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Two children were removed Thursday from a southern West Virginia home after a state worker found them handling and eating human waste.
Their parents, 19-year-old Crystal Sidney Perry and 29-year-old Michael Paul Perry, were arrested and charged with child abuse, according to the McDowell County Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff's deputies said a Child Protective Services worker had arrived at the Perrys' home to remove their two children, ages 1 and 2. The worker saw the children living in squalid conditions, handling and eating human excrement, and called the sheriff's office.
When deputies arrived at the home in Ashland – a rural area near the Virginia border – they arrested the parents.
The two were arraigned Thursday and bond was set at $100,000 each.
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Major Section: EVENTS
Examples: (encapsulate (((an-element *) => *))
; The list of signatures above could also be written ; ((an-element (lst) t))
(local (defun an-element (lst) (if (consp lst) (car lst) nil))) (local (defthm member-equal-car (implies (and lst (true-listp lst)) (member-equal (car lst) lst)))) (defthm thm1 (implies (null lst) (null (an-element lst)))) (defthm thm2 (implies (and (true-listp lst) (not (null lst))) (member-equal (an-element lst) lst))))
(encapsulate ()
(local (defthm hack (implies (and (syntaxp (quotep x)) (syntaxp (quotep y))) (equal (+ x y z) (+ (+ x y) z)))))
(defthm nthcdr-add1-conditional (implies (not (zp (1+ n))) (equal (nthcdr (1+ n) x) (nthcdr n (cdr x))))))
General Form: (encapsulate (signature ... signature) ev1 ... evn)
where each
signature is a well-formed signature (see signature), each
signature describes a different function symbol, and each
evi is an
embedded event form (See embedded-event-form). There must be at least one
evi. The
evi inside
local special forms are called ``local''
events below. Events that are not
local are sometimes said
to be ``exported'' by the encapsulation. We make the further restriction
that no
defaxiom event may be introduced in the scope of an
encapsulate (not even by
encapsulate or
include-book events
that are among the
evi). Furthermore, no non-
include-book event is permitted in the scope of any
with a non-empty list of signatures.
To be well-formed, an
encapsulate event must have the properties
that each event in the body (including the
local ones) can be
successfully executed in sequence and that in the resulting theory,
each function mentioned among the signatures was introduced via a
local event and has the signature listed. In addition, the body may
contain no ``local incompatibilities'' which, roughly stated, means
that the events that are not
local must not syntactically require
symbols defined by
events, except for the functions listed in
the signatures. See local-incompatibility. Finally, no
local recursive definition in the body may involve in its
suggested induction scheme any function symbol listed among the
signatures. See subversive-recursions.
The result of an
encapsulate event is an extension of the logic
in which, roughly speaking, the functions listed in the
signatures are constrained to have the signatures listed
and to satisfy the non-
local theorems proved about them. In
fact, other functions introduced in the
encapsulate event may be
considered to have ``constraints'' as well. (See constraint
for details, which are only relevant to functional instantiation.)
Since the constraints were all theorems in the ``ephemeral'' or
``local'' theory, we are assured that the extension produced by
encapsulate is sound. In essence, the
local definitions of
the constrained functions are just ``witness functions'' that
establish the consistency of the constraints. Because those
definitions are
local, they are not present in the theory
produced by encapsulation.
Encapsulate also exports all rules
generated by its non-
local events, but rules generated by
local events are not exported.
The default-defun-mode for the first event in an encapsulation is
the default defun-mode ``outside'' the encapsulation. But since
events changing the defun-mode are permitted within the body of an
encapsulate, the default defun-mode may be changed. However,
defun-mode changes occurring within the body of the
are not exported. In particular, the
acl2-defaults-table after
encapsulate is always the same as it was before the
encapsulate, even though the
encapsulate body might contain
defun-mode changing events,
program and
See defun-mode. More generally, after execution of an
encapsulate event, the value of
acl2-defaults-table is
restored to what it was immediately before that event was executed.
See acl2-defaults-table.
Theorems about the constrained function symbols may then be proved
-- theorems whose proofs necessarily employ only the constraints.
Thus, those theorems may be later functionally instantiated, as with
:functional-instance lemma instance
(see lemma-instance), to derive analogous theorems about
different functions, provided the constraints (see constraint)
can be proved about the new functions.
Observe that if the signatures list is empty,
encapsulate may still
be useful for deriving theorems to be exported whose proofs require
lemmas you prefer to hide (i.e., made
The order of the events in the vicinity of an
encapsulate is
confusing. We discuss it in some detail here because when logical
names are being used with theory functions to compute sets of rules,
it is sometimes important to know the order in which events were
executed. (See logical-name and see theory-functions.)
What, for example, is the set of function names extant in the middle
of an encapsulation?
If the most recent event is
previous and then you execute an
encapsulate constraining
an-element with two non-
local events in its
thm1 and
thm2, then the order of the events after the
encapsulation is (reading chronologically forward):
an-element (the
encapsulate itself). Actually, between
previous and
thm1 certain extensions were made to the world by the
encapsulate, to permit
an-element to be used as a function
symbol in
Finally, we note that an
encapsulate event is redundant if and
only if a syntactically identical
encapsulate has already been
executed under the same
See redundant-events.


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Fans of Carrie Underwood are used to being blown away by the country superstar. But during the 2013 CMT Music Awards , it wasn't about her. Underwood paid tribute to the 24 victims of the May 20 Oklahoma tornadoes with "See You Again."
Rascal Flatts introduced the country diva, who reigns from Oklahoma, and visuals of the destruction panned out behind her shadow. As the lights were lifted, fans watching the show at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena saw the singer belt out the first few lines of the song, climbing to the chorus, "I'll carry you with me, 'til I see you again."
Dedicating the performance to those in her home state, Underwood effortlessly pushed out the verses of her current single with high emotion. The band was joined by a choir from Christ Church of Nashville, dressed in all white, who swayed with the song's beat and echoed Underwood's energy.
The performance closed with the Red Cross logo in a call to help for the victims of the tornadoes. Just a week before, other country artists did what they do best in an effort to help out. Blake Shelton teamed up with pal Usher of The Voice during the Healing the Heartland telethon by singing Michael Bublé's "Home." Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder also came together to help out.
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Story highlights
- Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov enter not guilty pleas in federal court
- They face obstruction charges for allegedly helping Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
- Tsarnaev is accused in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings
- Robel Phillipos pleads not guilty to making false statements
Two friends of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty in Friday to a superseding federal indictment charging them with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstructing justice with intent to impede authorities.
A third friend, Robel Phillipos, pleaded not guilty to making false statements to FBI agents during the bombings investigation.
Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov previously voiced their not guilty pleas on each of the counts during their arraignment on Aug. 13, but had to reenter their pleas in Boston to the new indictment, which added Phillipos.
Phillipos remains free on $100,000 bond and is being monitored electronically.
Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov are Kazakh nationals and are being held without bail.
The two roommates began attending the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth the same semester as Tsarnaev. They were taken into custody this spring along with Phillipos, a friend of Tsarnaev's from Cambridge.
"My client is just as shocked and horrified as the rest of us about what happened," said Kadyrbayev's lawyer, Robert Stahl. "He just hopes the American justice prevails and he can return home to his family."
Arkady Bukh, Tazhayakov's attorney, said, "My client was very cooperative with the government."
Phillipos' attorneys, Derege Demissie and Susan Church, said in a statement that the indictment showed that his client "had nothing to do whatsoever with the Boston Marathon Bombing or destroying any evidence afterwards."
"In the end, it will be clear that this prosecution should never have been brought in the first place."
Authorities accuse the trio of helping Tsarnaev after the deadly April 15 bombing by taking items from his dorm room and keeping them from authorities.
This occurred shortly before Tsarnaev was taken into custody after a tense, late-night standoff in Watertown. He and his brother -- who died after a confrontation with police -- are accused of planting two bombs near the Boston Marathon finish line that left three people dead and more than 260 wounded, then killing a campus police officer days later.
Authorities allege on April 18, three days before the FBI searched Tsarnaev's dorm room, Kadyrbayev showed Tazhayakov a text message from Tsarnaev that read, in part, "If yu want yu can go to my room and take what's there" followed by a smiley face emoticon.
That day, the trio allegedly went into the dorm, took Tsarnaev's laptop, as well as a backpack containing Vaseline, a thumb drive, fireworks and a "homework assignment sheet" and took and took them back to Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov's New Bedford apartment, the federal indictment against them states.
"The fireworks container has been opened and manipulated," the indictment says. "As a result, some of the explosive powder was visible."
Kadyrbayev told his friends that he believed Tsarnaev "used the Vaseline 'to make bombs,' or words to that effect," says the indictment.
Either that night or early the next day, with Tazhayakov's knowledge, Kadyrbayev tossed the backpack in a dumpster, according to the charges.
Phillipos is charged with lying to federal agents investigating the bombing, concealing the fact that he, Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov had gone into Tsarnaev's room and removed the backpack, the indictment says.
If convicted, Phillipos faces a maximum penalty of up to 16 years in federal prison. Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov face a maximum penalty of 25 years and also face the possibility of being deported to Kazakhstan.
Their next court date is Oct. 29.
Tsarnaev awaits trial, having pleaded not guilty to 30 federal charges tied to the bombing and the subsequent pursuit of he and his brother, Tamerlan.


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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox, February 15, 2011
How to Easily Install an Inground Pool Solar Pool Heater
If you have ever thought about installing solar panels on your pool, and wondered if you could do it yourself, this article is for you. You can't install solar panels yourself, you need helpers, or at least one. We'll discuss roof installation of solar panels, the most common method for inground pools, but we will also discuss alternate locations for the solar panels, such as ground, fence or rack.
In addition to the placement and securing of solar panels for your pool, there's a good bit of plumbing that takes place to connect the solar system to the filter system, so we'll tackle that subject as well. Finally, most solar pool heaters for inground pools will incorporate a solar controller, which will manage the water temperature with sensors and a thermostat. We will show you how easy it is to install a pool solar controller. We are most experienced in installing Enersol Solar Pool Heaters, but these techniques will apply to most any other solar pool heater manufacturer.
Location of your Solar Panels
The best location is a southern exposure. During the peak of summer, the sun is mostly vertical in the sky, and during the shoulder seasons it drops toward the southern horizon. It is rare to have complete open sky available, but if you have a good Southwest or Southeast exposure, for half the day (5-6 hrs), you can gain enough heat to add 10-15 degrees to your pool. If you have an irregular roof, like the one shown in the picture, It is possible to install sections of panels on different sections of the roof.
The second consideration for location is how far it is from the pump and filter. Ideally, the filter system is located next to the house, and the directly under the ideal panel location. This is not always the case. It is not uncommon that the filter system is located far away from the house, in an effort towards pump noise abatement. In such cases, a trench can be dug, around the pool and over to the house. This will add several hundred dollars in pipe and several more in labor, but it can be done. There will also be a small amount of heat loss in long underground pipes coming from the solar system.
In such cases, you may consider mounting the solar panels on the ground, or even better, install panels on a triangular rack, which pitches the panels at a 45 degree angle to the sun, considered optimal. This rack can be free standing or it could be attached to a fence, on the southern facing side. Panels can also be hung vertically or laid directly on the ground, if required.
Installing Enersol Solar Panels on the Roof
First of all, be safe. Use proper safety gear and common sense when you're on the roof.
- Get the Solar in a Box units up the ladder, on the roof, and unbox the contents.
- Connect the panel sections together, with the use of the supplied clip tool.
- Secure the Panels on the top header with supplied straps, screws and sealant.
- Attach high-wind straps across the panels with supplied straps, screws and sealant.
Plumbing in your Solar Pool Heater
1. Install the 3 way valve: Now that the panels are secured on the roof, it's time to connect the pool water supply. On the pool return line (after the filter, but before any return side manifold or valves to control flow to pool or spa), select a section of pipe that will allow installation of a 3 way Jandy valve. This valve will divert water up to the panels when solar heat is called for, and bypasses the solar panels when it is not.
2. Strap pipes to the house: One pipe takes water up to the panel, and one pipe brings water back down. it is helpful to paint the pipes the color of the house before mounting them, if this is a concern. Use pipe brackets to secure the pipes to the house in a permanent fashion. If your roof line has an eave, or an overhang, as most do - you will use 45's and 90's to wrap around the transition as tightly as possible.
3. Connect plumbing to the Solar Panels: We bring the pipe from the filter to the bottom right corner of the Solar Array or Panels. The exit pipe comes out of the upper left. Keep the pipe tight against the solar panels, and make as short of a run as possible. Painting the pipes black looks better and helps absorb a bit more heat. Painting pvc pipe and fittings also protects them from UV rays.
Before you begin the plumbing, draw a diagram so that you make sure to buy enough pipe and also have enough couplings, 45's and 90's. Buy an extra of each fitting, and don't be 1 foot short of pipe! You will also need a can of pvc pipe cleaner and a fresh pint of pvc glue. And a hacksaw to cut the pipe to proper lengths. Pipe and fittings can be purchased at your local Home Depot, or you can visit our pool plumbing supplies section. 20 ft pvc pipe sections can be found at plumbing supply or pool supply distributors. Another item you will need to reconnect the pipe coming from the solar panels is a Tee fitting and a one way check valve to prevent water from going backwards or cycling. Go here for Jandy valves and Jandy check valves.
To install solar panels on a rack, the best method I know is using pressure treated 2x4's and 4'x8' sheets of plywood. These can accomodate 2'x20 aboveground pool solar panels, or can be used for the Enersol 8 foot panels. Create 3 triangular frames with the 2x4's, and screw the plywood on. Each additional plywood can adjoin to it's neighbor. For added strength, screw onto the side of a building or fence. Fairly easy and cheap alternative to installing the panels on the roof. Especially useful for shaded roofs or when the pool equipment is located far away from any building that would be suitable.
Installing a Pool Solar Controller
Solar controllers are super easy to install, and are a recommended option. The controller uses 2 sensors, one in the water pipe and one up on the panels. Sensing a proper differential, when conditions are right, and the thermostat knob is turned up, a signal will open the 3 way valve automatically, and reverses when conditions are not optimal, or the panels aren't hot enough. All items needed are included in the box: 3way valve, Solar Controller, Valve Actuator and Temperature Sensors.
- Secure the controller box to a wall near an outlet where you can plug it in.
- Install the valve actuator on top of the installed 3way valve.
- Drill a hole in the pipe going to the solar panels, and secure the clamp mounted water temperature sensor, connect to controller.
- Attach the panel temperature sensor on the panel, run the wire down the pipe and connect to controller unit.
And that's really all there is to it! 2 people can install a complete in ground pool solar system in a day.


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Set of four tiny stud earrings with a minimalist take on the phases of the moon. Set includes 4 earrings that represent the new moon, full moon, crescent moon and a star. Earrings measure around 5mm.
This item is part of our staple collection and can be made to order in reycled rose gold upon request (additional lead times apply). White gold is also available at an additional charge and can be quoted upon request.
This piece is made to order (just for you!) and will require 6 - 8 weeks to prepare and ship. You will receive a confirmation email when item has shipped. If you need your piece by a certain date email me for an expedited request.
We want you to be completely satisfied with your Valley Rose Studio purchase. Exchanges can be made within 7 days after receipt of delivery and item returned in original unused condition. Items must be unworn and have all original packaging included in return. Custom orders, final sale, or discounted items cannot be exchanged. Shipping fee's apply to returns or exchanges. Exchanges must be approved before sending back.
Our 14k Fairmined Gold is the leading industry sustainable and ethical gold choice. our gold is only from responsible Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM). It is backed by a rigorous 3rd party certification and audit system that ensures that small entrepreneurial mining communities meet world leading Standards for responsible practices. Fairmined transforms mining into an active force for good, delivering social development and environmental protection, providing everyone with a source of gold they can be proud of. While recycling gold is still a sustainable and ethical option, it doesnt provide a solution for how the majority of the gold in the world is obtained. Buying fairmined gold helps to invest in the social, economic and environmentally sustainable development of miners, their families, workers and the community.
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Giveaway: Joolwe Round-Cut CZ Earrings
Friday, October 30, 2009
Joolwe.com is an online jewelry store that has a great selection of cubic zirconia earring, cubic zirconia rings, and name brand designer jewelry. Be sure to check out their jewelry blog too!
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2 cups canola oil
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 cup cornstarch
Garlic Sauce:
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 cup vegetable broth
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 medium onion, sliced
3 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 tablespoon chopped ginger
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
2 cups broccoli florets, blanched
1 (8-ounce) can water chestnuts, drained
4 cups cooked white rice, for serving
For the shrimp: Heat the oil until it reaches 360 degrees F in wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
Dredge the raw shrimp in the cornstarch. Fry in batches, so as not to overcrowd the pan, until their exteriors crisp up, about 4 to 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove the shrimp from the oil and put them onto a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
For the sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, vegetable broth and cornstarch. Set the bowl aside.
Heat the canola oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add the onions, garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the bell pepper and cook for another 30 seconds. Pour in the prepared sauce and cook until the sauce thickens. Stir in the broccoli and water chestnuts and cook for 1 minute, then add the shrimp and fry for 1 minute more. Transfer the shrimp with garlic sauce to a serving bowl and serve hot with cooked rice.


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Unique and dazzling round Drusy beads are strung together with and accented with a Silver vintage star set with white topaz.
This bohemian bracelet can be stacked, worn alone, dressed up or worn casually.
Beads measure 10mm wide
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Barack Obama was a man of uncommon background and uncommon talents, a visionary, a transformational leader. That's what his supporters believed as Obama accepted a presidential nomination on a stage lined with Greek columns in Denver in 2008.
The skeptics were just as certain of their own view. Obama was a political exotic, a cultural and ideological radical obscuring his real intentions behind billowy phrases and naively adoring crowds.
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Four years later, as the president this week arrives in Charlotte, N.C., to justify his first term and make the case for a second, it is clear that one side's hopes and the other's fears both failed dramatically to anticipate the reality of Obama. He is not a 21st-century FDR; nor is he a Jeremiah Wright-style radical in the Oval Office.
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He is a man of conventional instincts, practicing conventional politics, sitting atop what has been a mostly conventional presidency.
No one could doubt that Obama is governing in extraordinary times: an economy that flirted with depression and is still struggling to stand; two wars abroad; a capital consumed by partisan malice.
The surprise is that a leader who arrived in office amid such unprecedented times and with such an unusual biography would infuse his presidency with such a relentlessly familiar style.
The expectation was that Obama represented a new brand of politics, marshaling ideas, language and tactics in ways that would constitute a break from Democratic orthodoxy. The reality is that Obama, so far, has presented no set of ideas that collectively represent anything that might last beyond his term as "Obamism." His West Wing staff, and his governing agenda, have their roots deep in the traditional Democratic soil of Chicago and Capitol Hill.
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The expectation was that Obama's governing style would find fresh uses of the presidential platform, inspiring public pressure to forge new governing coalitions. The reality is that Obama by his own admission has not used his pulpit in creative ways — failing to "tell a story to the American people that gives them a sense of unity and purpose and optimism," as he told a CBS News interviewer this summer. And, far from breaking a generation-long partisan standoff in Washington, Obama's presidency has been almost entirely defined by it.
The expectation was that Obama would be a dazzling personal presence in Washington, lighting the capital with an electric surge of power and glamour that would revive JFK's Camelot with an African-American hue. The reality is that Obama's cultural impact has been virtually nil. His weekends are that of a typical middle-aged suburban professional, hanging out with wife and daughters, except when he's not retreating with a small collection of friends to the basketball court or golf course.
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To call a politician conventional is hardly a stinging insult. Political customs are the product of experience and consensus among accomplished people. Yet no one was more robust in encouraging the public to think of him as unconventional — not a politician but a phenomenon — as Obama himself. His desire to not simply reverse the policies of George W. Bush's administration but dramatically change the practice of politics was embedded in most every speech he delivered in 2008.


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Charles Tillman will be on the field Sunday night for the Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears cornerback avoided questions on the matter Wednesday when asked directly if he would miss the game against Houston if his wife went into labor, but wrote on Twitter that his wife would be giving birth on Monday.
"God, family, football," he wrote. "Baby is coming Monday don't worry I'll be there Sunday."
It's a little crazy Tillman has to answer the questions at all. The Chicago Sun-Times notes that his daughter Tiana required a heart transplant to survive the first year of her life. The experience inspired Tillman and his wife Jackie to start the Cornerstone Foundation.
Tillman was the finalist for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award because of his foundation's success. He's often talked about putting his family before football. Bears coach Lovie Smith and Tillman fully support that stance.
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New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie's reversal on accepting the Obamacare Medicaid expansion was a political no-brainer for a politician running for re-election in a blue state this year.
But the move has uncertain implications for Christie as a potential 2016 contender who is already taking darts from some conservatives over his bona fides.
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Christie's basic approach – I don't like Obamacare but it's the law of the land – was at odds with his earlier criticism of such a move. This time, he said the expansion would be good for New Jersey because it would help needy low-income people, make hospitals more stable, and even save the state money — $227 million in the first year.
( PHOTOS: The eight GOP governors who said yes to Medicaid expansion)
And he made clear that if there are "adverse actions" by the federal government — a clear reference to conservative fears that the feds might not live up to their funding promises — he'll pull the plug.
"It could be an issue in four years," said former John McCain adviser and Mitt Romney backer Charlie Black, adding that governors "have to do what they think is right for their states on a huge issue like this … it's a close call for more conservative Republicans."
However, Black added, it's unlikely "to be a major thing" unless the Medicaid expansion becomes a drag on the state budget – a bigger concern for a politician who will sell himself as a leader on fiscal issues.
Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the New Hampshire Republican Party, predicted the decision won't hurt Christie's chances with her state's GOP primary voters if he does run.
"It doesn't close doors," Horn said. "I think the voters here are happy to hear from all of the candidates and hear a wide range of views, and he will have an opportunity to promote and defend his views when the time comes."
Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway said Christie "will be fine." He'll probably get more pushback from GOP voters about other issues – like his support for gun restrictions and his criticism of the National Rifle Association – than he will about Obamacare, she said.
( PHOTOS: Chris Christie's career)
"Voters don't really care about fighting for fight's sake. They want to know what you're doing to make their lives better," Conway said. Christie, she said, can make the case that "it's not a fight against Obamacare – it's a fight for the people of New Jersey."
Conway noted, though, that any post-partisan appeal Christie has on Obamacare and his response to Hurricane Sandy could be overstated. Post-partisanship, she said, "only got Rudy Giuliani so far" when it was time for him to face primary voters in 2008.
Not everyone was sanguine.
The Medicaid expansion "is going to hurt him with his already injured conservative base," said Steven Lonegan, head of Americans for Prosperity's New Jersey chapter. "We're always looking for the good things that Christie does — and then he turns around and does something bad. It doesn't quite even out."
In the immediate future, Christie's decision means more than 300,000 low-income New Jersey residents will get health coverage. It will bring more than $15 billion in federal Medicaid funds into the state over the next decade..
It also puts Christie solidly in the camp of two other Republican governors who could run for the White House in 2016 and have decided to take the Obamacare money: Ohio's John Kasich and New Mexico's Susana Martinez.
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He also has more cover on the right than he did even a week ago, thanks to Florida Gov. Rick Scott's announcement that he'll push to expand Medicaid in his state for at least the first three years.
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Bacteria protein discovery could free imprisoned plant sugars
A team of researchers from the U.S. DOE's BioEnergy Science Center has something to say about the role of thermophilic (heat-loving) bacteria strains found in places like Russia, New Zealand or Iceland. The team, made up of 18 researchers from North Carolina State University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Georgia, worked together to study the genomes of eight bacteria species classified under the genus Caldicellulosiruptor. Their work uncovered the possibility for the bacteria strains to be used in the ever-evolving effort to enhance the process of breaking down plant cell walls to gain access to C5 and C6 sugars used in bioenergy production methods.
Through their research and use of analysis known as proteomics, a protein analysis method that combines genome data with protein characterization, the team uncovered a previously uncharacterized group of proteins called adhesins, according to ORNL, a protein that can help the bacteria "grab onto a chunk of plant material to more efficiently break it apart." The discovery of the adhesins helped the research team recognize why certain bacteria species in the genus family they were researching were better than others at plant deconstruction.
"Previously, we knew these bacteria would secrete enzymes that would then freely diffuse into their environment," according to Sara Blumer-Schuette, a researcher working on the bacteria genome project. "We assumed that the enzymes would by chance stick to either cellulose or a piece of biomass in their environment and start to degrade it." She added that the team is now, "seeing that a lot of proteins are involved in maintaining a tight interface between the bacteria and cellulose."
Paul Gilna, director at BESC said of the research effort, "If we can understand the processes already in place with cellulose-degrading organisms such as the Caldicellulosiruptor microbes…we can make huge leaps in learning how to harness microbes to digest plant biomass and ferment sugars into biofuels at the same time."
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Many residents of Pinal County find the venture of running a home business very profitable and satisfying economically.
A home occupation can satisfy the needs of a parent with young children at home, a retired person who may have limited mobility, or just someone who likes the convenience of making some extra income in the comfort of their own surroundings. However, in order to establish a Home Occupation in Pinal County, there is a certain process which must be followed and certain criteria which must be met. The following are the steps to make sure your business is legal, safe, and non-disruptive to your neighbors.
- Have your zoning determined. There are many zoning districts in the county which allow for Home Occupations. They are: SR, SH, GR, CR-1, CR-2, CR-3, CR-4 CR-5, TR, MH, AND RV.
- Write out a description of your business. What are you planning to do? Does this home occupation meet the criteria under the definition from the Pinal County Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 433.
- Apply in person for a Business Use Permit at one of our County Planning and Development sites in Florence, Casa Grande, Oracle, or Apache Junction. Bring in a site plan showing the location of the business on your property, parcel number, and proof of ownership or authorization form (available on line) signed by the owner if you are leasing the property. You may also mail all paperwork to:
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- The home occupation permit shall apply only to a full-time resident of the dwelling.
- If there is a change in use, a new home occupation permit shall be required.
- A home occupation permit is issued to the applicant and does not attach to the land.
- The home occupation must be conducted within a dwelling or an accessory building of not more than 400 square feet. Not more than one-fourth of the floor area of one story of the main dwelling shall be used for the home occupation.
- There shall be no public display of stock-in-trade upon the premises.
- Not more than one nonresident of the premises is employed in the home occupation.
- No equipment or material associated with the home occupation shall be stored outdoors.
- The residential character of the dwelling and subject property shall not be changed by said use.
- Such occupation shall not cause any sustained, unpleasant, or unusual noises or vibrations, or noxious fumes or odors, or cause any traffic congestion in the immediate neighborhood.
- All parking used in conjunction with the home occupation shall be on site and shall not include commercial parking features such as wheel stops, parking lanes or striping.
- Home occupations shall not provide overnight accommodations.
- Home occupations shall serve no more than five clients in one day and no more than two clients at any one time.
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- Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) must approve any permits for the manufacture and sale of firearms or ammunition.
- Call the Health Department at 520-866-6807 prior to making any plans for a home occupation involving food.
- Check with your local CCR's to make sure your business is allowable in your neighborhood.
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What a fun-dumb relief! In the isolationist Expendables world, all foreigners are bad news. All buddy bonding is done with a wink. All pretenses of art are checked at the door. Someone even says, ''I'll be back.'' (Guess who?)
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WASHINGTON—Several centrist Senate Democrats, including some up for re-election this fall, are planning to push for changes to the Affordable Care Act—a move that has stirred debate within the party about whether making these fixes would keep the spotlight trained on the health law's flaws.
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Wasserman Schultz career path hazy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has been front and center at the party's convention here this week. But soon after the pomp, glitter and election end, Wasserman Schultz will have to confront a question on the minds of many party leaders.
What can she do next?
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Fifteen months ago, she all but left the House — where she has served for seven years — to head the DNC, where she hoped to build a national fundraising base, and chits, for her future political ambitions. Not to mention, it gave her the opportunity to cozy up to President Barack Obama.
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But now, she faces dwindling time in her first term as chairwoman of the party committee, a leadership table with very little room and colleagues who wish she'd used her sway to get the DNC to pour more money into House races. People close to Wasserman Schultz say she isn't likely to serve a second term at the DNC.
On top of that, her supporters have written her off as a candidate for statewide races in Florida. They also say she would be ill-fitted to serve in Obama's administration.
In short, her options are few.
Still, Wasserman Schultz is doing what she can to parlay her DNC post into an expanded power base in the House. This week is a prime example.
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She has doled out extra convention credentials to House Democrats, giving them an entree into the world of big-moneyed donors and lavish suites in the Time Warner Cable Arena here, according to a senior Democratic source.
On Tuesday night, in a spacious, window-spotted atrium in the Bank of America building here, Wasserman Schultz gathered hundreds of supporters from not only Washington but Wall Street and Hollywood, too. Her sole mission: to thank them for standing with her.
Much of the Florida delegation joined House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, Reps. Frank Pallone of New Jersey, Joe Crowley of New York, Shelley Berkley of Nevada and Karen Bass of California. Top lobbyists, like Citigroup's Paul Thornell and power couple Tony and Heather Podesta showed up. So did White House chief of staff Jack Lew. Former Reps. Jim Davis and Ron Klein of Florida, Kathy Dahlkemper of Pennsylvania and Lincoln Davis of Tennessee also came. It's a peek at her D.C. power center.
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Illustrating her expanded reach that was cultivated in part by her role at the DNC, Hollywood stalwarts such as Alfre Woodard, John Leguizamo, Tim Daly, Patricia Arquette and Beau Bridges paid their dues.
Back home in her southern Florida district, Wasserman Schultz is planning to spend big to wipe out her competition in the race for her solidly Democratic seat, according to multiple sources familiar with her plans. She wants to prove that she's leadership material, these sources said.
"What she's doing in district shows that as DNC chair, she has to have sharp elbows," said Mitch Ceasar, a DNC executive committee member who also chairs the Broward County Democratic Executive Party in Florida. "She wants to protect against it being held against her in her congressional district. It's showing the district that she's not taking them for granted."
But the questions about her future linger. Wasserman Schultz's communications director, Jonathan Beeton did not comment on the Florida Democrat's next steps.
"The congresswoman is focused on reelecting Barack Obama, regaining the majority in the House, expanding our majority in the Senate and her own reelection to Congress," Beeton said.
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WASHINGTON, May 15, 2008 - The Pentagon provided proposed legislation to Congress to make it easier for servicemembers to transfer GI Bill education benefits to their spouses or children and to increase the tuition ceiling amount paid by the program, a senior Defense Department official said here today.
The proposal was sent to Capitol Hill on April 21. It reflects departmental desire to improve education and job opportunities for servicemembers and military spouses that President Bush cited in his Jan. 28 State of the Union speech.
The ability for servicemembers to transfer their Montgomery GI Bill education benefits to spouses exists now, but it's an either/or re-enlistment option, with most servicemembers choosing bonuses when they sign up for another "hitch," Bill Carr, deputy undersecretary of defense for military personnel policy, said during a conference call with military analysts. Army spouses routinely say that obtaining education benefits is one of their top concerns, Carr noted.
"The law (allows transferability in limited circumstances," Carr explained. "Specifically, you must have six years of service completed and agree to [serve] four more.
"But, that's not what limited it," he continued. "What limited it was that it was presented as an option along with other incentives."
The Pentagon's proposal, he noted, removes the limiting requirement for re-enlistment of at least four years.
Another proposed bill before Congress, Carr said, recommends that servicemembers and veterans receive education benefits similar to those included within the initial GI Bill that was used by nearly 8 million veterans after World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the GI Bill in 1944, which provided full tuition as well as a monthly living allowance for military veterans who opted to go to school after receiving honorable discharges.
But today is a different time and circumstance, Carr said. The rationale for the original GI Bill, he explained, was that the end of the war would release millions of veterans into a job market that couldn't absorb them. When war erupted in Europe in 1939, the United States had a 17-percent unemployment rate; its economy was still gripped by the Great Depression that had begun a decade earlier.
The current Pentagon-endorsed proposal on Capitol Hill recommends increasing the GI Bill tuition ceiling from about $1,100 a month to about $1,600, Carr said. That figure, he said, dovetails with current average college tuition costs.
According to recent studies of military manning requirements, the re-introduction of original GI Bill-type education benefits would scramble the Army's personnel system, Carr said, and cause an exodus from the ranks. The Army would lose 8,000 soldiers a year, he said, and it would have to invest an additional $100 million annually for retention incentives. Recruiting would have to be ramped up to make up for the anticipated shortfall, he added.
Re-introducing the old GI Bill "would have a sharp effect on retention and be a shock to the system," Carr emphasized, adding it would hurt Army re-enlistment rates, now at about 50 percent, when the Army is working to add 65,000 additional soldiers to the force.
The initial GI Bill was used when America had a conscripted military force that had many more members and a much-higher attrition rate, Carr pointed out. With today's volunteer force, it is necessary that "we should provide a fair education benefit and be attentive to retention," Carr said, noting extreme care should be taken to retain the noncommissioned officers who form the backbone of the military.
"If we provide the average national [college tuition cost] and then leave it to the veterans to make their choices, that's not unreasonable, given that we have a competing concern about sustaining seasoned NCOs to lead a larger military," Carr said.
Before World War II, college and home ownership were mostly unreachable for the average American. Because of the GI Bill, millions of veterans earned college degrees, thus preventing a flood of the post-war job market. Millions of World War II veterans also used their GI Bill benefits to buy houses with federally guaranteed mortgage loans.
By 1947, veterans accounted for nearly half of college admissions. By the time the original GI Bill ended in 1956, 7.8 million of 16 million World War II veterans had participated in an education or training program.
The Defense Department enrolls servicemembers to receive Montgomery GI Bill benefits, but the Department of Veterans Affairs implements and manages the program. The VA pays the tuition bills.
About 97 percent of today's servicemembers enroll for GI Bill benefits, and slightly more than 70 percent actually use them. That's the highest usage rate of any GI Bill in history.
"If we retain well, then we have a seasoned force, Carr observed, noting just one in eight servicemembers re-enlisted after their first hitch during the draft era. Today, nearly 50 percent of servicemembers re-enlist after their initial term of service, he noted.
"That matters, because that produces the experience profile that produces the experienced NCOs," Carr said. "And, with the weapon systems that we've bought, that's all that's going to work in keeping them maintained and operating."
In short, providing original-style GI Bill benefits for today's all-volunteer force would create "an exodus" of servicemembers and "a performance concern" across the military, Carr said.
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Obama, Romney win laughs at dinner
NEW YORK — For a change, the nastiness between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney was all in good fun Thursday night.
The two presidential candidates, who stood nearly toe to toe at their last debate, poked fun at themselves and each other in speeches at the annual Al Smith Dinner in New York, a benefit named after the 1920s-era Empire State governor that funds Catholic charities.
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Obama mocked his sleepy Denver debate performance, his middle name Hussein and Romney's millions from the dais at the Waldorf Astoria, with Romney sitting a few feet away. Romney, who spoke first, made fun of Vice President Joe Biden's incessant laughter at the veep debate, Obama's reliance on Bill Clinton and his own personal fortune.
They were joined on the extensive dais by a who's who of New York political and media elite, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Chuck Schumer, talk-show host Katie Couric, Fox News chief Roger Ailes, MSNBC host Chris Matthews and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance. The two candidates were separated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan as they sat and ate.
Obama mentioned the debate on Long Island on Tuesday night, saying, "I felt really well rested after the nice long nap I had in the first debate."
He deadpanned, "I learned that there are worse things that can happen to you on your anniversary than forgetting to get a gift. So, take note, gentlemen."
Obama opened with a Clint Eastwood-GOP convention reference, telling the well-dressed crowd to take to their seats as they were finishing applauding because if they didn't, the actor "would start yelling" at the empty chairs.
And later on he mentioned taking in sights in New York, including the old Yankee Stadium, frequently called "The House that Ruth Built." But, Obama noted, "he didn't really build that."
He also mentioned that Mitt is actually Romney's middle name and said, "I wish I could use my middle name." He said he enjoyed having time to be in New York and shop at some stores in Midtown: "I understand Gov. Romney went shopping for some stores in Midtown."
Romney, who has been knocked as stiff on the campaign trail for much of the 2012 cycle, was extremely loose in his turn at the dais, opening by thanking Al Smith IV, the emcee, who roasted both candidates.
"You're an equal-opportunity basher, aren't you?" the mic picked up Romney saying with a smile, before turning to the white-tie crowd and saying, "It's nice to finally relax and wear what Ann and I wear around the house."
He added, "Of course, I'm pleased that the president's here. We were chatting pleasantly this evening as though Tuesday night never happened."
He said that in such tough campaigns, both he and Obama are lucky to have "one person who's always in our corner. … I have my beautiful wife, Ann. He has Bill Clinton."
Romney imagined Obama counting the final days before the election, surveying the wealth represented at the hotel and said, "You have to wonder what he's thinking — so little time, so much to redistribute."
On Joe Biden, Romney said he wished the vice president could be there because he "laughs at everything."
Romney also took shots at the media, which he has at times on the trail suggested is biased and at other times said is doing its job.


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The Hunter Recruitment and Retention Program recognizes the importance of hunters as conservationists and the important role they play in the North American model of wildlife conservation.
As such, it supports hunters and hunting by reducing barriers to participation and opening doors of opportunity. Furthermore, it promotes a positive image of hunters and hunting in an effort to preserve and foster hunting's place as an important part of Minnesota's outdoor heritage.
Fortunately, Minnesota already has the most important ingredients necessary for successful hunter recruitment and retention, a citizenry and culture that supports hunting and a wealth of game species and public hunting lands.
Hunter recruitment/retention is a long-term process that includes the following stages:
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- Continuation with support
- Continuation without focused support
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The Hunter Recruitment and Retention Program, through legislative initiative and hands-on experiential learning programs, strives to support the various stages of the recruitment and retention process. Currently, most of our efforts are focused on the trial and continuation with support stages.
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The letter was written in Cyrillic script and passed by hand from Russia's security service to the FBI in Moscow on March 4, 2011.
It barely covered a single page and contained a vague warning that a mother and her son, both Russian immigrants to the United States, had turned to radical Islam. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, then 24, was described in the text as a "militant" who could be headed to Russia to link up with unidentified "underground" groups.
The tip, like a struck pinball, ricocheted around the vast U.S. counterterrorism system for 16 months. It pinged against agencies including the CIA, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counterterrorism Center. It generated entries on databases with such abbreviations as TIDE, TSDB and TECS.
Then, at the worst moment, the blinking lights went dark. The last time Tsarnaev surfaced as even a blip on U.S. screens was when he returned from Russia this past July. That was before he began assembling an online library of jihadist videos, before his trip to a fireworks shop in New Hampshire for gunpowder, before he and his brother, Dzhokhar, made their way toward the crowded Boston Marathon finish line with bulging backpacks.
It has been more than a decade since the United States began building its massive counterterrorism infrastructure, an apparatus that has been reconfigured several times in recent years after a series of near-miss attacks.
The strike in Boston marked the first time that a terrorist bomb plot slipped past those elaborate defenses and ended in casualties in the United States. Whether that outcome represents an intelligence failure is already the focus of a multi-agency review as well as a heated political debate.
The details that have emerged so far suggest there are still institutional gaps that could be fixed to bolster the nation's counterterrorism system. But the bombings also exposed a less-reassuring reality: Even when defenses function as designed, they can be undermined by factors beyond their control.
In Boston, some of those factors were as fundamental and elusive as timing and luck.
"When this happens, there's sort of an automatic response to find a linkage to failure," said Andrew Liepman, who served as deputy director of the National Counterterrorism Center until last year. It's perfectly reasonable to look into whether there were breakdowns, Liepman said. "But that massive counterterrorism infrastructure works amazingly well to protect the country. We need to get used to the idea that it isn't foolproof."
In the case of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the obstacles for U.S. authorities ranged from a misspelling on an airplane boarding pass to the apparent refusal of Russian authorities to go beyond their initial tip. Ultimately, however, perhaps the best chance to detect and disrupt the plot fell into a six-month span on the calendar, the near-empty space between when the FBI stopped watching Tsarnaev and when he is alleged to have begun laying the groundwork for the Boston plot.
President Obama said last week that the FBI and other agencies had made no missteps "based on what I've seen so far." He pledged a review to determine whether those agencies could have done anything differently, but he warned that vulnerabilities will persist.
"This is hard stuff," Obama said. "One of the dangers that we now face are self-radicalized individuals who are already here in the United States, in some cases may not be part of any kind of network. . . . And those are in some way more difficult to prevent."
Tsarnaev was killed in a shootout with police four days after two homemade bombs tore through the crowd at the marathon on April 15. His younger brother was captured later the same day and faces federal charges that carry the death penalty. Dzhokhar, 19, told the FBI after his capture that he and his brother were motivated by anger at the United States over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to U.S. officials.
The initial tip about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, flawed and fragmentary, was an early indication of how the pursuit of him would unfold. What follows is a reconstruction of that trail, based on interviews with current and former officials of multiple agencies in the United States. Some of those people spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about the ongoing investigation.
That first document contained two possible dates of birth for Tsarnaev, both of them wrong. The letter had two versions of his name in Cyrillic, a discrepancy that was multiplied when the FBI and CIA came up with competing transliterations.
Within days, the tip was relayed from Moscow to the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Boston, part of a national network of FBI-led, multi-agency cells set up to foster collaboration among federal, state and local agencies.
Using immigration records and other databases, the task force found the proper spelling of Tsarnaev's name and the correct date of birth. On March 22, 2011, the FBI opened what is known as an "assessment" of Tsarnaev. This is a low-level inquiry that the bureau employs when it has insufficient grounds for a criminal investigation.
The FBI questioned Tsarnaev and his mother and set up surveillance outside his apartment in Cambridge, Mass. A U.S. official briefed on the matter said the bureau never entered the dwelling but "did some light, intermittent surveillance. Less than full-scale surveillance, but more than driving by the house."
The effort, according to U.S. officials, yielded nothing to substantiate Russia's suspicions. On June 24, 2011, officials said, the FBI closed its assessment without adding a single "derogatory" note to Tsarnaev's file, though his name remained in a broad FBI database called Guardian.
The FBI's scrutiny was modest compared to its aggressive approach in dozens of other terrorism probes. The bureau has relied extensively on informants posing as Islamist militants to root out would-be terrorists. In many cases, the informants delivered seemingly real explosives to unwitting suspects before authorities moved in.
Those tactics led to 41 arrests between 2009 and 2011, according to the Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. They also have led some civil liberties advocates to criticize the bureau as overzealous.
But U.S. officials said the FBI never considered using an informant to test Tsarnaev. He didn't meet the threshold, which requires evidence that someone is already contemplating violence. Asked whether Tsarnaev was a sting candidate, a U.S. law enforcement official replied, "We didn't get close to that."
Even so, the FBI's evaluation of Tsarnaev was more thorough than the cursory look it had taken at the last suspect with terrorism ties who killed people in the United States.
In 2009, two separate joint terrorist offices developed alarming evidence that U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Hasan was espousing radical religious views and corresponding by e-mail with Anwar al-Awlaki, a known al-Qaeda figure in Yemen. But FBI agents in San Diego and Washington clashed over whether Hasan posed a real danger. According to a 2011 Senate report, the officials never questioned Hasan before he was accused of killing 13 people in a shooting spree at Fort Hood in Texas.
In Tsarnaev's case, even after the FBI closed out its assessment, warnings about him continued to rattle around other corners of the U.S. counterterrorism system.
In September 2011, the Russian Federal Security Service, known as the FSB, hand-delivered an apparently identical copy of its Tsarnaev letter to the CIA station in Moscow. The spy agency relayed the information to the National Counterterrorism Center, which has the lead role in running the watch lists that are supposed to keep suspected extremists at bay.
As a result, Tsarnaev's name appeared the next month in the largest of the cascading counterterrorism data pools that track potential threats.
He was placed initially on the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment, a massive repository of the names of virtually anyone who has come under suspicion for ties to extremism in the United States or abroad — a list that would swell to 875,000 identities by the end of 2012.
He was also added to the Terrorist Screening Database, known as TSDB, which is a roster of roughly 500,000 names administered by a unit of the FBI.
In one of the more confounding aspects of the case, Tsarnaev was not added to the database by the FBI, which had taken the closest look at him. U.S. officials said the bureau puts a person in the database only when an "assessment" advances to the more serious level of "preliminary investigation."
The CIA and the National Counterterrorism Center engineered his addition to the list, although neither agency had the authority to investigate him in the United States.
Ultimately, the decision hardly mattered. U.S. officials said Tsarnaev's entry in the TSDB initiated no additional scrutiny, and he was never placed on more serious registries, which designate travelers for additional screening at airports and, in the most serious cases, put them on a "no-fly" list. Those are more selective databases, each of which contains about 20,000 names.
Still, his name was in the system, and Tsarnaev came to authorities' attention again in January 2012, three days before he left for Russia. His family traces its origins to the southern Russian provinces where Islamic insurgents have challenged Moscow for years.
Ten months earlier, when the FBI had added Tsarnaev to the Guardian database after the Russian tip, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer assigned to the Boston terrorism task force had attached a "lookout" to his name in yet another database, this one used to track suspicious travelers as they exit or enter the United States.
The system, called the Treasury Enforcement Communication System and known as TECS, is designed to notify authorities three days before a person is scheduled to fly, with a second notice the day of departure or arrival. But the second notification never came for Tsarnaev. When he checked in for his Aeroflot flight to Moscow, his name "was inputted manually" by an airline employee and "spelled wrong," said a U.S. official.
Tsarnaev's ensuing six-month trip substantiated at least part of the initial Russian warning — he was headed back to his home country. But while Russia had first raised suspicion about Tsarnaev, U.S. officials said that his ties to that country and the troubled U.S.-Russia relationship reduced the likelihood that he would be seen as a threat by the Americans.
From the outset, FBI officials were wary of Russia's motivation, convinced that Moscow had often used unfounded allegations to try to harass expatriates. That suspicion only grew, officials said, when Russia failed to respond to FBI requests for more on Tsarnaev in the earliest stages.
The two sides have made hundreds of requests of one another in recent years, but are still plagued by Cold War mistrust, said Jim Treacy, a retired FBI agent who served as legal attache, the bureau's top embassy position, in Moscow between 2007 and 2009.
"They were standoffish, suspicious, not openhanded," Treacy said. Rebuffed requests for more information were interpreted in two ways. "If they didn't provide anything, the assumption was [their information was obtained through] a technical nature that they don't wish to disclose, or there is some other reason that they actually came forward."
More broadly, Russia's bastions of Islamist extremism — including Dagestan, which Tsarnaev visited — were not seen as exporters of violence to the United States, unlike Pakistan or Yemen.
Russia's tip emphasized the threat Tsarnaev allegedly posed to that country. The fact that he traveled to Russia with little interference from authorities there has been cited by U.S. officials since the Boston bombings as proof that Moscow had no solid evidence on Tsarnaev.
The FBI has sent agents to Russia to pore over Tsarnaev's trip amid reports that he may have met with alleged militants such as William Plotnikov, a Canadian citizen of Russian origin who had joined an insurgent group in Dagestan. Plotnikov was killed in a raid by Russian authorities toward the end of Tsarnaev's trip.
U.S. officials now believe that the Boston bombing plot was set in motion after Tsarnaev's return to Cambridge. He and his brother are suspected of assembling a half-dozen explosive devices following recipes they researched online — the kind of activity that might have been detected when the FBI was paying its visits to Tsarnaev the previous year.
When Tsarnaev arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on July 12, 2012, he faced no additional screening or questioning, although the "lookout" in the TECS system triggered an alert to the customs officer in the Boston terrorism task force.
There is no indication that the officer shared that information with others in the cell, including the FBI.
U.S. officials have said the customs officer might have mentioned the notification in passing, without leaving a record, but they declined to say whether the officer has said he did so.
At that point, there was no new information from Russian authorities. The FBI's assessment from a year earlier remained closed. Even if the customs officer had passed along the travel alert, the bombing that killed three people and injured more than 260 might not have been averted.
"I don't think that would have tripped anything," said an FBI official.
Julie Tate, Peter Finn and Ellen Nakashima contributed to this report.


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Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson have set up an untitled youth-driven hacker thriller at Universal Pictures which they will produce.
Loosely based on David Kushner's GQ article "The Hacker Is Watching," Jonathan Herman ("Conviction") will write the screenplay.
The story centers on an anonymous, ruthless, highly-skilled hacker who targets the student body of a large suburban high school.
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This is gonna be a big week, pals. You know that the Academy Awards are next weekend. Well there are all sorts of festivities going on surrounding this big event. I'm just giving you a heads up so you'll be ready to participate in all of them.
This won't be on the same day as the Twitter party, but I'll let you know what day I decide to open for comments on the prize. Thanks to The Tiniest Tiger for putting this all together. It's gonna be one super event. And you never know, you just might Snag Your Own Swag from the over 22 Fantastic Sites on the Blog Tour!!!


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Update (5/15/09): I have working binaries of the latest code available in my PPA repository. Directions for adding it to your package manager are available here.
Here's how the live preview looks. You can really get in there and see the direct impact of your changes. This leads to better cropping and a better sense for your end product. (this is my Mac x-forwarding GHB from my Ubuntu box. As you can see, the live previews even work through that):
For those of you who wish to compile on your own hardware (recommended for those with newer Core 2 Duo CPUs), the process is exactly the same as my previous SVN instructions, except for the addition of 2 new dependencies: libgstreamer0.10-dev and libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-dev. I've updated the instructions there to reflect the change.


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House approves food stamps cut
The House narrowly approved a Republican plan Thursday to cut billions from food stamps by tightening eligibility rules and ending state waivers that have allowed able-bodied workers to continue to get help when unemployed for more than three months.
The 217-210 vote represents a victory for Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) who has promoted the bill as a revival of the spirit that led to welfare reform in the 1990's.
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But the tactics were extraordinary with no committee markup to review the 109-page package, nor amendments permitted on the floor. And by pushing the farm bill debate so far to the right, the majority leader risks making it impossible to reach a larger deal this fall with the Democratic Senate.
( Also on POLITICO: SNAP showdown set in house)
Indeed, the House package promises $39 billion in savings over the coming decade—nearly 10 times what the Senate approved in June. The poorest households with children are largely protected, but 3.8 million people could be cut from the rolls in 2014 and hundreds of thousands of households would see their benefits reduced.
"It makes me question if the Republican leadership really wants a farm bill," said Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) in opposition. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbi Stabenow (D-Mich.) agreed.
"We have never before seen this kind of partisanship injected into a Farm Bill," she said of the vote. " Not only does this House bill represent a shameful attempt to kick millions of families in need off of food assistance, it's also a monumental waste of time. The bill will never pass the Senate, and will never be signed by the President."
( Also on POLITICO: House GOP seeks cuts in food stamps)
Caught in the middle, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) pleaded for support even as he orchestrated a series of exchanges on the floor to let anxious Republicans vent their concern about the impact on vulnerable populations like veterans.
"My goal is to get a five-year farm bill enacted," Lucas said. "This is a step toward that goal. Quite simply it shouldn't be this hard to pass a bill that ensures all of us in the economy have enough to eat. And that's what a farm bill does."
"I know you will vote your conscience but let me go to conference with the Senate with the maximum number of options to work through."
Democrats, whose support will be pivotal to Lucas down the road, were unconvinced. All 195 voted no, and with 15 Republicans also opposing the cuts, the GOP had to pull back loyal moderates like New Jersey Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen –who had been leaning no—to preserve the narrow win.
( Opinion: Defending food stamps in fight on hunger)
Members held up photographs of low income beneficiaries entitled "The Face of Hunger" for C-SPAN cameras. When Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Fla.) invoked Genesis —"God created Adam, placed him in the Garden to work it" —Fudge shot back that the Bible also mentioned the "poor and hungry over 200 times."
"It is terrible policy wrapped in a terrible process…It was just cooked up in the majority leader's office as some sort of Heritage Foundation fever dream," said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.). "It is a rotten thing to do."
( POLITICO reports: What to watch this week in Congress)
"It is just unconscionable that they would think this is the road to prosperity," said California Rep. George Miller, the ranking Democrat on the House Education and Labor Committee. "That you get to the road to prosperity by attacking the most vulnerable in our society."


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Ever heard of African King Idris Alooma?
We may think of Timbuktu as the pre-eminent site of pre-colonial West African scholarship, but there were other places spanning across Northern Africa and Western and Central Sudan that were renowned for their tradition of teaching...
One such place was Birni Gazargamu. This first great centre of Islamic learning in Central Sudan produced outstanding figures like Idris Alooma, the pioneering 16th century King who improved governance and infrastructure. A scholar himself, he funded scholarship and the copying of sacred books...
Read More: Sub-Saharan Centres of Learning by Natty Mark Samuels
Timbuktu Manuscripts or (Tombouctou Manuscripts) is a blanket term for the large number of historically important manuscripts that have been preserved for centuries in private households in Timbuktu, Mali.
Muslim Heritage: The University of Sankore, Sankore Mosque that houses the University Campus in Mali.
theguardian.com: "A worker stands over examples of ancient Islamic manuscripts at Ahmed Baba Library in Timbuktu, Mali - Ben Curtis/AP"
Muslim Heritage: Black History Month: African contributions to Muslim Civilisation
DailyMail.co.uk: Forgotten: The ancient city of Chinguetti, in the west-African nation of Mauritania, is home to around 6,000 ancient manuscripts
Muslim Heritage: Lecture on Timbuktu Manuscripts at Al-Furqan Foundation
Muslim Heritage: Ode to Ahmad Baba
Muslim Heritage: Song of Suwari: Ode to West African Scholars
Ever heard of African King Idris Alooma?We may think of Timbuktu as the pre-eminent site of pre-colonial West African...
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