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BARRINGTON — A budget increase of 5.48 percent, as well as the renovation of the old Town Hall, has been suggested for next year by the Selectmen, as they prepare for the town vote in March.
Two public hearings will take place in January to address the proposed budget and warrant articles. The hearings are scheduled for Jan. 7 and Jan. 14.
The proposed budget for next year is $6,247,168, compared with this year's budget of $5,932,822.
If the proposed operating budget is approved, the tax rate would increase by about 35 cents per $1,000 assessed property value, said Town Administrator John Scruton.
He said about $145,000 of the proposed increase is related to the correct accounting for leave time for town employees; previously, leave time has not been adequately budgeted for, and expenditures had been taken out of the fund balance.
About $87,000 of the proposed budget increase pertains to increased health insurance and retirement costs the town will face next year.
Suggested additional hours for part-time town employees, proposed hiring of new part-time employees, and merit-based step increases for town employees, accounts for about $70,000 of the suggested budget increase.
After the public hearings, the Selectmen will examine the proposed budget and warrant articles, and, with any changes, put forward the official warrant for the vote in March, said Scruton.
One proposed warrant article would ask voters to contribute $2.33 million toward the renovation of the old Town Hall, located at 137 Ramsdell Lane. The renovation of the building has been recommended to the Selectmen by the Building Committee, which, since 2010, has been studying ways to provide adequate space for the municipal offices, SAU offices, the Recreation Department, and the library. Renovating the old Town Hall has been considered the least expensive way to provide enough space for those municipal functions. Other options included constructing new buildings, either on town property or on private land in the town center, which the town would purchase.
As the Fire and Rescue Department looks to add two part-time EMTs, to cover the day shifts on the weekends, a warrant article proposes to change the way ambulance fees are used. Currently, $25,000 of collected ambulance fees go toward the ambulance replacement fund, and the rest is used to offset taxes. If the proposed warrant article gets approved, 50 percent would go toward offsetting taxes; another 50 percent would be used to fund the two part-time EMTs and also to put away money toward replacing the ambulance down the road.
Another warrant article would establish a Bridge Capital Reserve fund, for engineering, construction, and replacement of town bridges. The article would place $55,000 in that fund. Scruton said the purpose of the warrant article is to be able to participate in the state's Bridge Aid Program, which would provide an 80-percent match in funding to replace bridges in town. Before the town can get on the waiting list to participate in the program, preliminary engineering work needs to be done, said Scruton, so that cost estimates are available to state officials.
Also on the warrant will be a question on whether future warrant articles should include estimated impacts on the tax rate. Scruton said that while Barrington and many other towns have previously mentioned the tax impact on their warrant articles, the Legislature recently changed the law, so that the tax rate impact can only be mentioned on warrant articles after voters' approval through a town vote.
Selectmen also proposed a warrant article that would change the way the town clerk is compensated. Currently, the town clerk is paid through a combination of salary and a portion of fees collected through the town clerk's office. The warrant article proposes that the town clerk have a regular salary instead, at a level comparable to other employees. Scruton said the change would make the clerk's compensation more predictable, and he does not envision a cost increase if the article is approved in March.
In a petition warrant article, voters will be asked whether Barrington will "establish a committee to draft a rights based ordinance to protect the Isinglass River." Scruton said Thursday that he did not know what a "rights based ordinance" is, but he expects that the petitioner will talk more about the warrant article at the deliberative session, scheduled for Feb. 2.
"If this passes we establish a committee," said Scruton. He said the petition warrant article likely came from the proposed gravel pit on Green Hill Road, in proximity to the Isinglass River, plans for which are being considered by the Planning Board.
At the request of a disabled veteran, the Selectmen also proposed a warrant article that would increase the Disabled Veterans' Credit — from the current rate of $1,400, to the new rate of $2,000.
Having the tax collector be appointed rather than elected is also on the warrant article slated for March.
Other warrant articles would propose to put aside $175,000 toward future paving and road reconstruction; $50,000 toward saving for a new fire truck; $10,000 toward new fire and rescue equipment; $3,000 toward the library technology fund; and $5,000 toward a new compactor.
In preparation for having to replace two pieces of heavy equipment at the Highway Department, the Selectmen are also proposing to set aside $50,000 toward the Highway Heavy Equipment Capital Reserve fund.
Voters in March will also elect two selectmen, one trustee of the trust fund, one cemetery trustee, two library trustees, and one town moderator. All positions will involve three-year terms, except the elected town moderator, who will serve a two-year term.
The filing period for the elected positions is Jan. 23 through Feb. 1.
Scruton said residents can continue suggesting other warrant articles to the Selectmen until Jan. 14. Also, residents have until Jan. 8 to submit a petition warrant article.
The public hearings on the warrant articles will take place Jan. 7 and Jan. 14, at the Early Childhood Learning Center, at 6:30 p.m.


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COLUMBIA - The Free Ryan Ferguson Committee will launch a billboard campaign Monday depicting a composite drawing of the person it believes to be the "missing link" in the Kent Heitholt murder case.
According to a news release, the composite sketch was done by a former Columbia Police Department detective and an eye-witness who testified during Ferguson's 2008 appeal hearing.
The Free Ryan Ferguson Committee believes that the person depicted in the drawing walked through the Columbia Daily Tribune parking lot the night of the murder and stumbled upon the victim's body. The committee does not believe that the person depicted in the sketch was involved in the murder.
Billboards will rotate every four weeks to six different locations. The first location will be on the north side of I-70 in the eastbound lane near Olive Garden in Columbia.
The committee is offering a $10,000 reward for the identification of the individual. If anyone has any information, they can contact the committee by calling 573-268-6458 or by emailing email@example.com.
In October, a Cole County judge denied Ferguson's request for a new trial.


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OXFORD, Ohio – Coming off a Mid-American Conference regular-season title clinching victory Friday, the Miami University women's soccer team struggled early Sunday against Bowling Green but closed with three goals in the final 20 minutes to earn a 3-1 comeback win over the Falcons at Miami Soccer Field.
With the victory, the RedHawks (16-2-0, 10-0-0 MAC) secured the MAC title outright and became just the fifth team in league history and second in school history to win at least 10 MAC games. The 16 wins are also second-most in program history behind the 2002 team that went 19-3-2 and 11-1-0 in the MAC, winning the program's only other regular-season championship. Miami extended its school-record winning streak to 11 games with the win over the Falcons (1-16-1, 0-9-1 MAC) as well.
Senior Jess Kodiak (Naperville, Ill.) spurred the late-game turnaround tallying a pair of goals while she played a part in all three, finishing with five points in the match. It was her fifth career multi-goal game (third this year) with the two goals equaling her career high. Junior Katy Dolesh (Chardon, Ohio) also played a key role with a goal and an assist in the contest for her third three-point game of the year.
The RedHawks had some chances early in the match with their best opportunity coming from Dolesh with 17:30 remaining in the half. She stole the ball near midfield and dribbled the other way for a breakaway but BGSU keeper Jenna Underwood came way off her line to cut down the angle and make the save. The Falcons then started to generate their own chances, nearly scoring off a free kick with three minutes left in the first frame but redshirt sophomore Allison Norenberg (Palatine, Ill.) was in position for the save.
The teams went to the break scoreless with Miami holding a 10-6 edge in shots. Underwood made five saves in the half to keep the RedHawks off the board.
Just 5:26 into the second stanza, Bowling Green broke through as the Falcons took advantage of a quick restart to take a 1-0 lead. After Miami was whistled for a foul, Amanda Nelson set up for a free kick from 40 yards out and sent in a long cross that Demy Whitaker got on the end of near the far post just a few yards out, where she headed the ball past a diving Norenberg, who got a fingertip on it but not enough to stop it.
"We put so much into that game Friday (at Central Michigan), to do that, then jump on the bus and drive seven hours home. There was so much at stake at the game I suppose a letdown was inevitable. It wasn't unexpected. We talked about it at kick-around this morning," head coach Bobby Kramig said. "It's just one of those things you have to fight through. I think the best thing Bowling Green could have done for us was score that goal because it woke us up a bit."
Shortly after Bowling Green took the lead, Miami turned up the pressure. Dolesh had a header deflected just wide while junior Kayla Zakrzewski (London, Ont.) ran past the defense but her blast was barely saved by Underwood. Miami finally got on the board in the 71st minute when Kodiak cleaned up a rebound to make it 1-1. Sophomore Kelsey Dinges (Smithton, Ill.) sent in a long cross that Dolesh headed off the crossbar but Kodiak was right there for the tap-in.
Just 3:10 later Miami grabbed the lead when Kodiak found the back of the net for the second time on the day. Zakrzewski took the initial shot that again hit the crossbar and bounced back to Kodiak, who headed the ball in herself for another rebound tally and a 2-1 RedHawk lead. The assist was Zakrzewski's 10th of the season, which breaks the school's single-season assists mark of nine, last set by Kersta Carlson in 2009. Kodiak is now tied for the team lead with 10 goals on the year.
Dolesh then capped the three-goal outburst in the 85th minute with her eighth goal of the season. Kodiak sent in a corner kick and Dolesh soared above the Falcon defenders, smashing the ball into the goal with her head to secure the 3-1 win.
"The thing I was most impressed with was not only coming back and responding to the Bowling Green goal and then getting the equalizer and the go-ahead, but the thing I liked was the go-for-the-throat mentality in the last 20 minutes of the game," Kramig said. "When you've got a team down you need to step up and end that game. And I felt like we did that."
Miami finished with a 29-10 shot advantage, including 19-4 in the second half with most of the 19 shots coming in the final 20 minutes of the period. Several of the shots hit the post in addition to the rebounds the 'Hawks scored off the crossbar. Dolesh fired a team-high 11 shots, putting five on target. Miami also earned eight corner kicks in the second half and had 10 in the match to BGSU's three. Underwood totaled 12 saves in defeat while Norenberg ended with three stops.
The RedHawks close out the regular season Thursday, Oct. 25, hosting Ball State at 3 p.m. at Miami Soccer Field as Miami looks to become the first team in MAC history to win every conference game. The RedHawks have secured the No. 1 seed for the upcoming MAC Tournament and will host a quarterfinal game Sunday, Oct. 28. Should Miami win that, it would then host the semifinals and championship the following weekend.


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GENEVA (AP) — Russia's foreign minister says top diplomats have agreed to take immediate steps toward calming tensions in Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the four parties gathered Thursday in Geneva — the U.S., European Union, Ukraine and Russia — will work to establish a broad national dialogue to ensure that people's rights are protected.
He said that amnesty will be given to pro-Russian protesters who participated in an uprising against the government in Kiev, except those found guilty of capital crimes.
The tentative agreement could put on hold — for now at least — economic sanctions the West had prepared to impose on Russia if the talks were fruitless. And that would ease international pressure both on Moscow and nervous European Union nations that depend on Russia for their energy.


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First, there was the Backlog. And code was shipped to much rejoicing. But Agile demanded more, and the Icebox was created.
What is the icebox?
No, it's not a place where you can take half-baked stories and heat them to a semi-palatable feature. The icebox is literally where all your ideas go that you don't currently plan to build. It doesn't mean you can't thaw them out later, but to you it represents what you should be investigating further, and to the team it represents a place for all their ideas. Where the backlog consists of features/bugs/chores that you definitely plan to build, the icebox is your holding pen for everything else.
Whenever you have an idea or need to remember something, put it in the icebox
The Icebox is the dumping ground for all your thoughts. Did you wake up at 3AM remembering a certain feature necessary for launch? Icebox. Shower epiphany about a new user flow? Put it in the icebox. Don't write out the full story, just the placeholder title to remind you of your brilliant idea.
And be careful of using disparate systems. Think about it: Your Tracker project is where ultimately all development begins. Coding doesn't start until it's in *that* system. So don't give yourself extra work by putting an idea into Asana only to have to copy it over later.
How Should I Use It?
With a nod (and apologies) to David Allen's GTD style, your icebox should be partitioned into:
- Upcoming
- Inbox
- Bugs
- Chores
In Tracker, you can use release markers to break up the icebox. Click 'New Story', and choose the type to be 'Release'.
Upcoming: This is your scratchpad for upcoming development. Put stories in here that represent what you want to build next, and this area is instantly your To-Do List: Do I need to talk to Accounts Receivable about integrating with their system? Can I quickly write this story in the next 15 minutes? Pick the top item off the list and take action!
Once you've fully investigated the details of a feature and written out the story, take it out of your Upcoming and put it in the backlog to be pointed at the next IPM.
Inbox: Simple and straight-forward, this is the afore-mentioned dumping ground of ideas. Put everything here, and get in a regular habit of reviewing this list and pulling them (up) into the Upcoming area.
Bugs & Chores: These two separate areas are also a catch-all, but you should be reviewing chores regularly with your dev lead to ensure high-priority chores make it into the backlog. For bugs, any high-priority bugs should already be in your backlog. Anything lower priority goes in this icebox area.
Pro Tip: Get the best of both worlds.
As a PM, you are the lightning rod for feature requests. They might not always be feasible with your current roadmap but you don't want people to think you're ignoring your ideas. When marketing, customer support, etc. emails you with a feature request, tell them you've put it in the icebox. Once they see that you have an area for their ideas, you'll gain their respect. If they're really pushing for that request, they will follow up: that's the perfect time for a conversation about *what* user would want this feature and how they envision it to work.
Finally, remember that visibility is a crucial requirement for a high-performing team. When you keep your Icebox refined in the above fashion, the team sees your thoughts on the upcoming roadmap, and they also know where their ideas can go. You may be the product owner, but ideas come from everywhere!
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Doing research for a role can be tough.
Emma Watson had to step out of her comfort zone for her role in Sofia Coppola's "Bling Ring," where she plays a character inspired by reality star Alexis Neiers, so she decided to do her research: Watch Neiers in her reality show, "Pretty Wild."
But it wasn't the best of times for Watson.
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NEWS: Sofia Coppola defends "Bling Ring" against critics
During an interview with Rookie magazine, the actress was asked, "Have you heard from her [Neiers] about the film or anything?"
Watson responded, "No, I haven't. To be fair to Alexis, [my character] is like three steps removed from who she might be in real life. A lot of the material in the movie was based on an article, which was based on a reality show, which we all know isn't real life. I wasn't trying to impersonate her--she just inspired the character. I watched 'Pretty Wild' so many times to try and get her into my brain, though. It gave me anxiety. How do you watch it?"
Those shows have a way of sucking you in, Emma.
NEWS: Alexis Neiers welcomes a baby girl
Although the star was never approached by Neiers, the new mom definitely gave her two cents on the flick via Twitter.
"@AmyKinLA it's trashy and inaccurate," Neiers, who spent 30 days in jail for her role in burglarizing Orlando Bloom's house back in 2009, tweeted to Los Angeles Times reporter Amy Kaufman.
"Based on Detective Goodkin and Nancy Joe Sales inaccurate information," Neiers continued on Twitter. "2 people who are everything they accused us of being. Celebrity status obsessed, fame &money hungry. The truth will come out soon enough and I have no intention of seeing this film," she concluded.
"Bling Ring" hits theaters June 14 (in case you do intend to see it).


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Maintaining consistent branding across your social media and web marketing presences is important to your overall brand strategy. Here's the first in a series of articles on each social media platform and how to make the best use of the tools there to maintain a solid, consistent brand. Let's begin with a roundup of photo sizes, rules and updates you'll need to keep your accounts looking sharp and up-to-date.
Facebook Timeline Cover and Profile Photos
Facebook Profile Picture Size
For Facebook brand page profile pictures upload a square image of your brand's logo or use another square image that represents your brand. The display size for the profile picture on a Facebook Timeline brand page is 160 x 160 pixels. Uploaded images must be at least 180 x 180 pixels and will be cropped to fit. On your Page's cover photo the profile picture displays 23 pixels from the left side and 210 pixels from the top. Read Facebook's full detailed post on cover photos here for more details.
Facebook Timeline Cover Photo Size
Facebook Timeline cover photos are 851 wide by 315 pixels tall. Images smaller than this will be stretched to fit, which could affect the quality. Use a high quality image in this space to welcome your fans, but make sure you follow the rules and regulations for Timeline cover photos. Cover photos can not contain references to discounts, contact information or calls to action such as "get it now" or "become a fan."
To add a cover photo to your Facebook Timeline, hover over the cover photo area and click "choose cover." From there you can upload a photo from your computer or choose a photo from your Facebook photo albums. Either way, choose an image that represents your brand and your personality.
Facebook gives you the details on cover photo sizes here.
Here's how both the cover photo and the Timeline photo are placed on the page:
Google + Profile Settings
Google Plus profile pictures should be 250 pixels x 250 pixels. Google will ask you to crop images larger than that to fit upon upload. Cover images should be 940 x 180 pixels or you can use the thumbnail images as an option, which are each 112 x 112 pixels. Unlike Facebook, Google (currently) doesn't have the same restrictions for branding and CTAs in cover photos so brand away!
YouTube Brand Channel
Unless you have an official brand channel, your YouTube profile photo is the same as your Google profile. The current wisdom for a YouTube background image is 970 pixels wide; however, YouTube offers a lot more options through it's official brand channels. Brand channels have a 970 pixels wide x 150-pixel-high banner which supports an image map so you can add links to your image. There is a 640-pixel-wide video player in the main content area and a 310-pixel-wide sidebar for displaying stats about your channel and links to your other social media accounts. On YouTube brand channels your image avatar should be 1600px by 1600px and should be a JPG, GIF, BMP, or PNG. For a complete guide to setting up an official YouTube branded channel visit their how-to page here.
Twitter Profile Branding
Twitter background images should be no more than 90 pixels maximum on the left and must be in PNG, GIF, or JPG format, smaller than 800k. For your Twitter header image, use an image 1252×626 pixels (with a maximum file size of 5MB). Upload this image in the "design" section of your profile.
LinkedIn Branding
If you've made a company page for your business on LinkedIn, there are more options for branding available. Minimum size for the header image is 646 x 220 pixels but LinkedIn will allow you to crop a larger image once you've uploaded it. Logo images should be 100 x 60 pixels. If you're adding banner images under the products and services pages, those images should be 640 x 220. LinkedIn allows company pages up to three banner images. Use this space to highlight your most important products.
I'll continue this series with in-depth instructions for each platform, but for now let this serve as a cheat sheet of sorts. Do you have any suggestions for branding your pages? Leave them here in the comments or on my Facebook page.


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Portable Air Conditioners for the Home and Office
5 Things You Need to Know Before You Buy a Portable Air Conditioner
A portable air conditioner is an inexpensive way to provide spot cooling for small homes, apartments and condominiums, or to provide additional relief when central AC just isn't enough. Easy to set up, these fully mobile air conditioning units don't require permanent installation, so they go wherever you need them, whenever you need them.
To help you choose the right portable AC for you, we've narrowed down the five most important features you should consider before you buy:
BTUs: How much space can it cool?
British Thermal Units (BTUs) are the standard by which the cooling capacities of portable air conditioners are compared. The larger the BTU number, the more cooling the air conditioner can provide. Here is general guide for choosing BTUs based on the size of the room you want to cool:
150 square feet > 7,500 BTU
250 square feet > 9,000 BTU
300 square feet > 10,000 BTU
400 square feet > 12,000 BTU
450 square feet > 13,000 BTU
500 square feet > 14,000 BTU
Don't be tempted to buy a portable AC that's larger than you require - it won't cool your room any faster. Read more about choosing the right size AC.
EER: How energy-efficient is it?
The Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) tells you how much energy a portable AC will use relative to the amount of cooling it provides. The higher the number, the greater the efficiency. By law, all ACs must have an EER of 10, but you'll find most exceed that minimum. A higher EER rating means the unit will use less energy, and you'll spend less on your utility bill.
If you can't find the EER in a product listing, you can calculate it for yourself by dividing the BTUs (usually between 5000 and 14000 for portable air conditioning units) by the wattage. Read more about EER here.
Drainage Requirements: How often will you have to empty it?
Many portable air conditioning units now feature auto-evaporative technology, which uses the water pulled from the air during the cooling process to cool the compressor coils. This means you won't have to drain the water tank as often - or at all, in very dry weather. If you don't buy a self-evaporative AC, make sure you consider the tank size, how easy it is to empty, and whether or not continuous drainage through a hose is available.
Control Features: How easy is it to operate?
Does the unit feature digital or manual controls? Can you program timers for automatic operation? Is there a remote control so you can control the unit from across the room? There are many features available to choose from. Make sure your portable AC has everything you want, and is not too complicated for you to operate.
Noise Level: How much noise will it make?
If you want to use your portable AC in the bedroom, or anyplace where noise might be a problem, be sure to look for a unit that runs quietly. Most ACs run at about 45 or 50 decibels, or about the same noise level as lives rustling in the wind.
We have much more information available to help you choose the right portable air conditioner in our convenient buying guide. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call our toll free number and speak to a portable air conditioning expert!
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MET Best: Chloe Sevigny
The dress. For the person. It's exquisite. Yes she needs darker lipstick, but it's a very small detail in so much that was spectacularly right. And again bitches, we're not dressing YOU. We're dressing Chloe Sevigny at the Met Gala in Proenza Schouler with some cheeky Mormon hair, and a high collar, and green see through lace with an exposed bra, the most beautiful back, and weird chunky funk shoes. It's what you remember. I'll remember this and probably try to copy it.
Anyway Chloe is accompanied here by Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. I'm mentioning this because McCollough is the one who received the infamous headbutt by a drunk ass Kiefer Sutherland over Brooke Shields exactly a year ago after the Costume Institute Gala 2009.
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I have a co-worker who is also a user of Stack Overflow. (Web programmer). Today I noticed a question on SO that I knew he'd be able to answer as we do it all the time here. I emailed him the link, he answered it off the top of his head... boom bam easy.
I then joked it was too bad SO didn't have an "assist" badge like in the NBA when one player passes the ball to another who then scores. There would need to be a mechanism to link the assist to the answer in the link... but seems trivial.
You would have to decide if its an internal or external pass/track mechanism.
I would probably lean towards an external process as it ensures that links are shared between users who know each other outside of SO. Shooting from the hip SO has the link share feature and tracks who created the link. So, if another user who accessed the question via your link answers the question that's accepted... it's an assist.
If it were an internal tracking process I could forsee 10k+ users getting bombarded by questions from those hunting the badge.
As for naming: Assist for the bronze level. "Pippen" for the silver version (famous assist man for Jordan). Finally Stockton all time NBA assist leader as the gold level.
It meets the purpose of SO badges... encourages good usage of the site and is fun.
Update Edit - it could easily lose the NBA reference while retaining the point of the badge. It was just the NBA assist stat that made me think of it.


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|Chicken Matrix
|Posted at 2012/02/16 4:15pm reply to
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Not sure what to think about this one!
- Steve
|Posted at 2012/02/17 9:24am reply to
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Wow.. Not sure what to gather from that, either way, it's pretty creepy.
|Josh xvx Topic
|Posted at 2012/02/19 6:47am reply to
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yeah. i'm not 100% sure either. On the one hand i think it's still extremely wasteful and resources and time could be better used somewhere else but compared to the alternative it seems to be a step in the right direction. I also have to admit again i'm still even close to 100% on thinking this through but with no other factors considered (health for instance) i don't think i would have a problem eating this as a vegan.
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So they're using regular chickens they're just lobotomizing them so they don't suffer during processing?
I can't say I understand it in depth enough but it seems like they go through the normal birth and then suffer through a lobotomy before this procedure saves them some pain at the end. Is that right? A step in the right direction I guess.
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FYI, some of the comments in various online forums suggest that this might be a publicity stunt by an AR / vegan person, rather than anything "real".
But on the assumption it's real, I would say yeah it's probably better for the chickens than the way things are now. And as for removing part of the brain, consider that it might be possible to introduce chemicals into the eggs or the hen as she is producing the egg to cause the resulting chicken to be without much of a brain. It happens as a genetic anomaly already, though the animals generally don't live very long. If they could chemically lobotomize the chickens, that would be ideal. Then the chicken would never have had much of a brain in the first place, and there would be no need for surgery. That could reduce costs and suffering. A win-win.
Though, I'd much rather see people "get it" and just go vegan instead.
- Steve
|Posted at 2012/02/21 12:39pm reply to
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This article talks more about this. And as it turns out, it's not a "vegan / pro-AR" stunt, I don't think. The architect says he can never be vegan.
His main point is that the concept of animal welfare is inherently in conflict with the process of turning animals into food. And therefore, since "welfare" implies "ethics", we then need to be able to eliminate ethics completely, but do it in an ethically acceptable way. Which is a pretty smart and innovative realization, in my opinion.
From the article:
"I think it is time we stopped using the term 'animal' when referring to the precursor of the meat that ends up on our plates. Animals are things we keep in our homes and watch on David Attenborough programs. 'Animals' bred for consumption are crops and agricultural products like any other. We do not, and cannot, provide adequate welfare for these agricultural products and therefore welfare should be removed entirely.
- Steve
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Argh!! Ugh!! Angry!! Words!! Too hard!! Plarf!! Blep!!
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>"...We do not, and cannot, provide adequate welfare for these agricultural products and therefore welfare should be removed entirely.
What a load of crap.
"Cannot"? More like "will not"!!
Each time someone eats, they are making a decision. Unlike water or oxygen, animal flesh is not something crucial to our survival. Yet here, animal slaughter is defended as though one would suddenly shrivel up and die if they no longer had access to a freaking chicken McNugget. People are simply unwilling to change their habits and will continue to justify the horrid system of animal slaughter, either through mechanisms such as this, or with asinine warm fuzzies like "Oh, well it was organic and free-range, and I know the farmer. This chicken had the BEST chicken life EVER!!! And I took it away!!! It was DELICIOUS!!!"
(While I acknowledge that the latter system is far less abusive than conventional methods, it is still wrong and unnecessary.)
I don't agree with the idea proposed in this article, by any means, but I do think it sheds light on animal welfare. It seems that people are slowly awakening to the cruelty that exists in factory farming.
Oh, and I am fully aware that I don't bring anything to the table here (i.e., a better solution)... Just fury. Lots and lots of fury.
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Couldn't agree more, Karen. And fury can be a positive force, depending on what you do with it.
"Can't vs. won't"... That's just a philosophical abstraction. The fact of the matter is that people have a disconnect with regards to "food" animals. They don't think of them the same way we think of companion animals, like dogs and cats. They love animals. They also love meat. Disconnect. Divide by zero.
And so what the architect author came up with is a perfectly rational solution to a fundamentally irrational problem. I personally think it's a pretty good solution. The only thing I'd change about it is to use genetically modified chickens that are hatched without most of their brains, so that no surgery is required. Of course, a perfect solution would be if everyone just went vegetarian, but that's not going to happen, That is, not until meat becomes so expensive only the rich could afford it. Which may actually happen in our lifetimes.
Pretty crazy world we live in, eh?
- Steve
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>And so what the architect author came up with is a perfectly rational solution to a fundamentally irrational problem.
As for gmo chickens, I agree it would be much better for them if no surgery were required. But however beneficial it may be to the chickens, I refuse to support genetically modified anything as a food source. It's a slippery slope. And Monsanto would probably be the first to patent brainless chickens.
Encouraging agribusiness is not the solution.
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I don't share your fears about GMO. There may be some negative consequences, so we should talk about those rather than just dismissing an entire technology out of fear.
Throughout history, beneficial advances in technology have always resulted in fear and panic. But like I said about "fury", fear can be directed in positive ways. In science, fears lead to investigation and analysis. That's a very positive thing.
You know what's funny? On the web, I recently posted my comment about growing GMO'd chickens without brains, and someone actually replied something like, "But, I worry that the chickens will get loose and breed out of control in the wild. It could have disastrous ecological effects!" Then I had to remind him, "Ummm, these would be chickens without brains. They're not going anywhere." Hehe.
Clearly people are aware that GMO'd stuff has the danger of "getting loose" in the wild. So that's a common fear people have. It's a meme, actually. And it's not necessarily irrational. I'm just asking that people think about this stuff before having any knee jerk reactions to it, that's all. That goes for all GMO'd stuff.
Monsanto is definitely doing some bad stuff, usually bad business practices and not enough experimentation before they go into production. They're also doing some good things. I personally think this is a problem best suited for regulation. The world governments need to start building an infrastructure of regulatory agencies to oversee this industry, and give them the teeth needed to control these companies and the funding needed for enforcement.
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For the indoor car show, presentation is everything. At the Detroit Autorama, which delivers a professionally run, top-of-the-line event, hot rodders were represented like no other show can do.
Even though Cobo Hall, the facility in downtown Detroit that has housed the Autorama since its infancy, is basically a massive 800,000-square-foot single room, space is at a premium. More than 800 car spaces were set aside for rodders to display their rides, and more than 80 20x20-foot spaces were also organized for those wanting to go "all out." That amount doubles what a "regular" Detroit show would produce, and it indicates how serious both the promoters of the show and the builders and owners of the cars feel about having a car at this show. To have a car debut at the Autorama means you've arrived, but a 20x20 display means you're making a statement.
And though the Autorama hands out dozens of awards in various categories, all competitors have their eye on the grand prize: the Don Ridler Memorial Award—a car of any make, model, or year that requires the winner to be shown for the first time at this show.
Couple one of the country's top awards with the show celebrating a landmark 60 years, and you get a perfect storm of high-quality cars all converging at one time in one place. The benefactors in all this, of course, are the spectators who flood through the doors, and this year the aisles were packed for all three days.
Besides the cars, the Autorama is famous for the entertainment its provides, whether it be a life-sized Spongebob Squarepants running around for the kiddies or, for the middle-aged auto enthusiast, the chance to meet one of the dozen hot rodding legends who are at the show for autograph sessions.
And then, when you leave the huge upstairs and travel down to the basement, a whole other show is going on: the Autorama Extreme. Filled with traditional hot rods and customs in many build styles (from rough rat rod to finely finished and gloss painted), the cars are a backdrop for a sub-culture lifestyle and the artwork and music that accompanies it. Rockabilly bands played on a stage where a pin-up calendar girl contest would be held later.
With a show that is 60 years old, history itself plays a major part, and the show's lineage is presented in several ways. On Saturday morning the Circle of Champions inducts new associates into its prestigious membership and remembers those who have contributed to the show's success over the year. The keynote speaker at the function this year was Jim Farley, the Group Vice President, Global Marketing, Sales, and Service of Ford Motor Company (and it turns out he's a hot rodder, too).
The Cavalcade of Customs display always brings together a group of custom cars that look like they rolled right out of the '50s and '60s, and Drag City USA showcases new and old drag cars—something close to the heart of the Michigan Hot Rod Association, who first started the Detroit Autorama in 1953 as a way to finance a local dragstrip for the association's club members.
Any way you slice it, the Detroit Autorama is a happening every hot rodder should experience. And next year the show will highlight 50 years of the Don Ridler Memorial Award, and that is sure to bring out the best of the best and thereby push the car show bar even higher—something the Detroit Autorama has been doing consistently since 1953.


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Bulletin HASKINS & SELLS 25 The Firm: Its Inception and Growth THE firm of Haskins and Sells had its origin in the association of two individuals who, having had the opportunity of testing one another over a period of a year and a half, found pleasure and satisfaction in mutual effort, and joined forces with a view to working out certain common aims and ambitions. If these aims and ambitions had been stated at the time, they might have been— "To serve the public skillfully, honestly, impartially, and well, in matters having to do with accounting, and to obtain for accountancy proper recognition as a profession." The firm opened an office at No. 2 Nassau Street, New York, March 4, 1895. The offices were removed, however, on May 1, 1896, to the Johnston Building, 30 Broad Street, in which building Haskins and Sells were the first tenants and where they have since continuously maintained an office. In the first announcement which the firm sent out, and which, it should be mentioned, was before the days of state recognition of accountancy, or societies of certified public accountants or committees on professional ethics, attention was invited to the qualifications of the firm members, the kinds of clients who might need their services and the nature of the services they offered to render. A copy of the announcement follows: C. W. Haskins, E. W. Sells, No. 2 Nassau Street. New York, March 4, 1895. Having concluded our special engagement with the United States Government as Experts for the Joint Commission of the Fifty-third Congress, authorized by law to examine the Executive Departments, We offer our services to corporations, trustees, assignees, receivers, committees, courts, municipalities, etc., to make periodical and special examinations of accounts and records, investigations of affairs, reports and certificates and to introduce simple and efficient methods of accounting. Our experience has covered a period of over twenty years in the operating, accounting and financial departments of railroads and other corporations having large and diversified interests, and we have accomplished a complete revision of the accounting system of the United States Government. C. W. HASKINS, E. W. SELLS. Among the firm's first engagements, in April, 1895, was an examination of the methods of accounting at Vassar College. It came through Mr. S. D. Coykendall, one of the trustees of Vassar College. Mr. Coykendall, or his son, has been a client of the firm since such time. The engagements which followed embraced services for the government, states, municipalities, insurance companies, banks and trust companies, street and steam railways, mercantile and industrial organizations of every description. The services of the firm on account of the extensive railroad experience of the founders were in large demand for railroad work. During the period of these early engagements, the firm received considerable publicity through the discovery of many serious irregularities in the accounts of the auditor of one of the railroads in the South and his conviction on their testimony furnished at the trial. The growing practice in the middle west led to the opening of an office in the Marquette Building, 204 Dearborn Street, Chicago, on December 1, 1900. The importance of this step was apparent when the City of Chicago engagement soon followed.


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2013-14 Indoor: Competed in the 5,000m run at the 2014 America East Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York… Also ran in the one mile and 3,000m events during the winter season… Recorded his top 3k time of the season (8:53.71) at the Rider/Lafayette Winter Games at The Armory.
2013 Outdoor: Won a silver medal in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2013 America East Championships… Posted a career-best time of 9:19.18 in the event at the conference meet to move to fifth all-time in UMBC program history… Also competed in the 5,000m run at the America East meet held at Binghamton.
2012-13 Indoor: Took 21st in the 3,000m run at the 2013 America East Championships with a time of 8:55.93… Posted his top season time in the event, 8:41.36, at the Patriot Games at George Mason.
Background: A three-time All-SMAC performer in track at Thomas Stone High... Also named to the Second Team for cross country as a senior in 2011... Helped lead the Cougars to the SMAC Championship in the 4x800 relay in 2012 and later won a bronze medal with his team at the Maryland State Championships... Finished second in both the 1600m and 3200m at the outdoor track 3A Regional Championships to garner All-Region honors... Placed third at the 2011 Maryland 3A Regional Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:11 at Huntingtown High... Also lettered in soccer for two years as a sophomore and junior.
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MUSTANG HOOFPRINTS: SMSU secures most pledges
Hello Mustang Fans!
The NCAA, along with the T.E.A.M. Coalition and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, has announced the winning schools in the second annual "It's a Slam Dunk, Don't Drive Drunk" campaign.
Southwest Minnesota State University collected the most pledges overall for the second straight year, while the Upper Iowa University collected the highest percentage of pledges from fans in attendance.
The Mustangs collected 1,262 pledges from their fans the weekend of Feb. 21-22. More than 10,000 pledges were signed across the league. The Peacocks had 64 percent of their fans in attendance sign a pledge card. Both SMSU and Upper Iowa will receive checks for $500 that will be donated in their names to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Concordia-St. Paul had the winning video in the campaign. Schools were asked to create short (30-to 60-second) videos to underscore the theme – "It's a Slam Dunk, Don't Drive Drunk." After the videos were submitted, they were judged on the basis of overall impact, creativity, memorable content and delivery and clear message.
The Golden Bears' video was featured during the NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament semifinal and championship games. Submissions from all NSIC schools are available to view on the Slam Dunk Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NSICSAAC.
T.E.A.M. Coalition is an alliance of professional and collegiate sports, entertainment facilities, concessionaires, stadium service providers, the beer industry, distillers, broadcasters, governmental traffic safety experts and others working together to promote responsible drinking and positive fan behavior at sports and entertainment facilities.
A big thank you to the NCAA, T.E.A.M. Coalition and the NSIC for the support of this very important campaign against drinking and driving.
SMSU?helping to cure childhood cancer
The SMSU baseball team and the Vs. Cancer Foundation have joined to help the fight against cancer. The Mustangs set a goal to raise $5,000 by April 19 to help cure childhood cancer. The SMSU players will be shaving their heads after the game against Augustana on April 19 at Alumni Field in support of the cause.
The Mustangs are looking for donations and/or support by April 19 to help raise awareness. Childhood cancer is becoming a bigger threat every year. Each year in the United States, approximately 13,500 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer. It's more than a classroom of kids a day. Many SMSU players and members of the SMSU coaching staff have been or know of someone that has been affected by this terrible disease.
When interested persons visit the SMSU Vs. Cancer team page, they'll be able to choose how much to donate to this cause. Any amount, small or large, will help. People can either choose to make a one-time donation or set up a monthly donation to the fundraiser. Either way you choose helps a great cause!
After entering the amount, you will be taken to the page where you will be asked to enter your payment information. At this point you will be able to write a message and tell us why you are donating to this fund. You can also opt to make an anonymous payment. Once you have filled everything out you click on "Send Gift."
Individual gifts will be split two ways. One-half of the donations collected will go the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, which will aid in funding new research for childhood cancer. The other half will go to the Vs. Cancer Foundation.
SMSU is one of numerous teams from across the country participating in the fundraiser for childhood cancer research.
Drown SMSU Golf Classic
Save the date!
The 29th annual David and Carol Drown SMSU Golf Classic will be held June 20 at the Marshall Golf Club. The Drown SMSU Golf Classic is the next Mustang Booster Club fund-raising event, and The Drown SMSU Golf Classic Committee will be convening in the next few weeks to begin the planning for this great event.
For all your information on the Vs. Cancer Foundation, the Mustang Booster Club and SMSU athletics, visit our website: www.smsumustangs.com.
Upcoming SMSU athletic events
Track and Field
The SMSU men's and women's track and field teams will be back in action Saturday, when the Mustangs's outdoor season begins at the Dakota State Open in Madison, S.D.
Women's Tennis
The Mustangs (3-11 overall, 1-5 NSIC) lost to the University of Mary 8-1 Sunday in NSIC action. The Marauders took all six singles matches and two of the three doubles contests.
Crystal Overbaugh and Katie Kienitz teamed up to defeat Sarah Janes, and Catherine Gibbens 9-8 in No. 1 doubles for SMSU's lone point.
The Mustangs will hit the court again Saturday versus Minnesota-Duluth at the Lifetime Fitness Oakdale in Minnetonka.
The SMSU baseball team (10-10, 1-3 NSIC) went 1-3 last weekend against Minnesota State in Sioux City, Iowa. The Mustangs won Game 2 of the NSIC series 7-4 after losing 3-1 in Game 1, 3-1 in Game 3 and 10-4 in Game 4.
SMSU is idle this week and is scheduled to be back action Tuesday at St. Cloud State, weather and field conditions permitting, for a league doubleheader with the Huskies.
The Mustangs, 3-15 overall, lost an NSIC doubleheader at the University of Sioux Falls, 6-1 and 4-1, on Wednesday.
SMSU is scheduled to be at home this weekend hosting two NSIC schools. On Saturday, Minot State is coming to Marshall to play a doubleheader, starting at 1 p.m. On Sunday, SMSU hosts U-Mary in a doubleheader at 12 p.m.
Check the SMSU athletics website for any changes due to weather or field conditions.
Women's Golf
The SMSU women's golf competed on Sunday at the Missouri Western State Spring Invite held at the St. Joseph Country Club in St. Joseph, Mo.
The Mustangs battled cold temperatures on Sunday, recording a score of 376 to finish in 15th place at the 16-team event.
The second round was canceled due to poor weather conditions.
SMSU will return to action on April 12-13 at the Augustana Invite at Prairie Green Golf Club in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Good luck to all of our SMSU Teams competing this weekend!
Go Mustangs!
Trivia Contest
Congratulations to Brian Brynes who provided the correct answer to last week's Mustang Hoofprint's Trivia Question: Who was the last SMSU Softball pitcher to throw a no-hitter?
On March 8, 2012, Chelsey Evans threw a no-hitter versus Holy Family, Pa., leading the Mustangs to a 9-0 victory.
Trivia Question
How many SMSU women's golfers have placed first at the NSIC Championships?
The first person to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com with the correct answer to this question will receive an SMSU T-shirt.


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Page 1 of 3Germany is world-renowned for their contribution to the world when it comes to immaculate automobile design (BMW & Porsche), but Germany also contains an exceptional audio manufacturer that consistently hits the top ten with most audio critics when it comes to designing floor standing speakers, center channel speakers and their Digital Movie Series of loudspeakers which are specifically designed for home theater use. Even before the company was founded in 1972, the main four men who created Canton were working in the field of audio design for many years and each founding member was a huge enthusiast when it came to audio. The Canton name roughly translates to mean "To sing music" in English, so you can see how much passion for the musical element of audio design these founders were bringing to the world even in the nascent beginnings of Canton.
Audiophiles who regard top quality low-end as the main driving component of their entire audio system have grown to hugely respect Canton for bringing out the first satellite subwoofer system in 1979 that pretty much set the standard for subwoofer design even thirty years later. To ensure that their engineers could thoroughly calibrate the exact measurements needed to further push audio design to new heights, the owners of Canton built their own anechoic chamber in the late 1980's. Not a company to rest on its laurels, their next step was to design its own PC software that would lead to the development of DC technology which actually improved substantially the impact and overload tolerance of the bass reproduction found in every speaker in the Canton product line.
It was at the beginning of the 1980's that saw the first floor standing speaker from the Ergo product line being manufactured for mass consumption, and Canton's engineers developed their own version of a hybrid-amplifier to drive each speaker chassis installed into the Ergo loudspeaker line. The Ergo 609 DC contains a wood-veneer cabinet that is designed to deliver clear and precise audio for the price of $3,200 a pair. I visited my favorite home theater store in Las Vegas, Premiere Home Entertainment, to check out the Ergo 609 DC.
These speakers stand over 40 inches high and are 12" in total width while weighing in at 50 pounds each. They were a nice shade of burgundy that brought out the wood cabinetry design of the 609's. The 609's come with the color option of various shades of wood veneer, including burgundy, cherry and ash. This speaker is rated at 170 watts of nominal RMS output power and maxes out at a total RMS output power of 320 total watts, plenty of wattage needed to handle a large audio system. The connectors in this loudspeaker are all gold-plated, while bi-amplification and bi-wiring are an integral design element added to the Ergo product line of floor standing speakers. The crossover frequency is measured at 3500Hz, 300Hz and the SPL output level is rated at 88.3 db while the nominal impedance of these speakers clocked in at 4-8 ohms.
The see-through black metal mesh grille covering each speaker barely hides the speaker's two 8-inch woofers with the 1-inch tweeter and 7-inch midrange cone contained inside the wood cabinets. The tweeter's cone material consists of an aluminum-magnesium hybrid that contains a silk surrounding. This allows the tweeter to absorb sound distortion emanating out of the cone before it escapes the speaker's cabinet. This tweeter is outfitted with a connected piece that contains the cone and the voice coil, thus eliminating high heat dissipation, which of course results in much better handling of the sound flowing through the Ergo speakers.


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I hope your forum adds to your site and gives people a place to give you feedback on your work. The Makeshift Miracle forum has given me a place to blather (too much perhaps) and it's kind of fun getting opinions and spreading a little madness around.
Your site's had some sweet strips that have made me chuckle and it's nice seeing some sharp wit from a newer web comic.
Here's hoping meteorites don't crash into your head to make you stop Mythocorp! I'm still trying to keep ahead on my own pages, but if I can get my buffer back to where it was, I'll try to wing you a piece of fan art.
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The Mugello circuit continues to play its part in road safety education and the importance of obeying traffic regulations. It recently hosted an event organised by Automobile Club Firenze, aimed at 200 Fourth and Fifth year students from local schools. The students heard talks from rally driver Tobia Cavallini who spoke of his experiences, accentuating the need to obey the rules at the wheel, emphasizing the values of hard work and responsibility, which are essential to driving awareness.
There was also an interesting contribution from the Chief of Traffic Police for North Florence, Andrea Borghi, who illustrated his talk with dynamic reconstruction of road accidents, as well as showing a film exposing the dangers of drink-driving. On the practical side, the students then had a go on a car and a motorcycle simulator, which reproduced emergency and critical road situations. They then put on special glasses that reproduce the effects of alcohol, even when simply walking. Also involved in the initiative was the President of Coni in Tuscany, Salvatore Sanzo.


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The organization, which is operated under Habitat for Humanity, takes on projects such as exterior painting, exterior repair, weather stripping, minor repairs, basic landscaping and yard cleanup. Work is done by groups of volunteers who donate their time and expertise. Paint donated by Valspar and donated materials are used for the projects.
Low-income homeowners in the basin are encouraged to apply. Applicantions are currently being accepted for the 2013 summer season. Homeowners who meet income guidelines are invited to contact 530-541-4654 or 530-577-7762.


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Top Uganda Journalist Arrested
The raid comes a week before World Press Freedom Day, May 3. It also comes as several journalists at Daily and Sunday Monitor, and The Weekly Observer have cases pending in court. All the cases – ranging from promotion of sectarianism to sedition – are related to their work as journalists.
[Africa News Update: Uganda Attacks On Media]
Kampala, Uganda, April 21----In yet another attack on freedom of the press, agents from military intelligence and the police yesterday arrested Mr. Andrew Mwenda, the managing editor of the bi-monthly Independent newsmagazine.
Others taken were Consulting Editor Odoobo Bichachi and reporter John Njoroge. The mid-morning operation also saw Sunday Monitor photojournalist Joseph Kiggundu handcuffed, blindfolded, beaten and driven away.
He had been taking pictures at the newsmagazine offices on Plot 86, Kanjokya Street in Kampala.
"Mwenda and Bichachi, you are under arrest; we are going to CID headquarters," said Mr. Charles Kataratambi, the head of the Media and Political Desk at the Criminal Investigations Directorate headquarters.
The security operatives took away three computers, four diskettes, one micro-cassette tape and several assorted documents.
The raid comes a week before World Press Freedom Day, May 3. It also comes as several journalists at Daily and Sunday Monitor, and The Weekly Observer have cases pending in court. All the cases – ranging from promotion of sectarianism to sedition – are related to their work as journalists.
Yesterday's operation started at about 9:30 a.m. at Mr. Mwenda's home in Kololo, a residential area in Kampala.
Said Mr. Mwenda: "I was driving out of my home when another car came from in front heading direct into my car. I stopped thinking the fellow was crazy. I reversed my car only to knock another one behind. Before I could know what was happening, I was already sandwiched by five cars."
Operatives then jumped out of their cars and bundled the journalist into a waiting car. They handcuffed him and drove him towards Kololo Airstrip. They then turned back to his house.
"They searched everything in my house," Mr. Mwenda said. "All this was done when I was in handcuffs. Kataratambi came and took over the operation and removed the handcuffs."
Meanwhile at The Independent offices, all the workers had been locked inside and those who had not arrived were denied entry.
Operatives searched the offices in the presence of Mr. Bichachi. The search warrant indicated the detectives wanted any seditious material they could find.
Later Mr. Kataratambi arrived at the offices with Mr. Mwenda.
After getting some documents, Mr. Kataratambi ordered that the computers used by Mr. Bichachi, Mr. Mwenda and Mr. Njoroge be taken to CID headquarters.
At CID headquarters, Mr. Kataratambi informed Mr. Mwenda that he had published seditious and defamatory material in The Independent.
"Mr. Njoroge, we want to know your dealings with Masaba and your contribution to those stories," Mr. Kataratambi said. "The same story with Bichachi; we want to establish the people you have been in contact with."
Mr. Godfrey Masaba, an army deserter, was the source of a recent story in The Independent that recounted alleged UPDF atrocities in northern Uganda as it battled the LRA rebels.
Lawyer Bob Kasango was with the journalists. Sunday Monitor's Kiggundu was released after several hours. Mr. Bichachi and Mr. Mwenda were released at 4.00 p.m. after being charged with sedition and publishing defamatory material. They return to CID on Monday.
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Figures for premature and preventable deaths continue to make for alarming reading. There are 5 billion people who have no reliable access to health care. And in the next 10 years, 100 million people are forecast to die from chronic diseases before they reach the age of 60.
Clinical trials are being conducted around the world with the aim of improving the health of millions of people worldwide and preventing premature deaths. But often it can take many years for clinical research to be translated into medical practice.
The George Institute for Global Health conducts medical research aimed to generate change within a five-year period. It has projects in nearly 50 countries and has raised over 450 million dollars for global health research since 1999.
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EARLY ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN CPAs AND THE SEC*
Abstract: The recollections of John L. Carey about the policies and politics in professional circles during the very important period when the Securities Exchange Commission first came into being. Mr. Carey served the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in various capacities from 1925 to 1969, including editor of The Journal of Accountancy and Administrative Vice-president, and re-ceived the Institute's gold medal for distinguished service to the profession.
The stock market crash of 1929 ruined many investors, large and small. Thousands of people who had bought stocks on margin dur-ing the "New Era" boom of the late 1920's were completely wiped out. Some men who had thought they were wealthy jumped out of windows.
An angry public turned its wrath on the stock exchanges, the in-vestment bankers, the corporations whose stocks had lost much of their value, and to some extent the accountants who had audited the financial statements of those corporations. However, the account-ing profession had a lower profile then than now. Only the more knowledgeable observers were aware of the auditors' role, so they were not as visible a target as others. This dubious advantage was not to last long.
The Senate Committee on Banking and Currency launched an in-vestigation of the securities markets, with Ferdinand Pecora, a tough lawyer, as committee counsel. The findings were to result in the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934.
In 1932 two events fanned the flames. The international empire of Kreuger and Toll collapsed when its head, Ivar Kreuger, known as the "Swedish match king", committed suicide. It was found that he had falsified accounts, forged documents, and concealed misappro-priation of funds on a massive scale. American investors in his com-panies lost heavily, and questions were raised about audits of the financial statements. American accountants who had any connec-
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USD breakout: causes and consequences
- Although the latest appreciation in the USD has coincided with a pick up in market volatility, we see the rise in the greenback as an overdue response to divergent monetary policy. The move is reflationary outside the US and favours Japanese and Eurozone equities over emerging markets.
- The danger from a market perspective is that dollar strength combined with weakness in commodity prices causes the Federal Reserve to stay looser for longer, with the risk we see significant bubbles emerging.
UK: Back to business
- With Scotland voting to stay as part of the UK, policy makers can turn their attention towards the strength of the economy. Recent official data has remained strong, but leading business surveys are pointing to moderation. Moreover, falling commodity prices could lower CPI inflation significantly in coming months. The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates early next year, but could a slowdown in growth and inflation prompt a delay?
Brazil: Up the Amazon without a paddle
- Elections are almost upon us in Brazil, and investors are eager to see a change of government and, they hope, of economic fortune. Yet Brazil faces an array of challenges without an easy or quick solution, whoever wins.
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Weiner rejects calls to quit NYC mayor's race
- Local newspapers say Anthony Weiner is a distraction
- Candidate has admitted sending lewd messages to women
Former congressman Anthony Weiner on Wednesday rejected calls to drop out of the New York City mayor's race after his acknowledgment of another round of lewd online exchanges with women.
In an e-mail to supporters, Weiner said the campaign was "too important to give up because I've had embarrassing personal things become public." He told reporters Wednesday morning "I have posited this whole campaign on a bet, and that is that, at the end of the day, citizens are more interested in the challenge they face in their lives than in anything that I have done, embarrassing, in my past."
Weiner held a news conference Tuesday admitting that he continued to engage in inappropriate online chats even after he was forced to resign from Congress in 2011 because he had sent graphic messages — including lewd photos of himself — to women via Twitter.
But, with his wife by his side, Weiner said the bad behavior was behind him and he intends to stay in the mayor's race. A poll of likley voters released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University showed Weiner leading the other candidates in the race, but the poll was taken before Tuesday's press conference. Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac Polling Institute, said it seems likely Weiner's numbers would drop, but there is no polling to show that yet.
Major New York newspapers have called for Weiner to quit the race.
The New York Times wrote in an editorial, "The serially evasive Mr. Weiner should take his marital troubles and personal compulsions out of the public eye, away from cameras, off the Web and out of the race for mayor of New York City."
The Wall Street Journalsaid Weiner "ought to drop out of the New York City mayor's race simply because of what he's forced his wife to endure. Watching the elegant Huma Abedin stand next to her man Tuesday as he explained his latest sexually charged online exchanges was painful for a normal human being to watch. Mr. Weiner is not a normal human being."
STORY:Huma Abedin defends her husband
The New York Daily News added in its own editorial, "He is not fit to lead America's premier city. Lacking the dignity and discipline that New York deserves in a mayor, Weiner must recognize that his demons have no place in City Hall."
"Weiner must also see that, having built his campaign on deception, he has badly damaged the process of selecting the city's next chief executive," the Daily News said.
Despite the outcry from newspapers, at least one Democrat who worked with Weiner in Congress said he shouldn't step aside.
Rep. Charles Rangel, dean of the New York congressional delegation, said Wednesday on MSNBC that "constitutionally, politically, anyone can run."
"But knowing New Yorkers ... this is not going to be a story by the time we get to September the 10th," Rangel said, referring to the date of the city's primary elections.
Weiner has certainly changed the subject. A Tuesday mayoral forum after Weiner's press conference received scant media coverage.
Public advocate Bill DeBlasio, a Democratic mayoral candidate who trails in the race, started a petition drive on his website Wednesday morning to get Weiner to drop out. The online petition proclaims "the sideshows of this election have gotten in the way of the debate we should be having." DeBlasio trailed Quinn and Weiner by double digits in recent polling.
Weiner's revelations also created a social media frenzy. The pseudonym "Carlos Danger" -- which Weiner allegedly used to communicate with one of the women -- became a top trending topic on Twitter, with more than 52,000 mentions from more than 37,000 Twitter users by Wednesday morning.
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Ilham Tower is a stunning new skyscraper located in Kuala Lumpur's Golden Triangle.
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Located 5 minutes away from Ampang Park LRT Station, this building offers excellent transport connections. In-house amenities include sky dining, an art gallery, 5-star hotel, spa, convenience store, café and banking hall.
28 minute train by KLIA Express from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to KL Sentral Terminal, transit to LRT 15 minutes to arrive at Ampang park LRT or 1 (One) hour drive from Kuala Lumpur International Airport
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Level 33 features glorious artwork of the Malaysian culture, sometimes used synonymously with 'babas' and 'peranakans'. The term 'baba' is derived from the Hindu word 'babu' meaning a clerk; and in the days gone by Straits Chinese men were referred to as 'babas'. As for 'peranakans', this simply means 'Straits-born' in Bahasa Melayu.
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Satellite cybersecurity has received little attention from spacefaring states, despite significant risks.
July 26, 2018Energy and Environment
Blockchain does not singularly address the various challenges that the electricity sector faces, but it should be one of a portfolio of technology options to address those challenges. And its potential as a platform technology might be transformative.
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The events of the 2016 U.S. election demonstrate that more high-level political action is required to manage real and perceived cyber vulnerabilities in election systems.
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Overview From a military perspective, what would be required for a containment scheme to successfully deter a nuclear Iran? In this Working Paper, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York…
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The use of social media and other Internet-enabled communications by the self-proclaimed Islamic State is pushing the United States and other democracies to react to the abuse of liberal freedoms by …
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Advances in data science are already transforming the way energy is produced, transported and consumed. These innovations have the potential to reduce carbon emissions and boost clean energy, but they also come with serious risks.
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No state can successfully manage migration alone. The adoption of a global compact and the consolidation of relevant institutional architecture would help states facilitate regular migration, cope with illegal crossings, and humanely respond to forced migration.
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