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Naperville's electoral board violated the state law concerning open meetings while conducting hearings on a proposed smart meter referendum, according to the Illinois Attorney General's Office.
However, the city will not face penalties for the infractions found in the state's review, which was requested by smart meter opponent Tom Glass.
The Naperville Smart Meter Awareness Group appeared before the city's electoral board in January to prove it had enough valid petition signatures to put a referendum on the March 20 ballot asking if the city should stop implementation of electric smart meters and dismantle the equipment. It has cited concerns over health, security and privacy related to the meters.
However, the electoral board ultimately ruled against the smart meter group saying it fell 124 signatures short. The group's subsequent appeals to the DuPage County Circuit Court and Illinois Appellate Court were unsuccessful and the measure did not appear on the ballot.
Glass accused the city of violating the state Open Meetings Act during the electoral board proceedings and requested a review by the Illinois Attorney General's Office.
In a written review dated July 23, Steve Silverman, assistant attorney general with the office's Public Access Bureau, says the city committed three violations. It did not openly deliberate its final decision during its Jan. 12 meeting, did not allow public comment at that meeting and did not include agenda items on its public meeting notices, he found.
"Rather than deliberating during the meeting, Board members simply recited the reasoning behind a decision that had already been finalized in written form," he wrote.
However, Silverman did reject one of Glass' allegations that the electoral board held a private meeting before handing down its ruling.
Doug Ibendahl, attorney for the smart meter opponents, called Silverman's finding of three violations "the right decision."
City Attorney Margo Ely called the lack of agenda items on the meeting notices a "technical error" and said the city accepts responsibility. She noted that there were numerous press releases, newspaper articles and discussion during the hearings that indicated what would be taking place.
As for the lack of public comments and board deliberations at the Jan. 12 hearing, Ely said she disagrees with Silverman's assessment. She called the hearings "quasi-judicial" and said in such proceedings there isn't public comment. She also said there was opportunity for board members to change their votes during the final hearing.
Silverman's review is not considered binding and the city will not be penalized for its actions.
The Naperville Smart Meter Awareness Group still has a federal lawsuit pending against the city concerning the installation of the meters. In the meantime, the city has installed more than 40,000 meters out of about 57,000 and plans to complete installation by October.
City officials say the meters will make the electric system more reliable and efficient and reduce costs.


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Mr. Pill: "Yeah."
Dr. Grumpy: "So where do things stand now? I mean, uh..."
Mr. Pill broke out laughing.
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
teehee oops!
Heehee! I like Mr. Pills' sense of humour. (And from the reaction I'd assume that his problems have improved.)
Of course he laughed, some people find it hard to talk about things like that.
Um, things are looking up...
My first year of practice I was advising a young male patient about the ED side effects of his beta blocker. The way I phrased it went something like this:
"So if you experience any side effects like trouble with erections, let me know and we will help you out." I laugh at that memory on occasion!
Ooooooooops , wrong . LOL .
Millions and millions and millions of years ago, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was in grade 10, about 15 kids from my high school choir went to a local hospital to sing Christmas & Holiday songs for the patients (yes, in December). We were only allowed on certain floors, and on about half of those we were only allowed just off the elevator, but on a couple of floors we got to wander the halls while singing.
The hospital person guiding us around was friendly and excited to have us, and when we got to the first floor where we would walk while signing he encouraged us to wave at any patient if s/he was visible from an open door, and even said we could say things like, "Get well!" or "Happy Holidays!"
All was going well until one of the basses (Scott something) turned back from an open doorway, beet red and looking like he was going to burst into tears. It wasn't until we got back on the elevator that he explained what happened. He'd seen a patient in a bed and called out, "Hang in there!" and *then* realized the patient was in traction.
I dunno if it was related but we apparently weren't invited back the next year.
I love patients with a sense of humor...
oops-oh well. you both could laugh about. so hold your head high and stand erect!
Well, at least the PT took it in good humor. Tho' I suspect the Good Doctor was red-faced all day, his staff figured out what happened and teased him with out mercy.
At least that is what I would have done if I were in Ed's fins or mary's shoes.(Sure Ed is not Edwina?)
You could have said, "The records now show you're up to date." Er, maybe that's just as bad.
Some people (Moose) might not have been as astute? Not usually able to access patient history other than the medication of what a patient has filled at one's pharmacy (and, believe me there are patients that have their thyroid and heart medication filled at one shop, and their clap drugs at another, and another category filled still somewhere else, ... pharmacists usually pretty quickly learn the art of generalized obfuscation when offering solicitations. 'I hope everything is going as well or better than anticipated'?
Forty-some years ago I was working as a tutor in a study area of a community college. I asked a young woman if I could "give her a hand" just before noticing that she literally was missing one.
I used to tell people that a lot of things get stiffer as they got older. I stopped after an elderly gentleman gave me the hairy eyeball and said "Not EVERYthing!"
Enjoyed your collection of graphics; especially the Birthday Party flier. Makes you realize how deprived your childhood truly was.
I told a pt to have a seat in the waiting room last week. The pt was in a wheelchair. He thought it was funny, fortunately for me, but I was beet red.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu undergoes hernia surgery
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has successfully undergone hernia surgery.
Netanyahu's office said early Sunday he is recuperating at a Jerusalem hospital following overnight surgery for an umbilical hernia. A medical team diagnosed the hernia after Netanyahu felt pain on Saturday.
The Prime Minister was given general anesthesia, and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon was appointed acting Prime Minister during the few hours Netanyahu was unconscious. Netanyahu will be released later Sunday to recuperate further at home.
The weekly Cabinet meeting has been postponed.
The prime minister's office says Defense Minister Yaalon is leading a ministerial meeting on prisoners' affairs in Netanyahu's place.
Ministers are expected to approve the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of U.S.-led Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that begin this week.


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October 25, 2004
Wabash had a Convention but nobody came.
Nineteen of 33 Senators attended the convention which adopted a Constitution to govern Wabash students. No other students attended, despite the convention being promoted both in the Bachelor, online and being on the calendar. At times the Student Senate struggled to maintain the needed 17 members for a quorum.
However, since the Senate has been operating without a Constitution, many felt one should exist. The new Constitution was adopted with a few changes and a little heated debate
"More senators were concerned with how long the meeting would take than were concerned with the issues," said Kevin Pazour, the representative from Morris Hall (campus dorm).
Senate President Brandon Hayes '05 opened the convention by thanking the constitutional committee for their hard work.
The first proposal after the opening came from Senate Secretary Timothy Flowers '06, who moved the entire Constitution be adopted un-reviewed. The motion was seconded, but failed to pass.
Beta Theta Pi Representative Ross Dillard suggested that the Senate carefully review the Constitution before passing it, fearing the document might unnecessarily restrict the Senate's actions in the future.
Dillard's concerns were largely unpopular.
"Stop wasting our time," Ryan Feeback, Representative of the Class of 2005, said.
"Is this Constitution according to Dillard?" Flowers asked.
After summing up his concerns, Dillard didn't take action to make changes.
The Representative of Tau Kappa Epsilon, Senator Andrew McGlothlien pointed out that with the changes Theta Delta Chi fraternity would lose their voting rights, since they most likely have less than 20 members in their living unit. However, their representative, Andy Leshovsky, was not in attendance to oppose the new rule.
Student Senate Activities Committee Co-Chairman Ben Kitterman moved to strike a section which required the SSAC to submit an itemized budget and another provision which required the committee be made up of members of every living unit. The motions eventually passed.
Kitterman said the itemized budget requirement would "significantly limit" the ability of SSAC to get a national (entertainment) act. He said the committee needed budgetary flexibility and it would be unreasonable to think they could get enough members of the living units together to accomplish anything.
Flowers said the reason for the rule was a result of the SSAC going $10,000 over budget last school year in order to get the band Chevelle. However, Flowers agreed that SSAC needed a certain amount of freedom.
Kitterman also discussed the possibility of getting a guarantee that the SSAC would receive a certain percent range of funds each semester. However, it was pointed out that Dean Bambrey makes sure that $75 from student fees goes to SSAC and that number couldn't be changed by Senate.
Gann said that technically the college didn't have to collect fees for the Student Senate and therefore, the Senate was not completely autonomous in their budgetary decisions.
Now that the Constitution has been adopted, it will be sent to the living units for ratification. Two-thirds of all living units must ratify the Constitution for it to be instituted by the Senate.
John Budnik is a senior and Managing Editor of The Bachelor, Wabash College's student newspaper.


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According to a new report, poverty in the areas outside of Atlanta's city limits is increasing much faster than it is inside. In fact, the metro area is seeing what's been called a dramatic growth of poverty in the suburbs.
The Atlanta Regional Commission's upcoming "Regional Snapshot" shows that among the 20 most populous metro areas in the county, Atlanta had the highest percentage increase in suburban poverty.
"In Atlanta, the poor population in the city held stead between 2000 and 2010 while the poor population in the suburbs grew by 122 percent — more than doubling over the course of the decade," Elizabeth Kneebone, a fellow with the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution told Saporta Report.
In the nation's 95 biggest metro areas, the poor population in the suburbs grew by 53 percent between 2000 and 2010, while the poor population in cities grew by 23 percent, Kneebone added.
The increase in suburban poverty has reflected the larger problem of declining wages and per capita income in the United States.
Kneebone said that in 2000, the country had 81 million people living at or near the poverty line. In 2010, that number had grown to 104 million people.
Yet the growth of poverty in metro Atlanta's suburbs is outpacing that in other areas.
Between 2000 and 2010, poverty increased 5.9 percent in the suburbs compared to 1.7 percent in the city. Although suburban poverty rates are still lower than inside the urban core, "poverty rates rose at three times the rate in the first-ring suburbs when compared to the urban core," according to the Regional Snapshot.
In addition to a lack of transportation options, there are big gaps in social services available in suburban communities. This is forcing Local and state governments, already strapped for resources, to develop new programs to serve their growing poor populations outside of city centers.
"Poverty in cities has not gone away," Kneebone said, "but now suburbs are struggling alongside them."
(Photo: Map showing where the largest increases in poverty occurred in the Atlanta region. Areas right outside of the I-285 perimeter in Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett had among the largest poverty rate increases since 2000. Cities in exurban counties, like Cartersville, Gainesville, Winder, Monroe, had among the largest increases in poverty as well. Source: Atlanta Regional Commission's Neighborhood Nexus)


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One of the S&P 500's big winners for Wednesday February 17 was Frontier Communications Corp (FTR) as the company's stock climbed 3.66% to $4.41 on volume of 9.96 million shares.
The stock opened at $4.32 and saw an intraday low of $4.28 and an intraday high of $4.47. All told, the day saw a per-share gain of $0.1557. The stock's average daily volume of 15.11 million and 1.17 billion shares outstanding. Frontier Communications Corp now has a 50-day SMA is $4.54 and 200-day SMA is $4.84, and it has a 52-week high of $8.46 and a 52-week low of $3.81.
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I'm still frustrated with Carroll's insouciance regarding game starts. There's so much of his philosophy that's on point that I hate seeing weaknesses.
I also don't enjoy the numerous sarcastic comments on various Seahawks forums about Wilson's 2 for 6 outing. "Start T-jack" they say, (not so) wittily, or "Quarterback controversy!" I wonder if the laughter sounds a little loud in their ears as it does in mine? Perhaps we can acknowledge that one bad start after another after another is an unhappy pattern? And I'm not talking about Wilson, I'm talking about the offense's success as a whole early in games. Wilson's stats are just a reflection of it.
Yes, it's preseason, yes Wilson is going to have better stats, yes Unger was out. Nevertheless, I'd rather have seen Wilson do what Kap did against the much stronger Denver defense. Even with a vanilla scheme, I'd expect a possibly record-setting dominant Super Bowl contender's 1st team offense to smash the blitzing Chargers 1st team. Or at least, I'd definitely feel better if I had seen it. Not that I feel bad, but my 99% confidence has dropped to 98%.
After the game, Carroll said he wasn't worried about it. I hope he's at least very slightly worried about it. One thing I loved about the 2005 team is how often they'd come down on the opening drive and score a TD. Carroll doesn't seem to care about this at all. "It's not how you start, it's how you finish!" False! It's both!
One of Carroll's core philosophies is making the opponent one dimensional. One great way to do that would be to score earlier and oftener so our secondary (and hopefully improved pass rush) can tee off.
If the staff only cares about finishes, it will only get good finishes. (Not that, to be perfectly honest, we've been so hot at those either, recently). Only caring about finishes definitely reduces our chances of making it through a whole division race, then play-offs, then Super Bowl. It definitely leaves more up to chance.
How about a new slogan, like "Start fast, finish strong"? Although I'm open to something even punchier.


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Actually Maria can be a Japanese name. You can use their "alphabet" to make it with either katakana or hiragana. I have a friend who is Japanese named Kuwamuri Maria (Which was creepy when I read that Nagano's wife's professional name was so similar.) though it's pronounced a bit differently since the Japanese language does not differentiate between the "L" and "R" sounds. And their "F's" sounds like an exhaled breath.happy hopping wrote:Isn't Maria an Italian name? Why would a Japanese has an Italian name?
Because it is a Japanese name, hiragana can be used to write it out. However, katakana is used when a word is undeniably foreign. I can't remember why, but it's not appropriate to use hiragana spellings on a non-Japanese word. So say, if you're name is Kyle if you're male or Regina if you're female, hiragana cannot be used to spell those out. Katakana is the correct form to use. This goes for all foreign words, not just names.
If you want to learn more, this is an interesting site. http://www5.big.or.jp/~otake/hey/fude00.htm
There are quite a few inbetween names such as Naomi, Mari/y, Elle/Eri and the likes, so Maria-type names are not all that uncommon. If you already know these things, that's alright too, I'll post anyway. Some people might find it interesting.
Disclaimers = I'm not an expert on the language. It was one of my native languages (I had 3) but I've long since unconciously forgotten most of it.


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You have options for performing MATLAB calculations on the GPU:
You can transfer or create data on the GPU, and use the resulting gpuArray as input to enhanced built-in functions that support them. For more information and a list of functions that support gpuArray as inputs, see Run MATLAB Functions on a GPU.
You can run your own MATLAB function of element-wise operations on a GPU.
Your decision on which solution to adopt depends on whether the functions you require are enhanced to support gpuArray, and the performance impact of transferring data to/from the GPU.
To execute your MATLAB function on a GPU, call
arrayfun or
bsxfun with a function handle to
the MATLAB function as the first input argument:
result = arrayfun(@myFunction,arg1,arg2);
Subsequent arguments provide inputs to the MATLAB function. These input arguments
can be workspace data or gpuArray. If any of the input arguments is a gpuArray, the
function executes on the GPU and returns a gpuArray. (If none of the inputs is a
gpuArray, then
arrayfun and
bsxfun execute
in the CPU.)
arrayfun and
bsxfun support only
element-wise operations on a GPU.
See the
arrayfun and
bsxfun reference pages for
descriptions of their available options.
In this example, a small function applies correction data to an array of
measurement data. The function defined in the file
function c = myCal(rawdata, gain, offst)
c = (rawdata .* gain) + offst;
The function performs only element-wise operations when applying a gain factor and
offset to each element of the
rawdata array.
Create some nominal measurement:
meas = ones(1000)*3; % 1000-by-1000 matrix
The function allows the gain and offset to be arrays of the same size as
rawdata, so that unique corrections can be applied to
individual measurements. In a typical situation, you might keep the correction data
on the GPU so that you do not have to transfer it for each application:
gn = rand(1000,'gpuArray')/100 + 0.995; offs = rand(1000,'gpuArray')/50 - 0.01;
Run your calibration function on the GPU:
corrected = arrayfun(@myCal,meas,gn,offs);
This runs on the GPU because the input arguments
gn and
offs are already in GPU memory.
Retrieve the corrected results from the GPU to the MATLAB workspace:
results = gather(corrected);
The function you pass into
arrayfun or
bsxfun can contain the following built-in MATLAB functions
and operators:
abs and acos acosh acot acoth acsc acsch asec asech asin asinh atan atan2 atanh beta betaln bitand bitcmp bitget bitor bitset bitshift bitxor ceil complex conj cos cosh cot coth csc csch
double eps eq erf erfc erfcinv erfcx erfinv exp expm1 false fix floor gamma gammaln ge gt hypot imag Inf int8 int16 int32 int64 intmax intmin isfinite isinf isnan ldivide le log log2
log10 log1p logical lt max min minus mod NaN ne not or pi plus pow2 power rand randi randn rdivide real reallog realmax realmin realpow realsqrt rem round sec sech sign sin single
sinh sqrt tan tanh times true uint8 uint16 uint32 uint64 xor + - .* ./ .\ .^ == ~= < <= > >= & | ~ && ||
|Scalar expansion versions of the
Branching instructions:
* / \ ^
break continue else elseif for if return while
The function you pass to
arrayfun or
bsxfun for execution on a GPU can contain the random
number generator functions
randi, and
randn. However, the GPU does not
support the complete functionality that MATLAB does.
arrayfun and
bsxfun support the
following functions for random matrix generation on the GPU:
rand rand() rand('single') rand('double') randn randn() randn('single') randn('double')
randi randi() randi(IMAX, ...) randi([IMIN IMAX], ...) randi(..., 'single') randi(..., 'double') randi(..., 'int32') randi(..., 'uint32')
You do not specify the array size for random generation. Instead, the number of generated random values is determined by the sizes of the input variables to your function. In effect, there will be enough random number elements to satisfy the needs of any input or output variables.
For example, suppose your function
myfun.m contains the
following code that includes generating and using the random matrix
function Y = myfun(X) R = rand(); Y = R.*X; end
If you use
arrayfun to run this function with an input
variable that is a gpuArray, the function runs on the GPU, where the number of
random elements for
R is determined by the size of
X, so you do not need to specify it. The following code
passes the gpuArray matrix
G to
myfun on
the GPU.
G = 2*ones(4,4,'gpuArray')
H = arrayfun(@myfun, G)
G is a 4-by-4 gpuArray,
generates 16 random value scalar elements for
R, one for each
calculation with an element of
Random number generation by
arrayfun and
bsxfun on the GPU uses the same global stream as
gpuArray random generation as described in Control the Random Stream for gpuArray. For more information about generating
random numbers on a GPU, and a comparison between GPU and CPU generation, see
Control Random Number Streams. For an
example that shows performance comparisons for different random generators, see
Generating Random Numbers on a GPU.
The following limitations apply to the code within the function that
arrayfun or
bsxfun is evaluating on a
arrayfun in MATLAB, matrix exponential power,
multiplication, and division (
perform element-wise calculations only.
Operations that change the size or shape of the input or output arrays
reshape, etc.), are not
When generating random matrices with
randi, or
randn, you do not
need to specify the matrix size, and each element of the matrix has its
own random stream. See Generate Random Numbers on a GPU.
arrayfun and
bsxfun support
read-only indexing (
subsref) and access to variables
of the parent (outer) function workspace from within nested functions,
i.e., those variables that exist in the function before the
bsxfun evaluation on
the GPU. Assignment or
subsasgn indexing of these
variables from within the nested function is not supported. For an
example of the supported usage see Stencil Operations on a GPU
Anonymous functions do not have access to their parent function workspace.
Overloading the supported functions is not allowed.
The code cannot call scripts.
There is no
ans variable to hold unassigned
computation results. Make sure to explicitly assign to variables the
results of all calculations that you need to access.
The following language features are not supported: persistent or
global variables,
switch, and
P-code files cannot contain a call to
arrayfun or
bsxfun with gpuArray data.


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(F1) Kohlrabi Seed
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SCIENTIFIC NAME:Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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1 stalk rhubarb, chopped
1 1/2 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vodka
In a small pot, bring together the rhubarb, sugar and water to a boil. Continue to boil until the sugar is dissolved and the rhubarb is soft. Strain into a large measuring cup and add cold water to equal 2 cups and stir in the vodka. Pour into a metal 9x13 pan, cover and freeze until almost solid, about 1-2 hours. "Rake" with a fork to form crystals and serve.


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For the second year in a row universities are the fifth most popular location for thefts of mobile devices to occur in the United States. Dormitories were No. 13, down from either position last year. And once again, the United States tops countries and Chicago tops cities where thefts occur. Houston comes in No. 2, followed by Detroit; however, thefts are down in those last two cities compared to 2011 numbers.
The results of this survey come from the 12,705 theft reports conducted by Absolute Software during 2012. Absolute sells products and services that help to manage and secure mobile devices, including LoJack, a service that helps to locate, lock, and wipe data from missing or stolen devices when they connect to the Internet.
"The mobility of the end user is a definite trend we've observed, with many recoveries occurring in a different country — and even a different continent — from where the device was originally stolen," said Ward Clapham, vice president of investigation and recovery services for the company. This geographical expansion allowed us to hit a team milestone in mid-2013, with the inclusion of Kosovo for a total of 103 countries where we've effected the successful recovery of a stolen device."
The survey cited the instance of a George Mason University student who found that his laptop had been stolen from his apartment while he was away for the weekend. The student reported the theft to the vendor and local police. The investigation tracked the device to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. After the device was remotely "frozen" by the Absolute team, it was recovered by local police and shipped back to the owner. The user in Mongolia had purchased the computer from a secondhand dealer, according to the company.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – McGriff Industries, Inc. and its subsidiary McGriff Transportation, Inc., which operated a truck transportation facility in Cullman, Ala., will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC, certain employees and managers in the Cullman facility routinely used racially derogatory comments, slurs, and insults directed at or about African-Americans. The racial misconduct escalated to threats and intimidation, including a derogatory threat to cut one of the black employees. White and black employees were offended by the racial misconduct, but were rebuffed and retaliated against -- one employee was terminated and another had his work assignments changed -- when they complained.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from employment discrimination because of their race, sex, religion or national origin and from retaliation for complaining about it. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Northeastern Division (Civil Action 5:09-CV-01952-IPJ) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement.
The settlement, by consent decree entered by the court on June 22, 2010, provides for a total payment of $100,000 to Todd A. Roseborough, Sr., Paul Hogan and Aaron Greenwood. The decree also includes injunctive terms applicable to each of McGriff's offices, facilities and retail establishments in the state of Alabama. Among other requirements, McGriff must develop and implement effective anti-discrimination policies and procedures, and train its employees, supervisors and managers on the prohibitions against racial misconduct in the workplace. The company will develop a system for reporting, investigating and addressing complaints of workplace racial misconduct; hold all employees accountable for engaging in it; and hold supervisors and managers accountable for tolerating or failing to address such misconduct.
"This case is important because no employee should be subject to racism in the workplace and every employee can be offended by a racially hostile work environment," said EEOC Birmingham District Director Delner Franklin-Thomas. "We are pleased that McGriff's senior management is now taking an active role in promoting compliance with federal civil rights law."
EEOC Birmingham District Office Regional Attorney C. Emanuel Smith added, "The Commission will continue to litigate cases involving allegations of a racially hostile work environment. We encourage employers to be proactive and responsive to employee complaints about workplace derogatory conduct or comments."
The EEOC's Birmingham District Office is responsible for processing charges of discrimination, administrative enforcement, and the conduct of agency litigation in Alabama, Mississippi and Northern Florida, with Area Offices in Jackson, Miss., and Mobile, Ala.
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Swimming, lifesaving, first aid, Coast Guard Auxiliary Sailing and Seamanship,
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A Sea Scout unit is called a "Ship." Members are young men and women under the age of 21 who are at least 14 years old.
- Prior participation in Boy Scouting or Varsity Scouting is not required.
Sea Scouts will learn and live by the Sea Promise; as part of Venturing they also learn and live by the Venturing Oath and the Venturing Code.
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Sea Scout advancement is for youth members of a Sea Scout ship, and consists of Apprentice, Ordinary, Able, and Quartermaster. Male sea scouts may advance along the Boy Scout Eagle trail under certain conditions.
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|— Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, #33088B, revised 1999
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The first rank of Apprentice shows basic marlinspike seamanship skills and water knowledge.
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For the Able rank, the Sea Scout must demonstrate a complete knowledge of the water, earn the Lifesaving merit badge and must and be able to command fellow Sea Scouts.
The Quartermaster Award is the highest rank attainable by a Sea Scout can earn and is equivalent to Eagle Scout. The Sea Scout must attend at least two thirds of all ship meetings over eighteen months, demonstrate marlinspike seamanship and leadership skills, demonstrate the ability to teach Sea Scouting, complete a community service project and pass a council level board of review. The Quartermaster emblem is a medal consisting of the Sea Scout emblem on a ship's wheel that is suspended from a solid dark blue ribbon that is in turn suspended from a bar bearing the design of a double carrick bend knot.
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Greek Bailout Tranche Still in Doubt
The Greek Parliament may have voted for a 2013 austerity budget but that doesn't mean that the country will get the next tranche of its bailout. WSJ's Alkman Granitsas joins us from Athens to discuss how Greece's funding problems add up. Photo: Getty Images
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MERIDIAN — Services for Blanche Lorene Williams Thompson will be held Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Decatur United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Thompson, 90, a residence of Aldersgate, Meridian, died Sunday, October 3, 2010, at Riley Hospital.
She was born December 14, 1919 in Meridian, the third child of Richard and Ione Williams.
Mrs. Thompson was a lifetime member of United Methodist Women. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, traveling the United States as well as several countries and continents. Mrs. Thompson also enjoyed handwork; such as quilting, raggedy Ann dolls and crafts. She served as her church treasurer for many years and wrote her autobiography in 2005.
Survivors include daughters, Rosalyn Mayes of Starkville, Christine Riley (William) of Meridian, Ellen Johnson (Bob Tom) of Forest, Janice Tingle (Hardy) of The Villages, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Albert Thompson, one grandson, Bob Tom Johnson, Jr.; ab rother, George Arron Williams; and sisters Charlotte Tims and Maude Franklin.
The family request memorials be made to Decatur United Methodist Church, 268 W. Broad Street, Decatur, MS 39327 or Aldersgate Chapel Fund, 6600 PSD, Meridian, MS 39305.
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Plump Engineering in Anaheim is in the process of moving six 500,000-pound coke drums to the Chevron fuel refinery in El Segundo. But for President Richard Plump such work is old hat.
"Once you've moved the Space Shuttle, the challenge isn't there," Plump said, laughing. "We have a proven process for protecting the road structures and underground utilities and rerouting traffic."
Plump's 35-employee company is an architecture and engineering firm. But eight years ago, Plump got a call from machinery mover Barnhart Crane & Rigging for help moving a gigantic pressure vessel. He accepted the job and wrote his own program for engineering design and road structure analysis.
The success of that project led to other large-scale moving projects at the San Onofre Power Plant, oil refineries and bridges. Sarens, the Belgian-based mover that transported the Space Shuttle Endeavour last October hired Plump on the recommendation of the Los Angeles engineering department.
Plump estimates that large-scale moving projects represent one percent of his company's engineering work.
"After the Shuttle, getting the Chevron job was a gimme," Plump said. His company has done other projects with Mammoet, the mover for the Chevron coke drums.
The Chevron job is a once-in-a-lifetime project, spokesman Jeff Wilson said. The coke drums used in the manufacture of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel at the El Segundo refinery were installed in 1968 ands are wearing out. The 28-foot-diameter replacement drums are so large that Chevron couldn't find a steel manufacturer in the United States that could make them.
The drums were made in Spain, transported by specialized cargo ships to Los Angeles Harbor, and then moved by barge to King Harbor in Redondo Beach.
Six Plump engineers spent six months planning the Chevron coke drum moving project, Plump said.
The engineers had to plan for such factors as storm drains, traffic, from power lines and traffic signals, said Steve Wicklund, Plump's project manager.
Initially, the project called for moving the drums on streets for 23 miles from the Port of Los Angeles to the Chevron facility in El Segundo, but using a barge to haul them to King Harbor reduced the street trip to 4.4 miles, Wicklund said.
"This project here was pretty simple," Wicklund said.
The first trip on Wednesday went smoothly, he said. At 10 p.m. both sides of Pacific Coast Highway were closed between Herondo Street and Aviation Boulevard as six crews unbolted the traffic signals and raised them with a harness. Seven Highway Patrol officers escorted each drum.
Mammoet used two different transports. A self-propelled modular transporter that operates by remote control moved the drums from the harbor to Herondo Street and Pacific Coast Highway. This vehicle is particularly nimble through tight corridors, but CalTrans did not allow its use for most of the trip because the load weight had to be distributed more evenly. So Mammoet used a customized platform with 32 axles and 128 wheels. The truck and load weighed 865,500 pounds, according to Chevron.
Pacific Coast Highway reopened by 3:30 a.m. Thursday, 90 minutes ahead of schedule.
The drums won't be installed in Chevron's coker units for another year, Wilson said. The preparation and major maintenance work will employ 1,000 to 3,000 workers for a few weeks or months. The refinery typically employs 1,200 to 1,400 full-time people. He wouldn't say how much the coke drum project costs.
The drums are key to the refinery's production of Chevron petroleum products that are 20 percent of the gasoline and diesel fuel used in Southern California and 40 percent of the jet fuel used at Los Angeles International Airport.


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There is actually a written declaration in circulation with the EU Commission at present, which:
"Calls on the Commission to deliver a proposal to prohibit the removal of shark fins on-board vessels by the second anniversary of the Community Plan of Action for Sharks (February 2011)."
If the Written Declaration is signed by a majority of the MEPs, it is endorsed by the Plenary and forwarded to the institutions named in the text (the EU Commission in our case) together with the names of the signatories.
Currently the Declaration has 329 signatories, and needs another 40 by 20 December in order to be endorsed. Project AWARE is maintaining a list of MEP signatories, and also has email templates to send to your MEPs urging them to sign. Please take the few minutes it takes to do so.
EU fishing vessels account for one in three shark fins in the trade, and this is a real chance to stop them.
After you have written to your MEP, please take a few minutes to write the EC Fisheries dept. For more information, please read here:


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FASHION WEEK: Nick Irwin for TIGI at Alon Livine
Nick Irwin (for TIGI) had a challenge for the Alon Livine show, presented last night during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. "Alon is quite famous in Israel where he is based," said Irwin, "but not so much here. We wanted to make a big impact, so really went for it."
Because the collection is quite futuristic, Irwin wanted to make them look alien-like "as if they are from the future. I wanted each to look the same, so went with braids." Each braid, in five sections, took about 90 minutes to create.
Are braids still hot? "Braids are always great for spring and summer," says Nick. "We're doing it slightly different this season. Braids are perfect for spring and summer. These are quite tight and knotted at the nape, perfect for this collection."


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If you want to start a fight among car enthusiasts, bring up the topic of electric cars. Many enthusiasts reviled battery-powered vehicles until 2008 when the high-performance Tesla Roadster changed the idea that electric cars were simply glorified golf carts. Since that time, the concept of the electric car has become a political football; and most particularly during the first six months of 2011, the future of an electrified transportation system in America has seen ups and downs. High points include Nissan's launch of its all-electric LEAF, Chevrolet's launch of its plug-in hybrid Volt, MINI's ongoing research project with 600 electrically powered MINI E models, and BMW's announcement of a new sub-brand called BMW i that will begin selling electric vehicles by 2013. In addition, Fiat will have an electric version of its diminutive 500 model by next year and even staid Rolls Royce showed off its electric concept vehicle at this year's Geneva Auto Show. Other positives have shown up on two wheels as more than half a dozen electric motorcycle manufacturers have hit the streets with everything from sport bikes to commuter machines to off-road dirt bikes.
Power Plays
As enthusiastic as vehicle manufacturers appear to be to jump on the electrification bandwagon, the beginning of 2011 has also seen some setbacks to the rosy future envisioned by electric vehicle fans. Power outages last winter caused by severe snow and ice storms that ravaged much of the U.S. highlight some of the serious reliability issues that face America's antiquated and decrepit electric power grid. Questions about the future of nuclear electric power have been raised worldwide due to the earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan and subsequent failures of safety systems at the Fukushima reactor complex. Meanwhile, an uncertain regulatory climate has resulted in the cancellation of electric-power generating wind farm projects, funding for solar power research has been cut, and vocal factions within congress have made their opposition to any alternatives to fossil fuels abundantly clear. On top of this, the Chinese government in late 2010 began to curtail export of the rare earth elements that make efficient electric motors powering electric vehicles possible. More than 95 percent of these materials currently come from regions within China's control, allowing them a strategic and pricing monopoly.
Good enough
In many ways, the least critical part of an electrified transportation system is the electric vehicles themselves. This may come as a surprise in light of the seemingly limited 70- to 100-mile range of the Nissan LEAF or the 25-50–mile electric range of the Chevrolet Volt, before the on-board gasoline engine kicks in to help get you home. Both vehicles use the latest in lithium-ion battery technology (similar to those in your laptop computer or smart phone), allowing electricity storage rates of four to six times the energy stored in a traditional lead-acid battery on a power-to-weight basis. Still, an equivalent weight of gasoline holds 50-70 times the energy stored in those expensive lithium-ion batteries, so it's easy to see why a couple of gallons of gasoline can easily surpass the range provided by even the highest technology batteries. Battery technology continues to improve, increasing both energy density and reducing costs, promising better performance and range as new models emerge, but it's hard to beat a gallon of gasoline when it come to energy content.
While these ranges may seem short, studies at Ford Motor Company have shown that a 30-mile all-electric range will satisfy 60 percent of all vehicle travel. The problem is that drivers are terrified of being caught away from home with a depleted battery so that the projected range must be significantly farther than reality dictates. You might commute 10 miles each way to work Monday through Thursday without a problem, but on Friday you might decide to hit that movie 20 miles across town, and your 30-mile electric range will leave you stranded. If an alternative existed (i.e., efficient public transportation via light rail), you might leave your car home for longer trips, but that would require a transportation infrastructure that simply does not exist in most American cities and suburbs.
Adding more vehicle range by increasing battery capacity results in more weight and higher costs, eventually making electric vehicles cost-prohibitive. In fact, in a recent Department of Transportation (DOT) study of how carmakers will attain 36 miles per gallon by 2015 and how much it will cost, all manner of efficiency tweaks to the internal combustion engine were considered. Conspicuously absent were battery electric hybrids and fully electric vehicles. The reason? The DOT calculated that the cost of the technologies in these vehicles would be too expensive to use in mainstream vehicles and that they would remain in their own niche into the future, despite the requirements for increased Corporate Average Fuel Economy numbers.
Another issue is that the electricity used to charge electric cars must be generated somewhere. As of 2009 that meant using coal (44%), nuclear (21%), natural gas (23%), hydroelectric (7%), or renewables like wind and solar (less than 4%). Coal, by far the dirtiest—yet cheapest—fossil fuel, is being replaced with natural gas because it is much cleaner, with half the carbon dioxide emissions of coal. The U.S. has several new domestic sources of natural gas coming online, although potential water pollution issues result from its production. The problem is one of power generation, but the power grid and infrastructure that delivers the electricity from far-flung power plants to cities and suburbs is old and already at its limits—adding the need to charge a fleet of electric cars will require serious upgrades or even a full makeover. According to a report sponsored by the Edison Foundation, America's electric power grid needs investments totaling between $1.5 and $2 trillion between now and 2030 to maintain the present level of electric power service. Finding funding for such large-scale infrastructure projects has become less likely in the current deficit-reduction Congressional environment.
Thus, the idea that we will soon have millions of electric cars driving on American roads runs into to three harsh realities—the present state of America's electrical grid and infrastructure, the high cost of electrical vehicle technology, and the public fear that they will be left helpless on the side of the road.
Rage against the machine
In reality, the problem with electric cars today is not their limited range or the high costs associated with longer-range batteries. The problem is a societal one that lies with more than a century of dominance of fossil fuels in transportation and power generation. We have created a monster.
If you walk out the front door of your house or apartment and look around, you will see a world that was created to satisfy the needs of our transportation system. Garages and driveways or parking lots dominate the immediate landscape. They are connected to neighborhood streets that further connect to suburban roadways, urban arterials, freeways and interstate highways. The infrastructure is geared to moving vast numbers of private cars and commercial vehicles, each with a single or perhaps two occupants, over distances varying from less than a mile to across the country. Overhead and beneath the ground is an equally complicated grid of power lines that carries electricity from power generating stations and sites to substations and ultimately to the electric power plug in the home. In many ways, it is a magnificent system, designed by far-sighted people in the 1930s (rural electrification) and 1950s (Interstate Highway Act), and it has placed the United States at the pinnacle of modernity.
If you were an alien visiting our planet from afar, you might be excused for believing that the entire human population on Earth was simply part of a colossal machine. This vast enterprise has a simple purpose: to dig deep below the Earth's surface, drilling oil and gas wells in some of the most inhospitable places on our planet, strip mining coal from huge gashes in the Earth or turning over mountaintops to reach the black rocks, and then burning these remnants of plant life in machines great and small in a desperate attempt to return all of the carbon dioxide, captured during photosynthesis by these plants over hundreds of millions of years, back into the atmosphere. For more than 250 years we have become increasingly successful at finding these plant remains, no matter how deep they hide or how difficult they are to retrieve. By burning them in power plants, industrial processes, ships, aircraft, buses, trucks, cars, motorcycles and small labor-saving devices, we trade the hydrocarbons that have stored ancient sunlight in exchange for heat, or light, or motion.
Now, however, we are finding that we're running out of our supply of the fossilized plants. On the short term (over the next 10 years), oil will become even more scarce, gasoline prices will continue to climb higher, and our carefully orchestrated car-based transportation system will begin to break down. On a longer time scale (say, 40 to 60 years), we must find an alternative to the monster we have created over the past 100 years.
Pick the right tool
The problem with electric cars is not that they don't work—it's that they don't work in the transportation system that currently exists. If we had urban and suburban transit systems that would allow an alternative to the personal automobile for longer trips across town, across the state or across the country, electric cars would only be needed to go from your home to the nearest transportation hub. The limited range wouldn't be a problem. The roads would be less crowded, at least outside the major metropolitan areas, as most people would travel by high-speed rail rather than drive a car. The family car won't disappear; it will simply be used less as smaller electric vehicles take up the day-to-day duties. If you need to travel someplace not served by commuter or light rail (remember that this is a big country and not every rural area can be served), your traditional family car will get you there and back. For those who are car or motorcycle enthusiasts, this would be a wonderful thing—you would have your electrically powered city car or bike for local commuting, and you could still have a sports car powered by fossil fuels or biofuels for track days and weekend fun on less crowded roads. This can only happen if we develop a robust and reliable electric power grid. Our present oil-based transportation system, though it has created problems associated with air and water pollution, crowded highways, safety and health issues, and can be said to threaten our ability to maintain our national security, has the advantage of working in times of emergency and crisis. Until we have a transportation system that provides the same peace of mind as a full tank of gas in the family car, we can't say we have developed a valid replacement for the status quo.
Commitment issues
Transportation all comes down to transferring energy. When we walk, we transfer the energy from sunlight stored in plant and animal tissue into the contraction of our muscles to propel us forward. Early man learned that riding was easier than walking when the muscle power of an animal was used to augment transportation or plow a field. The invention of the wheel made it possible for animals to carry heavy loads over long distances, greatly multiplying the effectiveness of the energy from sunlight stored in grasslands and animal feed.
The wheel was a big step forward, but was really the only significant progress made in transportation from the dawn of man until about 250 years ago at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. We got a big boost, particularly in the past 100 years, from the vast deposits of relatively accessible fossil fuels. We have built a robust transportation system around the immense energy contained in a gallon of gasoline. It's been a good run, but now our easy access to gasoline is ending and we need to make changes.
It's taken a while, but we've also finally figured out how to store enough electricity in a small battery to make electric cars viable—but only if we completely revamp the entire transportation system, the ways that we generate electricity and the nation's entire electric power grid. Even harder, we need to convince the public that this new transportation system is robust and won't leave them stranded. It's a tall order to think we can do all of that at one time, but the technology exists today to make a significant leap forward. At this point we are only being held up by our inability to recognize the inevitable and commit to a stable and long-term electrified transportation future.


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Corsair Unleashes Vengeance Extreme, the World's Fastest Rated PC Memory Kits
Subject: Memory | March 14, 2013 - 04:13 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: DDR3-3000, corsair, Vengeance Extreme, dual channel
Corsair is taking Xtreme Memory Profiles to the next level with an extremely limited release of DDR3-3000 2x4GB kits, for the low, low price of $750. They list two motherboard with BIOSes capable of hitting that speed and perhaps higher for those willing to move to exotic cooling solutions using the included cooler. The 1.65V is high but not insane, possibly due to the timings of 12-14-14-36 but you will probably need to up the power if you are intending on pushing these DIMMs past 3GHz. You can try to pick them up directly from Corsair.
FREMONT, California — March 14, 2013 — Corsair, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC hardware market, today announced new Vengeance Extreme 8GB dual-channel DDR3 memory kits rated at 3000MHz, the world's fastest rated production PC memory kits. Fitted with low profile "racing red" heat spreaders, the new 2x4GB memory kits operate at 3000MHz air-cooled, with latency settings of 12-14-14-36, at 1.65V. A Kingpin Cooling memory cooler is included for overclockers who want to use LN2 (liquid nitrogen) to reach memory speeds well beyond 3000MHz.
The extreme-speed 3000MHz rating of the Vengeance Extreme memory kits is the result of a rigorous internal four-stage hand-screening process performed by Corsair engineers. This process is passed by fewer than one in 50 memory ICs. Performance qualification is performed on select Intel Z77 based motherboards, including the ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE and ASRock Z77 OC Formula. To hit their rated speeds, the modules require a 3rd Generation Intel Core unlocked processor with an Integrated Memory Controller capable of running 3000MHz.
"We are focused on helping enthusiasts and overclockers push the boundaries of PC performance," said Thi La, Senior VP and GM of Memory and Enthusiast Component Products at Corsair. "Our engineering team's hard work has led to new performance optimization techniques for memory, which we are pleased to debut in our new Vengeance Extreme memory."
Pricing and Availability
The Vengeance Extreme 3000MHz 8GB memory kits are priced at $749.99 USD and will be available exclusively from Corsair.com in March. Quantities of these hand-built modules will be extremely limited.
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$750 for 8GB? LOL . I will have to get a pair of kits to go with my quad Titan rig!
This indeed is ridicluous. If you want this sort of RAM speed, you might as well consider a set of Elpida Hyper and going for lower latencies rather than frequency.
How far will that memory oerclock over 3000MHz, and how well will it work as a RAM disk?
It will work incredibly well as a RAM disk, however if you are shelling this kind of money on RAM to make a RAM disk out of, then you might as well just get a few SLC SSDs and RAID them, or go with a PCI-E SSD.
You will be very HARD pressed to get it over 3000 Mhz, those kind of speeds are targeted at extreme bench runs, not everyday usage.
That said, you definately do NOT need to shell that kind of price for one. This RAM is PSC based. Just get any slower kit of PSC like Hyper-X Beast and it will get to these kind of speeds if you know what you are doing


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Cop fired weapon into chest of handcuffed woman at point blank range
Steve Watson
Dec 11, 2012
Cops and attorneys have argued in an ongoing lawsuit that the use of a taser at point blank range on a handcuffed woman does not constitute assault with dangerous weapon, and " that the use of a Taser is not unconstitutional when used to compel obedience by inmates."
The arguments were made as part of a motion to dismiss charges against an Oklahoma police officer in a civil suit brought by Nakina Williams following an incident in June.
Officer Sterling Taylor-Santino was filmed tasering Williams in the chest at point blank range while she was already under custody with her hands cuffed behind her back at the Pittsburg County Jail.
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Following the incident, Willams was charged with felony assault and battery on a police officer, and expectorating on a police officer, as well as public intoxication. She was given a 10-year suspended sentence.
In October, officer Taylor was charged with felony assault and battery against Williams who filed suit, seeking over $2 million in damages.
The court records, obtained by the McAlester News Capital, show that Williams' attorneys contend that the officer violated her civil and constitutional rights.
"The use of force used by Taylor, in shooting Williams with a Taser while she was handcuffed, constitutes an unreasonable and excessive use of force in violation of (her) constitutional rights as guaranteed by the United States Constitution and Amendments," the suit alleges.
Officer Taylor's attorney contends that he "used the Taser in the manner in which (it) was intended to be used" and that the information in Williams' case does not prove that a taser is a dangerous weapon.
Taylor's motion also makes the claim that the use of the weapon in such a fashion does not violate constitutional rights because he was trained as a police officer that it was within the law to use the weapon to control a dangerous or violent subject.
Because Williams spat at Taylor, he was within his rights to use the taser, as he was attempting to "control her behavior," rather than purposefully injure her, argues the attorney.
"While it can certainly be argued that (Taylor) was in error as to whether this was an appropriate circumstance to deploy the Taser, the motion states, "There is no evidence that he acted with an intent to injure any person."
Williams' lawsuit also states that when officer Taylor stopped tasing her, he yanked out the barbs, which were embedded in her left breast, leaving scarring. Normally officers are required to take the suspect to hospital to remove the barbs.
The lawsuit also claims that Taylor lied on his report of the incident.
"In his 'use of force report,' (Mr Taylor-Santino) sought to cover up and/or conceal his actions… by omitting that (Ms Williams) was handcuffed when she was shot with the taser," the suit alleges.
"As a result, he was found to have acted 'within policy' by police department officials."
The lawsuit also alleges that Taylor has a "violent work history", and that a "disproportionate number" of "allegations of excessive force" have been filed against him.
According to the McAlester police department, officer Taylor has been put on desk duty until court the proceedings are over.
As we have highlighted many times, tasers are designed to be used in emergency situations only, as a last resort before lethal force.
Despite Taser International's claims to the contrary, numerous studies over recent years have proven that Taser stun guns can cause heart problems and even induce sudden and lethal cardiac arrest.
Recently, two police officers in Texas tasered a man who was having a seizure, causing the 50-year-old to suffer a heart attack and permanent brain damage. The cops were so ill equipped to deal with the situation, that they broke out tasers and shocked a man who was already convulsing on the ground.
It took paramedics 11 minutes to revive the man and bring back his pulse. It is a miracle he is still alive, though he will now have to live with severe disabilities for the rest of his life.
Last month it was revealed that a Los Angeles woman who was stopped by police had a heart attack and almost died after the officers tasered her when she refused to allow them to search through her personal belongings.
It is endless amounts of these kind of incidents that show cops are not being trained to use tasers only in situations when they are threatened. They are using the weapons on anyone who does not immediately respond to orders, and now even contending that it is constitutional to force obedience with a taser.
Steve Watson is the London based writer and editor for Alex Jones' Infowars.com, and Prisonplanet.com. He has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the School of Politics at The University of Nottingham in England.
This article was posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 1:11 pm
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Ontario is introducing legislation to eliminate domestic content requirements under its feed-in tariff (FIT) program for future renewable energy projects. If passed, the amendment to Ontario's Electricity Act would remove the need for projects participating in the program to source up to 50% of content within the province.
The Ministry of Energy says the changes would help ensure Ontario is in line with decisions made by the World Trade Organization, which last year ruled that the FIT's domestic content mechanism breached international trade laws.
Nonetheless, the ministry maintains that the requirements had been put in place as a temporary measure, and strong growth in the renewables sector means the rules are no longer required.
"Ontario has a strong renewable energy sector, one that has created over 31,000 jobs and now exports goods and services around the world," comments Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli. "Changes included in this legislation will, if passed, save ratepayers $1.9 billion, making clean energy more affordable than ever."
To date, the ministry says Ontario has more than 18.5 GW of renewable energy online or announced to be built. As part of its recently updated Long-Term Energy Plan, the province intends to seek 300 MW of wind power next year and 300 MW more in 2015.
"The strength of the sector means here at home, when Ontario's renewable energy providers make decisions about what products and services they purchase, we're confident Ontario suppliers will be competitive and the supplier of choice," Chiarelli adds.