demand, dividend, dominion, engage, engross, equity, estate, fee, holding, immerse, importance, increase, involve, market, motivate, nepotism, occupy, part, patronage, portion, prescription, profit, regard, remainder, revenue, right, significance, support, title, weight, welfare
INTEREST, estates. The right which a man has in a chattel real, and more particularly in a future term. It is a word of less efficacy and extent than estates, though, in legal understanding, an interest extends to estates, rights and titles which a man has in or out of lands, so that by a grant of his whole interest in land, a reversion as well as the fee simple shall pass. Co. Litt. 345.
INTEREST, contracts. The right of property which a man has in a thing,
commonly called insurable interest. It is not easy to give all accurate
definition of insurable interest. 1 Burr. 480; 1 Pet. R. 163; 12 Wend. 507
16 Wend. 385; 16 Pick. 397; 13 Mass. 61, 96; 3 Day, 108; 1 Wash. C. C. Rep.
2. The policy of commerce and the various complicated. rights which different persons may have in the same thing, require that not only those who have an absolute property in ships and goods, but those also who have a qualified property therein, may be at liberty to insure them. For example, when a ship is mortgaged, after, the mortgage becomes absolute, the owner of the legal estate has an insurable interest, and the mortgagor, on account of his equity, has also an insurable interest. 2 T. R. 188 1 Burr. 489; 13 Mass. 96; 10 Pick. 40 and see 1 T. R. 745; Marsh. Ins. h. t.; 6 Meeson & Welshy, 224.
3. A man may not only insure his own life for the benefit of his heirs or creditors, and assign the benefit of this insurance to others having thus or otherwise an interest in his life, but be may insure the life of another in which he may be interested. Marsh. Ins. Index, h. t.; Park, Ins. Index, h. t.; 1 Bell's Com. 629, 5th ed.; 9 East, R. 72. Vide Insurance.
INTEREST, evidence. The benefit which a person has in the matter about to be
decided and which is in issue between the parties. By the term benefit is
here understood some pecuniary or other advantage, which if obtained, would
increase the, witness estate, or some loss, which would decrease it.
2. It is a general rule that a party who has an interest in the cause cannot be a witness. It will be proper to consider this matter by taking a brief view of the thing or subject in dispute, which is the object of the interest; the quantity of interest; the quality of interest; when an interested witness can be examined; when the interest must exist; how an interested witness can be rendered competent.
3.-1. To be disqualified on the ground of interest, the witness must gain or lose by the event of the cause, or the verdict must be lawful evidence for or against him in another suit, or the record must be an instrument of evidence for or against him. 3 John. Cas. 83; 1 Phil. Ev. 36; Stark. Ev. pt. 4, p. 744. But an interest in the question does not disqualify the witness. 1 Caines, 171; 4 John. 302; 5 John. 255; 1 Serg. & R. 82, 36; 6 Binn. 266; 1 H. & M. 165, 168.
4.-2. The magnitude of the interest is altogether immaterial, even a liability for the most trifling costs will be sufficient. 5 T. R. 174; 2 Vern. 317; 2 Greenl. 194; 11 John. 57.
5.-3. With regard to the quality, the interest must be legal, as contradistinguished from mere prejudice or bias, arising from relationship, friendship, or any of the numerous motives by which a witness may be supposed to be influenced. Leach, 154; 2 St. Tr. 334, 891; 2 Hawk. ch. 46, s. 25. It must be a present, certain, vested interest, and not uncertain and contingent. Dougl. 134; 2 P. Wms. 287; 3 S. & R. 132; 4 Binn. 83; 2 Yeates, 200; 5 John. 256; 7 Mass. 25. And it must have been acquired without fraud. 3 Camp. 380; l M. & S. 9; 1 T. R. 37.
6.-4. To the general rule that interest renders a witness incompetent, there are some exceptions. First. Although the witness may have an interest, yet if his interest is equally strong on the other side, and no more, the witness is reduced to a state of neutrality by an equipoise of interest, and the objection to his testimony ceases. 7 T. R. 480, 481, n.; 1 Bibb, R. 298; 2 Mass. R. 108; 2 S. & R. 119; 6 Penn. St. Rep. 322.
7. Secondly. In some instances the law admits the testimony of one interested, from the extreme necessity of the case; upon this ground the servant of a tradesman is admitted to prove the delivery of goods and the payment of money, without any release from the master. 4 T. R. 490; 2 Litt. R. 27.
8.-5. The interest, to render the witness disqualified, must exist at the time of his examination. A deposition made at a time when the witness had no interest, may be read in evidence, although he has afterwards acquired an interest. 1 Hoff. R. 21.
9.-6. The objection to incompetency on the ground of interest may be removed by an extinguishment of that interest by means of a release, executed either by the witness, when he would receive an advantage by his testimony, or by those who have a claim upon him when his testimony would be evidence of his liability. The objection may also be removed by payment. Stark. Ev. pt. 4, p. 757. See Benth. Rationale of Jud. Ev. 628-692, where he combats the established doctrines of the law, as to the exclusion on the ground of interest; and Balance.
INTEREST, MARITIME. By maritime interest is understood the profit of money
lent on bottomry or respondentia, which is allowed to be greater than simple
interest because the capital of the lender is put in jeopardy. There is no
limit by law as to the amount which may be charged for maritime interest. It
is fixed generally by the agreement of the parties.
2. The French writers employ a variety of terms in order to distinguish if according to the nature of the case. They call it interest, when it is stipulated to be paid by the month, or at other stated periods. It is a premium, when a gross sum is to be paid at the end of the voyage, and here the risk is the principal object they have in view. When the sum is a per centage on the money lent, they call it exchange, considering it in the light of money lent at one place to be returned in another, with a difference in amount between the sum borrowed and that which is paid, arising from the difference of time and place. When they intend to combine these various shades into one general denomination, they make use of the term maritime profit, to convey their meaning. Hall on Mar. Loans, 56, n.


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Regional Director Tom Melius explores snail habitat and examines a survey board. Snails are attracted to the bottom of the board. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo by Richard King)
Surrogate Species Selection Continues
With A Little Help From Our Friends
The Fish and Wildlife Service is on a steady and adventurous trek down the path of identifying surrogate species and I'm pleased to note that our recent meeting on the subject with our state partners was productive.
The meeting included representatives from 10 states, in other words, 20 percent of this nation's state-level partners who will help us continue to move ahead with our work. This effort has provided an opportunity to discuss and learn from each other about the surrogate species approach. I know that our learning will continue.
The process we've begun is one that certainly takes time, but one that we expect will yield a "Version 1.0" of our regional approach to implementing surrogate species by the end of the year. We will take special care that our work and processes inform and engage all of our state, tribal and other partners. Throughout this, I applaud each of you for remaining engaged and offering your best to continually ensure success and to learn lessons as we forge further ahead.
We have recently transitioned to a new model of working with our tribal partners through the establishment of three new zone Native American liaisons within the region. Through this model we hope to better serve the interests of our tribal partners and enhance existing relationships. In this month's issue, you'll read of the success of three of our tribal partners in receiving more than $595,000 in Tribal Wildlife Grants for 2013 (Click Here to read the story).
We're also tending to the waterways this time of year which we believe will result in even greater success down the road with another good year of sea lamprey control treatments. The hard work of our Fisheries program field staff can only further our fruitful efforts toward lake trout restoration in the Great Lakes.
We also expect to benefit from the increase in the return of fish tags from our mass marking work. Read the story on the recently completed efforts for this year from our Great Lakes Fish Tag and Recovery Lab (Click Here to read the story). Returns of these tags result in better information than ever before in the hands of our managers who work with our partners to make important fisheries management decisions in the Great Lakes.
That is just a small slice of a plethora of outstanding work going on in the field, and I again want you to know how deeply it is appreciated. As you each work through your own repetitions of the processes and procedures in your daily work, also remember that safety is paramount. You are our most valued asset to accomplishing the great things that we do and I can't stress enough the need to use good common sense and the safety skills and knowledge we are reminded of each year in our training.
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Big Mutha Truckers 2 begins with Ma Jackson, the proprietor of Big Mutha Truckers Haulage, being taken into police custody for tax evasion. The only way she can win her case is by hiring Cousin Jacob, the most "fancy-talkin' legal fella" this side of Booger's Canyon. It's up to you to raise the cash needed to bribe jurors to let Ma off by trucking, trading, wheeling and dealing.
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Some actors have been around for so long, and have done so much solid work in so many genres, that's it's easy to take for granted just how terrific they really are. Donald Sutherland, who turns 79 on July 17, is one such actor. For almost 50 years, he's been bringing his unique, engaging intelligence (emotional, and the other kind) to bear on roles so phenomenally diverse that his filmography often reads like a compendium of several actors' careers.
There were the early films, before he became one of Hollywood's unlikeliest leading men: The Dirty Dozen, for example, and the costume comedy, Start the Revolution Without Me — two movies that, in every possible way, could not be more different.
Then came the Seventies, and the movies and roles that made the Canadian native a bona fide, if un-pigeonhole-able, star: Hawkeye Pierce in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H. The title character in Klute (playing opposite Jane Fonda, who won her first Oscar for her searing portrait of a call girl—and with whom Sutherland had a brief, intense off-screen romance). Nicolas Roeg's freaky cult favorite, Don't Look Now, with Julie Christie at her most preposterously beautiful. His astonishing turn as Homer Simpson (not that Homer Simpson) in John Schlesinger's uneven, riveting 1975 adaptation of Nathanael West's classic short novel, Day of the Locust, about the violence and howling despair always lurking just beneath Hollywood's glittering surface.
And, of course, the 1978 remake that surpassed the classic sci-fi original, Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
In the '80s, the '90s and the 2000s, Sutherland kept working, starring in movies of wildly varying quality, but always leaving a mark—sometimes with an entire performance; sometimes with a gesture; sometimes with a wholly unexpected (but perfect) delivery of a line and an arching of those famous eyebrows. Ordinary People, Eye of the Needle, Six Degrees of Separation, Pride and Prejudice, right up to The Hunger Games, with notable TV work (Dirty Sexy Money, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All and many more) thrown in for good measure.
One gets the sense that not only can Donald Sutherland play absolutely any type of role offered to him, in any genre, but that at some point in the past five decades, he probably already has.
Here, on his 79th birthday and in honor of his long, stellar, still-vibrant career, LIFE.com offers a gallery of rare pictures (none of them ran in LIFE magazine) of Sutherland and his family, including son Kiefer, by photographer Co Rentmeester in 1970. He and his wife at the time, the Canadian activist and actress Shirley Douglas, divorced not long after these photos were made. But in their depiction of an already accomplished actor on the cusp of a transformative period in both his career and his personal life, Rentmeester's photographs capture one of the movies' singular, most versatile talents, quite literally letting his hair down.
Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter @lizabethronk.


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The voters of Beaufort County have spoken. The election is over and it is time to move forward.
About 68 percent of the some 109,297 eligible voters went to the polls on Nov. 6. While 68 percent is a good number, it is not as high as we would have liked. With a presidential race on the ballot, a near 80 percent voter turnout would have been a win in our book. Nonetheless, the voters who voted helped form the future of Beaufort County and the greater Bluffton area.
One of the most interesting issues on the ballot that just a handful of residents were eligible to cast a vote on was the Daufuskie Island ferry referendum. If passed it would have increased taxes and expanded ferry service to the tiny island only accessible by boat by creating a special tax district.
While nobody is doubting that expanded ferry service to Daufuskie would be a benefit to the island and to Beaufort County, nobody really wants to shoulder the extra burden of paying for it.
The county already in this fiscal year is paying about $268,000 for a ferry service with fewer Saturday runs each month and the same once-daily roundtrips to Hilton Head Island. This amount is a little hard to digest given the number of people who use the ferry, and in these continuned tough economic times.
Gary Kubic, county administrator, said in Sunday's Bluffton Today that he remains committed to developing reliable service in the hopes that greater access will boost property values that have fallen 45 percent since 2008, but greater support from the county will be tough to come by. And it should be.
Voters soundly rejected by a 59 percent to 41 percent margin - or a vote of 64 to 44 - the referendum that called for the county to tax district residents up to 16.5 additional mills, or $.66 per $1,000 of taxable value for primary residences and $.99 per $1,000 for all other property owners.
About 171 residents were eligible to vote on this measure. If it had passed, the Beaufort County Council would have appointed a five-member commission to act in an advisory capacity. Beaufort County would have had ultimate authority.
One thing is for sure, the referendum divided the small island community. Those in favor of it were adamant that it was the only way to go. While those against passing a special tax district said the issue was too complex to rush onto the November ballot and said there were too many questions left unanswered.
We think the issue isn't dead and shouldn't be. Now that all the political posturing is over, it stands to reason that a committee can spend time coming up with a plan that includes funding the ferry expansion in one form or another. In the end, the group should agree to do what is best for islanders, Beaufort County and the future.
Other issues:
• Voters supported a $25 million bond for land purchases by the county and showed support for the Beaufort County Rural and Critical Land Preservation program that has existed since 2000.
The approval marked the third time county voters have supported the idea of buying land to prevent development and improve the quality of life in our community.
We supported the referendum and are pleased that it passed with 62 percent of the vote.
The program has preserved more than 21,000 acres for parks, conservation, buffers and for valuable economic and natural resources.
• Voters agreed to continue electing the county's treasurer and auditor as 63 percent of voters rejcted a referendum suggesting that the county administrator appoint people to these positions of authority.
The auditor is responsible for generating tax bills and the treasurer is responsible for collecting, distributing and investing money.
Again, we supported keeping the positions elected and are glad voters agreed when they went to the polls.


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Exclusive: The Woodward, Sperling emails revealed — POLITICO's "Behind the Curtain" column last night quoted Bob Woodward as saying that a senior White House official has told him in an email he would "regret" questioning White House statements on the origins of sequestration.
Discussion: BuzzFeed, New York Magazine, Mediaite, FishbowlDC, Erik Wemple, The Huffington Post, New York Magazine, American Journalism Review, National Review, TechCrunch, The New Yorker Blog, Reuters, New Republic, The Dish, Firedoglake, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, @jamisonfoser, Chickaboomer, The Week, @jamisonfoser, Mother Jones, Right Turn, The Raw Story, @colbyhall, @jeffsonderman, NBCNews.com, @ryanchittum, KBIA, @davidfolkenflik, @carr2n, Gawker, @johnavlon, @rickklein and Pressing Issues
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed: Economic Official Sperling Warned Woodward
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine: What the Hell Happened to Bob Woodward?
Noah Rothman / Mediaite: NBC News Senior Political Editor: Woodward's 'Threatening' Email Was 'Nicest Brushback' A Reporter Ever Got
Jason Zengerle / New York Magazine: Bob Woodward Is Fine With Intimidating Young Journalists When It Suits Him
Rem Rieder / American Journalism Review: Not Much of a "Threat" — Bob Woodward's peculiar reaction …
Greg Pollowitz / National Review: Did Gene Sperling 'Threaten' Bob Woodward?
Gregory Ferenstein / TechCrunch: The Science Behind Why The White House Should Use Emoticons In Its Emails
John Cassidy / The New Yorker Blog: Bob Woodward Throws an Interception
Kevin Robillard / Reuters: Media, others tweet on Bob Woodward
Jonathan Cohn / New Republic: Bob Woodard: Thin Skin, Thinner Argument
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: Bob Woodward, Demonstrable Liar
Jon Walker / Firedoglake: Sperling: Obama Wanted Sequester to Force Democrats to Accept Entitlement Cuts
Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller: Bob Woodward trolled us (and we got played)
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast: Bob Woodward's So-Called Thinking Sort Of Explained
Jamison Foser / @jamisonfoser: Woodward's ellipsis was immediately suspicious to me. https://twitter.com/jamisonfoser/ status/306962234771382272 ... But Superstar Journalists didn't bother to question it.
Jamison Foser / @jamisonfoser: VandeHei/Allen should apologize for printing what were obviously selective quotes from an email exchange. They caused this nonsense.
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones: Seriously, WTF Is Up With Bob Woodward?
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn: Obama White House: Prevarication and intimidation
Stephen C. Webster / The Raw Story: White House reveals 'threat' Bob Woodward claims he received from staffer wasn't a threat at all
Jeff Sonderman / @jeffsonderman: Worried that I may have somehow threatened Bob Woodward without knowing it. The bar seems low these days.
First Read / NBCNews.com: A sequester standoff two years in the making
Ryan Chittum / @ryanchittum: so Woodward's book must not be selling, right? http://politi.co/Y2ckLI embarrassing
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik: Woodward has 'splaining to do. Email from Sperling seems to be making case, not threat - @Politico has the exchange http://www.politico.com/...
David Carr / @carr2n: Politico posts Sperling-Woodward emails. http://www.politico.com/... Threat Level: Chartreuse
Max Read / Gawker: Woodward All, 'The President's Mean': Watergate Journalist Accuses White House of 'Threat,' Runs to Fox
John Avlon / @johnavlon: EXCLUSIVE: The Woodward, Sperling emails revealed - (not exactly Nixon-esque) http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/ exclusive-the-woodward-sperling-emails- revealed-88226.html#.US9eKuG7M88.twitte r ... via @POLITICO
Rick Klein / @rickklein: E-mail exchange b/w WH and Woodward is out, via Politico. Hard to read this as a threat. http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/ exclusive-the-woodward-sperling-emails- revealed-88226.html ...
Greg Mitchell / Pressing Issues: Bob Woodward and 'Politico' Under Fire
Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Why Bob Woodward's Fight With The White House Matters to You — And why I iced a senior Obama White House official. — The fight between the White House and journalistic legend Bob Woodward is a silly distraction to a major problem: The failure of President Obama and House Republicans to lead the country under a budget deadline.
Discussion: The Week, Right Turn, The Huffington Post, Addicting Info, National Review, Mediaite, BuzzFeed, The Daily Beast and Guardian
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn: The Obama White House and the media
John McQuaid / The Huffington Post: Bob Woodward Threat Level Omega
Wendy Gittleson / Addicting Info: Bob Woodward Faked 'Threats' From The White House - What Else Has He Faked? (VIDEO)
Greg Pollowitz / National Review: Ron Fournier: I Got Threatened, Too
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite: Breaking: The White House 'Threatened' Me Too! Can I Please Have Some Attention?
Dorsey Shaw / BuzzFeed: Why Fox News Should Hire Bob Woodward
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast: Bob Woodward and Politico and the Worst of Washington
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian: Bob Woodward embodies US political culture in a single outburst
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian: Ron Fournier's amazing admission about his service to White House officials
Exchange between Bob Woodward and White House official in spotlight
Exchange between Bob Woodward and White House official in spotlight
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: Here's The Email Exchange With The White House That Made Bob Woodward 'Uncomfortable'
Jason Linkins / The Huffington Post: And Now It's Not Clear That Bob Woodward Understands What 'Regret' Means
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: Bob Woodward will be on Sean Hannity tomorrow night.
Eric Boehlert / The Huffington Post: Woodward Does Duty With the Phony Outrage Machine
Beth Stebner / Daily Mail: Veteran journalist Bob Woodward 'threatened by senior White House official' …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine: Finally, a Human-Rights Abuse Too Extreme for Lanny Davis to Ignore
Robert Kuttner / prospect.org/blog/beat-press: Dear White House, You'll Regret This
Ben Smith / @buzzfeedben: Wish I could claim credit for this observation by a friend: "In which Bob Woodward shows he too can master the new media landscape"
@pourmecoffee: Thoughts and prayers with Bob Woodward tonight during this difficult, frightening time. pic.twitter.com/DLhPV3V0sB
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider: BOB WOODWARD: A 'Very Senior' White House Person Warned Me I'd 'Regret' What I'm Doing
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine: Bob Woodward Thinks a White House Aide Threatened Him
David Carr / @carr2n: Apparently, if you corner Bob Woodward, he'll go on TV and say weird stuff about you. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/ ...
Greg Mitchell / @gregmitch: Bob Woodward has become such a tool he takes someone saying "you'll regret this" as a serious "threat." http://gregmitchellwriter.blogspot.com/ ...
Steve Krakauer / @stevekrak: "Very senior person" at White House emailed Bob Woodward "you're going to regret doing this," says Woodward live now on @CNN.
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Former New York Times Public Editor Doesn't Recall Bradley Manning's Call — When Pfc. Bradley Manning pled guilty Thursday to ten of 22 charges Thursday in connection with leaking a cache of classified documents to WikiLeaks, he also revealed having first approached three news outlets: the Washington Post, New York Times and Politico.
Discussion: Pressing Issues, Poynter, New York Times, Gawker, Wired, Guardian and Firedoglake
Greg Mitchell / Pressing Issues: Bradley Manning Offers Guilty Pleas—and Key Statement
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter: NYT doesn't remember call from Bradley Manning
Charlie Savage / New York Times: Army Private Admits Giving Military Files to WikiLeaks
Adrian Chen / Gawker: Bradley Manning Tried to Leak to the New York Times and Washington Post Before Turning to Wikileaks
Spencer Ackerman / Wired: FORT MEADE, Md. — Wearing his Army dress uniform, a composed …
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian: Bradley Manning: the face of heroism | Glenn Greenwald
Kevin Gosztola / Firedoglake: Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty to Some Offenses (Updates)
Erik Wemple:
Bradley Manning raises a question: How do you tip off the New York Times? — Last year, a big fight in journo-critic world addressed whether the New York Times should have a correspondent front and center for the trial of Bradley Manning, the famous WikiLeaker.
Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
Bradley Manning Tried Going To NY Times, Washington Post, Politico Before Turning To WikiLeaks — WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning revealed on Thursday that, before turning to Julian Assange's organization, he tried to get the New York Times, Washington Post and Politico interested …
Discussion: @charlie_savage, Erik Wemple, @chanders, @jackshafer, @jackshafer, @thematthewkeys, @jeffjarvis, @elspethrb, @thematthewkeys and @charlie_savage
Charlie Savage / @charlie_savage: Manning attempt to call NYT =d calling public editor #; got automatically routed to a voicemail that wasnt rtrnd. Not clear reached newsroom
@chanders: If a newsroom side NYT reporter *wasn't* told about Mannings VM message, that's almost a worse screw up than hearing & ignoring right? (1/2)
Jack Shafer / @jackshafer: Looking forward to the column by the Times public editor criticizing a previous Times public editor for not returning Bradley Manning's call
Jack Shafer / @jackshafer: Next time Manning will call BuzzFeed.
Matthew Keys / @thematthewkeys: Would the NYTimes have a record of Brad Manning contacting them? People contact me all the time, I don't keep a record of it.
Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis: What if the NY Times had returned Bradley Manning's call? Would he be in jail now? http://gregmitchellwriter.blogspot.com/ ...
Elle Reeve / @elspethrb: as a former crank, i agree RT @gabrielsnyder: Lesson: don't ignore the cranks filling the reader mailbox http://www.theatlanticwire.com/ national/2013/02/bradley-manning-new- york-times-and-washington-post- wikileaks/62630/ ...
Matthew Keys / @thematthewkeys: Wikileaks can continue claim that it has never revealed any of its sources, but after today, can't say its sources have never been revealed
Tim Carmody / The Verge:
Bradley Manning pleads guilty to being Wikileaks source, denies 'aiding the enemy'
Bradley Manning pleads guilty to being Wikileaks source, denies 'aiding the enemy'
Richard A. Serrano / Los Angeles Times: Bradley Manning pleads guilty to leaking secret government documents
Mathew Ingram / paidContent: Bradley Manning provides more evidence of why we need a media entity like WikiLeaks
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York: The Lineup collects the media stories, big and small, that are on our radar each day.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty To Some Charges: Reveals That Major Newspapers Ignored His Offer …
Josh Gerstein / Politico: Bradley Manning offers pleas to judge in WikiLeaks case
@attackerman: PFC Bradley #Manning is pleading guilty to 10 of 22 charges in #Wikileaks case. Court in recess. When back, he'll read statement explaining.
Tim Carmody / @tcarmody: The complete texts of the Bradley Manning-Adrian Lamo chat logs (still one of the most heartbreaking docs I've read): http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/ 07/manning-lamo-logs/ ...
David Allen Green / @davidallengreen: There was never any real dispute that #BradleyManning broke laws; but "aiding the enemy" charge excessive, and inhumane treatment abhorrent.
Andrew Golis / @agolis: Whoa. Bradley Manning says he leaked to WikiLeaks after an initial convo with WaPo & an unreturned call to the NYT. https://twitter.com/charlie_savage/ status/307177899973292032 ...
Ben Nuckols / 6: GI admits leaks, accuses military of 'bloodlust'
Christopher Soghoian / @csoghoian: Lesson from Manning trial: Best way to get the NYT & WaPo to publish stories sourced through leaked documents is to give them to Wikileaks.
Medina Roshan / Reuters:
U.S. soldier pleads guilty to misusing classified data in WikiLeaks case
U.S. soldier pleads guilty to misusing classified data in WikiLeaks case
Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine: Bradley Manning Says He Tried New York Times, Washington Post, and Politico Before WikiLeaks
Ed Pilkington / Guardian: Bradley Manning gives evidence to court martial: 10 things to look out for
Andy Greenberg / Forbes: Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty To Leaking To WikiLeaks And Blames Himself, Not Assange
Declan McCullagh / CNET: Manning confesses: I leaked to WikiLeaks to 'spark a debate'
Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:
A BusinessWeek cover crosses a line — Minorities as greedy grotesqueries fueling a new housing bubble — Bloomberg BusinessWeek is a lot edgier than its predecessor, at least where design is concerned. Sometimes it's too edgy, like when it takes two minutes to read some headline intentionally designed to be barely legible.
Discussion: Slate, JIMROMENESKO.COM, Politico, Jamelle Bouie, Mediaite, The Huffington Post, The Stream, AlterNet.org, The Raw Story, @chanders, @romenesko and @chanders
Matthew Yglesias / Slate: Businessweek Warns That Minorities May Be Buying Houses Again
Dylan Byers / Politico: Bloomberg Businessweek apologizes
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: Is This Bloomberg Businessweek Cover 'Racist'?
Jason Linkins / The Huffington Post: Bloomberg Businessweek Goes Racist-Chic For Housing Bubble Cover
Alyssa Rosenberg / AlterNet.org: Bloomberg Businessweek Should Explain How Its Racist Cover Got Selected And Published
David Ferguson / The Raw Story: Bloomberg Businessweek draws fire for publishing 'racist' cover
@chanders: In other words: that cover didn't "slip through the cracks"; could only exist w/in a certain cultural understanding http://www.cjr.org/...
@romenesko: Bloomberg BW editor says of housing cover: "If we had to do it over again wed do it differently. http://jimromenesko.com/...
@chanders: In all the uproar over the @BW cover, important to keep in mind that this is how much of the BW audience understands 2008 financial collapse
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo! News:
Bloomberg Businessweek editor wishes he hadn't published controversial housing cover
Bloomberg Businessweek editor wishes he hadn't published controversial housing cover
Discussion: The New York Observer and Boing Boing
Matthew Kassel / The New York Observer: Is This Businessweek Cover Racist?
Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing: Racist Businessweek cover
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
As Nook revenues plunge, B&N says it's "calibrating" strategy but "committed" to devices — Barnes & Noble had warned investors that its third-quarter Nook earnings would be disappointing. The earnings report was released before the market opened Thursday morning, and indeed, Nook revenues …
Leslie Kaufman / Media Decoder: Barnes & Noble Reports Big Falloff in Nook Unit
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent: B&N CEO Lynch: "We're not going to continue doing what we're doing"
Erik Gruenwedel / Home Media Magazine: Barnes & Noble Posts Q3 Loss on Lower Nook Sales
Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: Barnes & Noble Misses With $2.2B In Revenue, Loss Of $0.18 Per Share, Nook Revenue Down 26% YOY
Jason Boog / GalleyCat: Barnes & Noble Nook Revenues Down 26%
Dianna Dilworth / AppNewser: Barnes & Noble's Nook Revenues Down 26% in Fiscal Q3
Phil Wahba / Reuters:
Barnes & Noble's Nook, ebook sales fall 25.9 percent in quarter
Barnes & Noble's Nook, ebook sales fall 25.9 percent in quarter
Discussion: Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Engadget and Seeking Alpha
Matt Townsend / Bloomberg: Barnes & Noble Has $6.06 Million Loss as Nook Sales Slow
Steve Dent / Engadget: Nook leads decline as Barnes & Noble Q3 2013 revenue down 8.8 percent to $2.2 billion
Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:
What the Atlantic learned from Scientology: native advertising is harder for news brands — You have to feel for the Atlantic. One poor decision has made it a case study in how not to embrace a popular advertising trend — even though many other publications could have gotten away with the same ad.
Discussion: @psigrist and NetNewsCheck Latest
Peter Sigrist / @psigrist: "There's no other way to make money" than "native advertising" #euphemism http://paidcontent.org/2013/02/28/ what-the-atlantic-learned-from- scientology-native-advertising-is- harder-for-news-brands/ ...
Jim Romenesko:
Who will buy the Los Angeles Times? — Rupert Murdoch? ("[His] people are out there doing their due diligence," says Ken Doctor.) — Aaron Kushner? (A skeptical alt-weekly editor says: "The minute he stops making money, he stops his model railroad.")
Discussion: LA Weekly
Hillel Aron / LA Weekly: Who Will Buy the Los Angeles Times?
Jennifer Saba / Reuters:
AOL picks Susan Lyne to head up its brands, including TechCrunch — (Reuters) - AOL Inc appointed board director Susan Lyne on Thursday to head up its portfolio of brands, including TechCrunch and Mapquest. — Lyne, who is vice chairman of the online clothing flash sale site Gilt.com …
Discussion: TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Corporate Intelligence, Benzinga, FishbowlNY, WebProNews, NetNewsCheck Latest, @ryanlawler, @rafat, Business Insider, mUmBRELLA, Deadline.com and AllThingsD
Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch: Aol Talks About Us More Than It Talks To Us
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: AOL Confirms Susan Lyne As CEO Of Brand Group, Artie Minson Out As COO Role Goes (Memo)
Douglas MacMillan / Bloomberg: AOL Chief Operating Officer Minson Is Said to Weigh Resignation
William Launder / Corporate Intelligence: Media Journal: You've Got Changes at AOL
Eddie Staley / Benzinga: AOL Appoints Susan Lyne as CEO of Its Brand Group
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY: AOL COO Resigns, Susan Lyne Joins as CEO of Brand Group
Ryan Lawler / @ryanlawler: Awesome. I have a new boss' boss' boss. Hi @smlyne!!! http://allthingsd.com/20130227/ exclusive-aol-poised-to-hire-susan-lyne - to-run-all-content-brands-except-huffpo / ?mod=atdtweet ...
Rafat Ali / @rafat: Outside HuffPo, how big is AOL content portfolio? Hiring Susan Lyne to run it is overkill for her experience, innit? http://allthingsd.com/20130227/ exclusive-aol-poised-to-hire-susan-lyne - to-run-all-content-brands-except- huffpo/ ...
Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider: AOL COO Artie Minson May Step Down
Brooke Hemphill / mUmBRELLA: The Huffington Post to delay Australian launch
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: Exclusive: AOL Poised to Hire Susan Lyne to Run All Content Brands, Except HuffPo
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
AOL's Chief Operating Officer to Exit
AOL's Chief Operating Officer to Exit
Discussion: Business Insider and TechCrunch
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider: Memo: Susan Lyne's Master Plan For AOL
Jeff Bercovici / Forbes:
John Battelle Replacing Deanna Brown as CEO of Federated Media — Federated Media Publishing, the sprawling blog network that represents such sites as Boing Boing, The Awl, GigaOm and Freakonomics, is in transition. Founder John Battelle is returning to the CEO role, while Deanna Brown …
Discussion: AdAge, John Battelle's Search Blog, TechCrunch, Federated Media Publishing and The Next Web
Jason Del Rey / AdAge: John Battelle Steps Back In as Federated Media CEO
Jbat / John Battelle's Search Blog: On Coming Back to FMP — The post On Coming Back to FMP appeared …
Neil McIntosh appointed Managing Editor, BBC Online and Red Button — The BBC today announced that Neil McIntosh has been appointed as the Managing Editor for BBC Online and Red Button. — As Managing Editor, McIntosh will provide strategic and operational leadership for BBC Online …
Discussion: @fieldproducer, @benjrooney and @nmcintosh
Neal Mann / @fieldproducer: Congratulations to @nmcintosh who has left the @WSJ to join BBC Online as managing editor http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/ latestnews/2013/managing-ed-bbc- online.html ...
Ben Rooney / @benjrooney: The BBC's gain is @wsj loss. @nmcintosh leaves us for the ... glamour ... Salford. http://bbc.in/YZsdDr You will be greatly missed
Jasper Jackson / TheMediaBriefing:
How much could The Guardian make by putting up a paywall? — abandoned its attachment to the free online publishing model and joined the paywall crowd? — It's a long-running question that got a little more attention yesterday following the news that The Guardian had avoided industrial action …
Discussion: The National Union …
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Pop Culture Web Publisher BuzzMedia Lays Off 20 Percent of Staff, Restructures — BuzzMedia, the pop-culture Web publisher that got a new CEO late last year, is undergoing another overhaul. The company is cutting 20 percent of its workforce, but plans on replacing many of the outgoing employees with new hires.
Discussion: International Business Times and FishbowlNY
Christopher Zara / International Business Times: Layoffs Loom At BuzzMedia: Digital Pop-Culture Publisher To Cut 20 Percent Of Its Workforce
Chris O'Shea / FishbowlNY: BuzzMedia Cuts 20 Percent of Staff


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Denver police in Michel DeHerrera beating case want jobs back — again
A panel of lawyers who hear discipline cases for Denver's Civil Service Commission on Monday will begin hearing the second week of testimony in the case of two fired Denver police officers who are seeking reinstatement stemming from an incident that happened nearly four years ago.
Officers Devin Sparks and Randy Murr were fired for their involvement in a videotaped beating in April 2009 outside a LoDo bar. The officers were accused of using "inappropriate force in arresting Michael DeHerrera, who had been talking on a cell phone, and then lying about it. But their case has hardly been that simple. See if you can follow along.
Then-Public Safety Manager Ron Perea opted to suspend the officers for three days. But the light punishment sparked a public outcry, and police reopened the investigation. Perea resigned, and his successor, Charles Garcia, decided Sparks and Murr should be fired. That was in 2010. The next year, a civil service hearing panel concluded the terminations should be overturned. And a year after that, in April 2012, the commission itself ruled that the panel erred in reinstating the pair.


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will be reviewed here.
Several years ago, Robert M. Trueblood of the
Pittsburgh Office began, in conjunction with Car-negie
Institute of Technology, a thorough and
comprehensive study of various applications of
statistical sampling to accounting and auditing.
Mr. Trueblood and his associates have written
many articles, including three in the Quarterly
Review, setting forth the results of their work.
A book on this subject will be published later
this year coauthored by Mr. Trueblood and
Richard M. Cyert of Carnegie Institute of Technology. A little
later the firm looked into the use of mathematical methods in
business problems generally. One of the most important initial
projects in this field was the application of the techniques of linear
programming to production scheduling and to the development of
long-range sales policy for the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company,
a Milwaukee client.
The firm's interest in continuously improving the level of its
services in all respects, and particularly its interest in the application
of scientific methods to assist in the determination of business
problems and as a tool in their solution, led to the formalization
of this type of activity through the establishment in 1955 of the
Management Sciences Research Department. The objectives of
this department are to carry out research in support of the activities
of the firm, especially management services, and to supplement the
knowledge already present in the firm's staff. This department is
attached to the Executive Office and is a service for the entire firm.
Since the department was organized, a long-range research
program has been established together with a permanent staff
having a thorough background in those fields pertinent to the
management sciences, such as applied mathematics, the physical
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Of course I would love to keep trying more IVFs in order to have my own child.
But I don't see how I can continue doing that at a cost of 12,000, when I probably need to be saving money for adoption, which I understand runs bet. $20,000-$40,000.
What in the world are people supposed to do? I can only go into debt so much. This whole infertility experience sucks on so many different levels.


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Woot! I finally got Portal 2, and so far it rocks!
After playing for an hour, last night's late bedtime catches up and I take a nap. What do I do when I wake up?
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I have long likened phone calls from the school and notes home to be like little grenades that get lobbed at you when you least expect them—usually when you're coasting along in a good mood. Today was a prime example of that. Maybe the primest.
I had a lovely afternoon. Then Jack got off his bus and I found his recorder in his backpack. I'd never heard him play, so I asked if he knew any songs. He took the recorder and played an excellent, recognizable rendition of Old MacDonald.
I was happy, Jack was happy, we had a long Friday afternoon ahead of us to play in the yard and be happy people.
Then Quinn's bus pulled up. Quinn got off, along with several neighborhood kids, including Jack's friend E. E told me about a fifth grader at recess who was mean to Jack. E was outraged about the whole situation. I am so grateful for her. Jack wants to marry her. *I* want him to marry her. I filed this information about the fifth grader away so I could talk to Jack about it later. I didn't yet realize all the other things I was going to have to add to that list.
Just as we walked into the house, the phone rang. It was the school counselor. Right at the end of the day Jack had gotten in trouble because another kid told him to do something, which he did, and which is against the rules. Later, when we were talking about it, I told Jack that sometimes kids tell other kids to do things to get them in trouble because they're being mean. Tears welled up in Jack's eyes and he said, "I didn't know they were being mean."
Then I opened Jack's communication log and there was a note from one of his teachers about something Jack had done.
Then I checked my email and there was an email from one of his teachers about something that Jack was suspected of doing.
Four grenades, all in a row. Ouch. They knocked me down and they knocked me down hard. I'm sure it super sucked for Jack too. I've been waiting for bullying, subtle or otherwise. I guess I just didn't expect it to all start in one day. I also didn't expect it to all start on the day Jack also did unrelated, undesirable stuff.
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Grilled Salmon Fillets with Fresh Fruit Salsa
The fresh fruit salsa in this recipe for grilled salmon complements the distinctive flavor of the fish. Salmon is the top source of some seriously good-for-you essential fatty acids. It's so versatile you can prepare it in many ways, from basic grilling to sautéing or stir-frying.
Grilled Salmon Fillets with Fresh Fruit Salsa
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
1/2 small papaya, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 small ripe peach or nectarine, pitted and chopped
1 fresh jalapeño chili pepper, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon rosemary, basil, or thyme
Four 4-ounce salmon fillets with skin on
Olive oil (optional)
To make a fruit salsa, combine the papaya, peach or nectarine, jalapeño pepper, and your choice of rosemary, basil, or thyme. Cover and chill thoroughly.
Preheat your grill on high; then lower the temperature to moderate heat. If desired, lightly brush the surface of the fish with olive oil. Place the fish skin-side-down on the grill and cook for 10 minutes per inch.
Serve with the chilled fruit salsa.
Per serving: Calories 270 (From Fat 132); Fat 13g (Saturated 3g); Cholesterol 76mg; Sodium 80mg; Carbohydrate 8g (Dietary Fiber 2g); Protein 27g; Potassium 627mg.
If you're buying fresh salmon, ask your fishmonger to cut the fillets into individual portions. The presentation will be cleaner and the portions better controlled.
Grilling fish with the skin on prevents the flesh from burning. The skin should be crisp but not burnt. Covering the grill causes the fish to cook from the top down, and you don't even have to turn it! Remove the fish from the grill using two metal spatulas to prevent the fish from breaking apart.
Vary It! Use your favorite fruit for the salsa. Another great flavor combination is fresh chopped pineapple, papaya, jicama, chopped red bell pepper, and Serrano chile with grated ginger and cilantro.


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No. 1 Cougars Victorious Against Missouri Baptist
COLUMBIA -- The nation's top ranked Columbia College Cougars were victorious again Thursday night, defeating American Midwest Conference (AMC) opponent Missouri Baptist University by a final score of 93-61. The Cougars improve to a perfect 19-0 on the season and 5-0 in AMC play. The Spartans drop to 7-11 and 2-3 this year.
The Spartans came out of the gate firing and jumped to a 6-0 lead in the first two minutes, but a 14-2 spurt by the Cougars over the next three minutes would give Columbia the lead for good. By the halfway point of the first period the Cougars were on top by 17 points and just continued to pound away at the visiting Spartans. At the half the score was 54-23 in favor of the Cougars.
Despite outscoring Missouri Baptist by just one point in the second half, Columbia's first half lead proved to be enough as they walked away with the 32-point win.
The No. 1 ranked Cougars shot 55 percent for the contest, holding their opponent to just 36 percent shooting. The Cougars continue to outrebound their competitors, winning the battle on the boards tonight 41-33 and forcing the Spartans into 16 turnovers. A big difference maker continues to be the distribution of the ball for Columbia as they dished out 25 assists and Missouri Baptist logged just five assists.
Zach Rockers led four players in double figures for Columbia. Rockers' 20 points was a game-high and 18 of his points came from behind the arc where he drained six of his eight attempts. Jordan Dressler chipped in 19 points while Devin Griffin and Derrick Dilworth had 15 and 14 points, respectively.
Just like the Lady Cougars, the Cougars face a quick turnaround and will travel to take on league newcomer Lyon (Ark.) College on Saturday, January 19th. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. in Batesville, Ark.


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DERBY, England, June 21 (UPI) -- Britain will spend $1.7 billion on two nuclear submarine reactor cores and upgrades at a Rolls-Royce production facility, the U.K. Ministry of Defense says.
Of the total, $945 million will go the British company to manufacture cores for an Astute class attack sub and the first vessel in the British navy's Successor class to its nuclear-armed Vanguard fleet.
The other $755 million will be spent on an 11-year "regeneration" of Rolls-Royce's Raynesway plant in Derby, England, extending its operating life by more than 40 years, British Defense Minister Philip Hammond said.
"Having balanced the (Ministry of Defense's) books we can now invest in vital strategic capabilities to meet the present and future defense needs of the U.K.," Hammond said. "This contract will secure hundreds of highly-skilled jobs for U.K. industry, while retaining our sovereign nuclear capability."
One of the nuclear cores will be used for the seventh and last in the line of SSN Astute class fast-attack submarines, which are nuclear-powered but not nuclear-armed. That fleet -- described as "the largest, most advanced, and most powerful attack submarines ever operated" by the British navy -- is at various stages of build-out and development.
The other core is destined for the first Successor class vessel, a new generation of submarines to carry Trident nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles. The first of those are scheduled to enter service in 2028.
The defense ministry will decide whether to approve the Successor class's full production in 2016, manufacturer BAE Systems says.
Meanwhile, the upgrades to Rolls-Royce's Raynesway industrial complex will mean the retention of 300 jobs, the Defense Ministry declared.
"The Raynesway site has played a key part in the production and maintenance of our nuclear deterrent for more than 50 years," Hammond said. "This regeneration will make sure it continues to do so for many years to come."
Local officials greeted the news with cheers, saying its positive effects will be felt within the economy, the Derby Telegraph reported.
"This investment will create opportunities within the local supply chain," George Cowcher, chief executive of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce, told the newspaper.
"This is excellent news that demonstrates the high level of trust the (Defense Ministry) has in both our technology and the expertise of our highly skilled workforce," added Jason Smith, Rolls-Royce's president of submarines and chief operating officer for nuclear. "This new facility will deploy advanced manufacturing techniques to enhance our world-leading nuclear manufacturing capability."
Not everyone was so pleased with the decision, however.
Angus Robertson, leader of the Scottish National Party in Parliament, said the Scottish people were opposed to nuclear weapons on moral grounds as well to what he called an "obscene waste of money" on the Trident program while the government is at the same time reducing military manpower.
"From being a deterrence during the Cold War, Trident has itself now become one of the biggest defense risks we face with the cost of replacement threatening the future of conventional forces and bases," he said.
"Trident is a jobs destroyer, indeed, if capital expenditure of ($1.7 billion) was invested in infrastructure projects it would support as many as 15,000 jobs -- compared to only 300 (Hammond) has confirmed."


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Poison ivy, oak, and sumac are found throughout the
continental United States. In general, poison ivy grows east of the Rocky
Mountains, poison oak west of the Rocky Mountains, and poison sumac in the
southeastern United States.
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poison ivy, oak, and sumac.
The plants may look different depending on the season and the area
where they are growing. But all of these plants have small white, tan, cream,
or yellow berries in the fall. Their berries can help distinguish them from
harmless but similar plants.
After the leaves have fallen off, these plants can sometimes be
identified by the black color on areas where the oil in the plant (urushiol)
has been exposed to air.
Poison ivy is found
everywhere in the United States except Alaska and Hawaii. It is most common in
the eastern and midwestern states. It is less common outside the United States,
but still found on every continent.
Poison ivy:
Poison oak is most common in the western United States,
although it is also found in eastern states. It rarely is found in midwestern
Poison oak:
Poison sumac is much less
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My sprouted quinoa rice bread is a vegan adaptation of this recipe from pattycake.ca. I used ground Chia/Salba seed for the egg replacement in this recipe, which I had never tried before. It made a thicker gel than flax, and I'm excited to try it out in other recipes. I also adjusted the flours, added some quinoa flakes to help stick everything together, and added a little olive oil for richness. Winter in Minnesota is cold, and a girl needs a little fat now and then.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the result. The loaf isn't particularly light or airy, but had a moist texture, pretty golden color, good flavor, and held its form pretty well. The best part was the crusty, crackly top. While the moist texture is nice, it is almost a little TOO moist, and could stand a lighter crumb - slicing this stuff gets a little sticky. So, I think next time I will bake it a little longer to help dry out the middle just a bit more, and maybe cut out the oil. Regardless, it wasn't bad...I ate nearly a third of the loaf once it came out of the oven, drizzled with a little good quality olive oil and a sprinkling of salt. Maybe that's just bread lust altering my opinion?
Gluten Free Vegan Sprouted Quinoa Rice Bread
Yield: 1 9x5 loaf, approximately 10 slices
Rinse in cold water 3x:
Soak in 2 c water at room temperature overnight, or for 6 - 10 hours. The seeds will start to sprout! Make sure you rub the quinoa grains together and rinse well, in order to wash off the bitter saponin coating on the seeds, which can irritate digestion.
After soaking...
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a large loaf pan with olive oil, and dust with rice flour. Set aside.
Drain excess water from quinoa, and rinse a final time. Puree sprouted quinoa seeds in a blender with:
- 3/4 c rice, soy, or nut milk
- 2 T tapioca flour
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 2 Chia/Salba eggs (1 T chia:3 T water for each egg - heat 2 T ground chia/salba with 6 T water in microwave for 1 minute, whisk briskly, and let cool slightly before using.- you should be left with a thick gel. You may want to do this first so your 'eggs' have time to cool)
- 1.5 T olive oil
Combine separately:
- 1/2 c brown rice flour
- 1/2 c quinoa flour
- 2 T quinoa flakes
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/4 tsp corn-free baking powder
Mix wet and dry just until evenly moistened. Pour into a greased loaf pan dusted with rice flour. Bake at 350 for about 40-50 minutes - a toothpick inserted in center should come out clean when it's ready. Remove from oven and let sit for 5-10 minutes before removing it from the pan. Gently transfer loaf to a cooling rack.
If you can, let cool almost completely before slicing, or you will have a sticky mess! Or, take you chances (like me) and dig right in. Slice it thick, and serve it up with your favorite spread or nut butter.


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Microsoft's Surface 2 is finally landing in Malaysia from 14th March. We almost gave up hope on ever seeing it here since it was announced and launched four months ago.
The successor to Microsoft's first in-house Windows tablet is loaded with the latest Windows 8.1 RT. Yes, RT, so you're going to hit some roadblocks again with some of your favourite apps that refuse to run on RT.
The tablet's innards are ripped out and replaced with a faster Nvidia Tegra 4 1.7GHz processor to make it a smooth criminal. It comes in two storage variants at 32GB and 64GB, free Skype to landline calls for a year, unlimited Skype Wi-Fi at more than 2 million hot spots worldwide and if that isn't enough for the hoarder in you, you also get 200GB of OneDrive storage. Absolutely free, for two years.
The Surface 2 is priced at RM1399 for the 32GB version and RM1,699 for its 64GB version. As for the new accesories, the Touch Cover 2 is priced at RM379, while the Type Cover 2 has a sticker price of RM409.
At the same time, Microsoft also revised prices of the first generation Surface products, with the original Surface RT 64GB version now has a sticker price of RM1,199 while the Surface Pro is now at RM1,889.
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Through the Nature Conservancy's Plant a Million Trees Program, PreferredFlorist.com will arrange to have a tree planted in the Atlantic Brazillian Rainforest for every floral or plant arrangement purchased from our store.
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Alternatives to Traditional Demolition
Existing buildings represent a significant investment in resources – time, material, energy, financial and human. Much of
this investment is lost when a building is demolished. Before deciding on a redevelopment plan for your property, consider the five following alternatives to traditional demolition. These alternatives offer many benefits including:
- Lower development costs.
- Conservation of natural resources.
- Reduced carbon emissions.
The greenest building is the one already built. Renovation of an existing building allows for the continued use of a structure without significant investment in new materials. Preserving character-defining features and materials in older buildings can also make a renovated building more marketable.
Grants and low-interest rate loans may be available for renovation projects. Contact: Portland Development Commission,
Historic Preservation
For buildings at least 50 years old, listing in the National Register of Historic Places offers several incentives. The Special Assessment tax program freezes the assessed value of a property for ten years. A substantial benefit can be gained if assessed value is frozen prior to a major property rehabilitation.
The Historic Tax Credits program offers a federal income tax credit equal to 20 percent of qualified rehabilitation expenditures. Depending upon circumstances, the credit can be used by the owner or could be sold to a tax credit equity partner.
- Visit www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/zoningpresincent for Portland Zoning Code incentives for historic preservation.
- For information on historic listings contact the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability at 503-823-7666.
- For more information on tax incentives contact the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) at 503-986-0671.
Building Relocation
In some situations, an existing building may be relocated to a new site. Selling or donating an existing building for relocation can eliminate many of the labor and disposal/recycling costs associated with traditional demolition. Costs associated with moving the building and utilities (overhead lines) are typically handled by the new owner of the building.
Visit www.oregonmetro.gov/toolkit for a list of building relocation companies.
Deconstruction / Selective Salvage / Reuse
When restoring or relocating a building is not feasible, consider deconstructing the structure. Deconstructing a building in the opposite order of construction preserves important historic materials and allows for the reuse of remaining building and finish materials such as dimensional lumber, trim and flooring. These materials can be incorporated into another building, sold or donated to material salvage companies for a tax-deductible receipt.
If full deconstruction is not feasible, salvaging the historic or architectural elements from a building prior to demolition (selective salvage) assures that the historic or architectural assets of the structure are not entirely lost.
Deconstruction of a structure can yield valuable building, finish and architectural materials. Containers are used to collect mixed and separated construction and demolition debris for later recycling.
Visit www.oregonmetro.gov/toolkit for a list of salvage and deconstruction service providers.
Recycling materials is often less expensive than disposing of the same materials. Many waste construction materials can be recycled into new products and fuel. Recycling reduces the need to extract and process raw materials, thereby reducing the demand for natural resources and energy.
For maximum recycling results, separate materials for collection (e.g., wood, metal, cardboard). This ensures that the materials are recycled to the maximum extent possible. In contrast, mixing of materials (placing construction waste in a single container for later sorting) will result in a significantly lower overall recycling rate. Keeping food waste out of containers will also ensure that materials are recycled and not turned away or sent to the landfill due to contamination.
Visit www.oregonmetro.gov/toolkit or call 503-234-3000 for a list of recycling facilities searchable by material and location.