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December 19, 2013
By ALAN FRAM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh from shackling the traditional blocking ability of the Senate's minority party, Democrats are ready to muscle through President Barack Obama's nominees for pivotal judgeships and other top jobs.
Despite last month's Democratic power play, Senate Republicans retain the power to slow, though not derail, Obama's appointments.
Left unchanged were other rules that the out-of-power party could use to grind the chamber's work to an excruciating crawl. That ranges from requiring clerks to read voluminous bills and amendments to forcing repeated procedural votes.
"There are so many ways of slowing things down in the Senate," said Robert Dove, the Senate's former long-time parliamentarian.
Monday starts a two-week, year-end Senate session in which Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., hopes to finish work on a modest budget deal, a defense bill and other lingering items.
It will also be the first test of how Republicans respond to the Democratic changes.
Monday's meeting marks the chamber's first since irritable lawmakers left town Nov. 21 for their Thanksgiving break. Earlier that day, Democrats used their 55-45 edge to reshape how filibusters work, trimming the number of votes needed to halt procedural delays against most nominations from 60 to a simple majority.
Democrats pushed through the changes after tiring of what they consider excessive GOP efforts to derail Obama's nominees. The move angered Republicans, who argue that Democrats frequently tried blocking President George W. Bush's judicial nominees.
How the GOP responds will become clearer when they return to the Capitol. But in a chamber whose arcane rules give any single senator the ability to throw the brakes on much of its work, partisan friction can hurt.
"The fact is it changes personal relationships with everybody on the other side," said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. "It has damaged the ability of us to move forward."
The Senate is vulnerable to delays because its rules technically require votes on almost anything it does. This includes agreeing to not read aloud an entire amendment, agreeing to begin considering nominations, even letting committees meet while the Senate is in session.
To save time, the Senate usually does such things by unanimous consent — a quick voice vote to which no one objects. But angry senators can block fast action.
Democrats could make GOP delays as painful as possible, such as keeping the Senate in all night and on weekends.
"We're going to seek to achieve as much as we possibly can and hope Republicans will cooperate with us, instead of just using knee-jerk obstruction," said Adam Jentleson, spokesman for Reid.
Republicans are already using the rules to flex their muscle.
When the Senate recessed for Thanksgiving, it did not approve a batch of noncontroversial nominations and bills, which it usually does before such breaks. With 60 votes still required to end filibusters against legislation, GOP senators are blocking final passage of the defense bill until Reid allows votes on Republican amendments.
On Tuesday, the Senate planned to vote to confirm Patricia Millett to become a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. A vote had been planned for Monday but was postponed because winter weather was making travel difficult.
Millett is a prominent private lawyer who worked in the solicitor general's office under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, arguing 32 cases before the Supreme Court. Republicans used the old 60-vote requirement for stopping filibusters to prevent a vote on her nomination in October, a blockade that helped prompt Democrats to force the changes.
Her nomination was viewed as key by both sides. The appeals court is disproportionately powerful because it rules on White House actions and federal agency rules. Her ascension will tip the balance of that circuit's judges to five appointed by Democratic presidents, four by Republicans.
Minutes after the Senate altered the filibuster last month, senators voted by simple majority — and along party lines — to end GOP delays against her. A roll call on final approval has been locked in, and Republicans can do nothing but vote against her.
Over the next two weeks, Reid plans to push five more major nominees through the Senate.
They include Janet Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve, Jeh Johnson to head the Department of Homeland Security and Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency. There are also two more Obama picks for the remaining vacancies on the D.C. court — attorney Cornelia "Nina" Pillard and U.S. District Judge Robert Wilkins.
There is little doubt all five will be approved. But time-consuming GOP delays are possible, especially against Watt. Some Republicans say he is not qualified to run an agency that oversees federally backed home lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
"Their objective was to guarantee success, not to make the Senate more efficient," said Donald Stewart, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. "There's nothing they did that makes the Senate go any faster."
Under Senate rules, once a filibuster is defeated, senators can debate nominations for circuit court judges and Cabinet-level appointees for 30 hours before a vote on final confirmation. For a lesser post like Watt's, the maximum is eight hours.
"I'm sure he'll get eight hours of debate because the American people need to know he's not qualified to fill that position," said Coburn.
Democrats say Watt, a 21-year veteran of the House Financial Services Committee, is well suited for the job and say Republicans consider him too liberal.
Republicans can also force at least one procedural vote on each nominee before roll calls are taken to end filibusters and for final approval. Each requires only a simple majority for Democrats to prevail.
December 12, 2013
By Xavier Higgs
LAWT Contributing Writer
As the world mourned Nelson Mandela, who died last Thursday at age 95, Hildred "Hal" Walker and AMEN, Inc will continue a commitment to educating South African young people.
Hildred "Hal" Walker, 80, retired aerospace engineer from Hughes Aircraft Company, is co-founder of AMEN, Inc an Inglewood based a science and technology mentoring program.
In 1994, former State Senator Diane Watson invited Hal and wife Dr. Bettye Walker, a retired educator, to visited South Africa as part of a Los Angeles delegation.
About 80 professionals traveled to determine the needs of the new South Africa and how to assist its people. The Walkers were encouraged by what they saw and return to South Africa to explore ways to utilize their expertise.
While visiting the ANC Headquarters in Pretoria, South Africa in 1997 Hal and a group of 14 students from Compton, were introduced to President Mandela.
The President took a break from a cabinet meeting for a photo opts. Included in this meeting was Vice President Thabo Mbeki.
According to Hal, "the President was so impressed with the young people he cancelled his next appointment."
"He engaged them about their education interest and their preparation for the future," says Hal.
Many of the students spoke about space technology and their ambitions in life.
Hal recalls, Mr. Mandela "seemed amazed at their level of knowledge and technological awareness."
Mr. Mandela was visibly impressed with the impact of the AMEN. He asked Hal and Dr. Walker if they would come back and duplicate the AMAN program in South Africa.
"We said yes, how could we refuse Nelson Mandela," says Hal.
For 13 years Hal and Bettye commute to and from South Africa.
Before retiring Hal spent some 35 years in the laser industry, and was responsible for the Laser Ranging experiment conducted during Apollo 11.
AMAN was formed 1986 in Compton, CA from a research grant. It was created to study the decline of the African American male.
Along with Rotary International, they worked with a farm school. Today AMAN is affiliated with 10 sites in South Africa. These schools are located in the Johannesburg and Cape Towns areas. AMAN's headquarters is located in Cape Town.
Hal says it was former President Mandela's goal to bring South Africa's education system into the 21st century using a new learning method. There is an educational gap in the country. He saw the AMAN youngsters, ages 9 to 14, as a model of what can be done with the youth of South Africa and build the next generation of South Africans.
He is proud of their success. AMAN has its first Ph.D. in computer science and in 2004 one of their high school students participated in JPL's Mars rover program.
In addition to AMEN's success, Hal is instrumental in establishing a chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
The question is "where do we go in South Africa," says Hal. "We must make sure there is a sustained educational program as well as jobs in South Africa. This includes turning around the aids epidemic. AMAN's job is to continue Mandela's dream through our education models."
By George E. Curry
NNPA Editor-in-Chief
SOWETO, South Africa (NNPA) – President Barack Obama described Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first Black elected president, as "the last great liberator of the 20th century" and thanked the grieving nation for sharing their beloved former leader with the rest of the world.
Speaking Tuesday at a rain-soaked memorial service here attended by nearly 100 current and former international leaders, Obama said, "It is a singular honor to be with you today, to celebrate a life like no other. To the people of South Africa, people of every race and walk of life – the world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us. His struggle was your struggle. His triumph was your triumph. Your dignity and your hope found expression in his life. And your freedom, your democracy is his cherished legacy."
Mandela died last Thursday at the age of 95 after a long illness. The memorial service kicked off a week of celebrations that will culminate Sunday with his burial in his ancestral village of Qunu, in the Eastern Cape region. Flags are flying throughout the country at half-staff.
Coincidentally, the memorial service fell on United Nations Human Rights Day. Obama used the occasion to deliver stern words to leaders who repress their own people yet profess to admire Mandela, whom Obama mostly referred to as Madiba, the former president's Xhosa tribal name.
"There are too many people who happily embrace Madiba's legacy of racial reconciliation, but passionately resist even modest reforms that would challenge chronic poverty and growing inequality," President Obama said. "There are too many leaders who claim solidarity with Madiba's struggle for freedom, but do not tolerate dissent from their own people. And there are too many of us on the sidelines, comfortable in complacency or cynicism when our voices must be heard."
Like many U.S. civil rights leaders, Obama drew a parallel between Mandela's struggle for majority rule in South Africa and African-Americans' struggle to overcome slavery and Jim Crow laws that treated Blacks as second-class citizens.
"We know that, like South Africa, the United States had to overcome centuries of racial subjugation. As was true here, it took sacrifice – the sacrifice of countless people, known and unknown, to see the dawn of a new day. Michelle and I are beneficiaries of that struggle," Obama said to applause. "But in America, and in South Africa, and in countries all around the globe, we cannot allow our progress to cloud the fact that our work is not yet done."
Mandela, a former amateur boxer, gave his last public speech in the soccer stadium where the tribute was held. Fittingly, the stadium is located in Soweto, a township were Blacks were forced to live under apartheid and where Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu have homes.
Accompanying Obama on Air Force One were former president George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter arrived in South Africa on separate aircrafts.
Like many international gatherings, journalists observe every detail, including whether adversaries shake hands.
Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shook hands but, White House officials were quick to note that it amounted to nothing more than an exchange of pleasantries.
"Nothing was planned in terms of the president's role other than his remarks," Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters traveling with Obama. "He really didn't do more than exchange greetings with those leaders on his way to speak, it wasn't a substantive discussion."
The fact that Obama and Castro were at the same event demonstrated the breath of Mandela's impact on their world.
"He was more than one of the greatest leaders of our time. He was one of our greatest teachers," U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told those in attendance. "His baobab tree has left deep roots that reach across the planet."
Following in the footsteps of Mandela is a tough act to follow, as South African President Jacob Zuma has already discovered. He and the ruling ANC Party are unpopular because of a poor economy and record economic inequality. When Zuma rose to give the keynote speech Tuesday, he was widely booed. Some gave the thumbs down sign or rolled their wrists, a soccer gesture for substitution.
"There is no one like Madiba. He was one of a kind," Zuma said, as the booing subsided. "Mandela believed in collective leadership. He never wanted to be viewed as a messiah or a saint. He recognized that all of his achievements were a result of working with the A.N.C. collective."
President Obama relayed how Mandela's fight for freedom impacted him personally.
"Over 30 years ago, while still a student, I learned of Mandela and the struggles in this land. It stirred something in me. It woke me up to my responsibilities – to others, and to myself – and set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always fall short of Madiba's example, he makes me want to be better. He speaks to what is best inside us."
Gen. Thanduxolo Mandela, a relative who offered one of the eulogies, said: "I am sure Madiba is smiling from above as he looks down at the multitude of diversity gathered here, for this is what he strove for – the equality of man, the brotherhood of humanity."
By Thandisizwe Chimurenga
This week began a 10-day period of national mourning and celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela throughout South Africa. The 95-year old statesman passed away Dec. 5, 2013 after a prolonged respiratory illness and a lifetime of struggle to free the country from violent white minority rule that officially lasted from 1948 until 1994.
Based on observations of social and traditional media, it appears that both within South Africa and worldwide, Mandela is being hailed by two different groups of people: those who remember him as an impassioned yet calm and rational thinker who felt the use of arms was absolutely necessary to end the brutal rule of apartheid – "separateness" – in his homeland of South Africa; and those who say he forgave his enemies and became a pacifist – a believer in the power and use of non-violence – after he had been imprisoned for 27 years.
Additionally it appears that, also based on observation, key pieces of Mandela's legacy are being overlooked: the economic status of the country nearly 20 years after Mandela became president, and the role of his former wife, Winnie Mandela, in both his life and the political struggle in South Africa.
After graduating from the University of Fort Hare in 1943, Mandela began the study of law and became a founder in 1944 of the Youth League of the African National Congress (ANC), the oldest organization in South Africa dedicated to fighting for the rights of Blacks. Mandela, along with Youth League co-founders Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo (who was also his partner in a law firm), would eventually rise to leadership positions in the ANC. Throughout the 1950s the ANC engaged in different acts of protest against the white minority government and the various laws designed to keep Blacks in their place. After a series of direct action campaigns against the South African government were met with the full power of the police and the army resulting in scores of deaths in the late 1950s – early 1960s, Mandela led the founding of the armed wing of the ANC called Umkhonto we Sizwe – Spear of the Nation – in 1961 and became its chairman.
The purpose of Umkhonto was to engage in acts of sabotage directed at South Africa's military and its infrastructure. Since Mandela was "banned" due to his political activities – he was not supposed to leave his home – he traveled secretly throughout not just South Africa but across the continent of Africa from 1961 through 1962 raising money to fund the organization and then, in August he was arrested. Rumors have swirled for years that the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) played a role in his arrest but nothing has been substantiated, and Mandela said in his autobiography "Long Walk To Freedom" that his arrest was due to his own carelessness.
Once arrested, Mandela went on trial for leaving the country without permission and encouraging workers' strikes. He would be found guilty and sentenced to prison but while this was happening, evidence linking him to Umkhonto we Sizwe was found by the police. He would then be tried for acts of sabotage and conspiracy to violently overthrow the government. Found guilty in 1963, Mandela would be sentenced to life in prison where he would remain for the next 27 years.
During that 27-year imprisonment Mandela never wavered in his support for the use of arms to bring about the downfall of apartheid. Amnesty International, the London-based organization which calls on governments worldwide to release what it calls "prisoners of conscience," sympathized with Mandela's plight in the early years of his imprisonment but they could not name him as one of their prisoners of conscience, notes Terry Coonan, executive director of the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights at Florida State University, because Mandela was committed to that principle of using arms to bring about political change.
Mandela "went into prison anti white, anti Afrikaner" said Coonan (Afrikaner is the name the white minority in South Afrika called themselves). "He came out pacifist, very strongly."
Coonan argues that this is part of the great legacy that Mandela leaves behind. "His thinking had readily changed on violence. [Mandela was] a person who could get mortal enemies to sit down at a table; that is one of his greatest legacies.
Also part of Mandela's legacy, according to Coonan, is how Mandela led South Africa in the adopting of international law standards. "South Africa went from being an outlier in the international community, and within four or five years … embraced international law. South Africa has ratified far more international laws than the U.S. has. The Rome Protocol of the International Criminal Court, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the role that international law plays" are key parts of Mandela's legacy that stand today, Coonan says. "The way he also took on complex issues like poverty, AIDS and crime … he didn't operate at 30,000 feet [above the people], he was a man of the people and so he had an understanding of those issues from that place, and that had an effect on people in Africa and beyond.
Bill Fletcher disagrees with some of us Coonan's analysis. A labor and social justice activist for over 30 years, Fletcher is the former president of TransAfrica Forum, which exists to positively influence U.S. policy toward Africa.
"Mandela was no pacifist when he came out of prison. He was a very realistic liberation fighter, and what he concluded was that neither the ANC or the South African government could win militarily. Neither side could win militarily, and as a result he concluded, as did the ANC, that they needed to engage in negotiation. He understood the need to compromise because neither side can take the other. That's very different from being pacifist," said Fletcher.
Fletcher went on to extoll what he considered to be some of the other parts of Mandela's legacy: "His courage in the face of what appeared to be insurmountable obstacles; a long-term perspective that he understood, as did the other leaders, that the struggle against apartheid is going to take a long time and you will need patience as well as passion and energy, and that you should not expect some sort of silver bullet; and that Mandela himself recognized that he was one person among a litany of great leaders in South Africa – there is a tendency to forget that; a tendency to place on Mandela sole responsibility for the movement, not recognizing that there were countless other leaders … and that there were other organizations of significance in the struggle – Mandela never forgot that, and he talked about the necessity of organization and the need to be accountable to an organization," Fletcher said.
Activists around the world and within the U.S. who followed South Africa's struggle say that the contributions of Winnie Mandela should not be separated from Nelson Mandela's legacy. Throughout their 27-year imprisonment, Winnie Mandela was an active participant in the South Africa freedom struggle and at one point during Nelson's 27-year imprisonment, Winnie endured 18 months in solitary confinement.
"[Winnie Mandela's] picture helped [Nelson] remain strong and steadfast throughout those years of imprisonment," state Emira Woods, the co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus, which is housed at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC.
"[Winnie] herself is a freedom fighter," said Woods. "[Nelson] was married before, then, essentially met Winnie in the struggle; they were both active."
Many observers and supporters of South Africa's liberation struggle credited Winnie with keeping Nelson's name front and center during his imprisonment. They looked on with a degree of dismay and sadness when, after walking out of prison hand in hand with Winnie in 1990, the couple would divorce in 1995, one year after Nelson became the first Black/African president of South Africa in the country's first democratic, multi-racial elections. The Mandelas' divorce had a mixture of the personal (charges of infidelity) as well as the political (differences in ideology) which, more than likely, should have been expected in such a high-profile marriage that was rooted in such an intense national liberation struggle. According to Woods, "Winnie wanted to pursue more militant strategies. [Nelson] was trying to avert a blood bath, make sure [the country] did not descend into civil war. That's a clear sort of difference in strategies. Winnie was also looking at full emancipation, which means economic emancipation, which means the lives of the people in the street are bettered."
Fletcher elaborated on the aspect of economic liberation that many say Nelson Mandela "left out" of his presidency, and now also comprises part of his legacy.
"The ANC made a campaign promise of redevelopment; if they won there would be wealth redistribution and a strengthening of the welfare state. One year later, they made a fateful decision to scrap the redevelopment program and instead implement a program that was consistent with the "Washington Consensus," neoliberalism. In addition to instituting privatization [of key government sectors], the government – with the ANC in power and Mandela as president – made the decision to pay back the debt the previous [white minority] government " had accumulated, fighting Black folks, borrowing all kinds of resources to fight the front line states and strengthen the apparatus of the apartheid regime."
In a Dec. 8, 2013 article on the website Global Research, Dr. James Winter, a professor of Communication, Media & Film at the University of Windsor in Ontario Canada writes, "With its wrists handcuffed, Mandela's ANC opted for neo-liberal shock therapy of more privatization, cutbacks to government spending, looser controls on money flows, fewer labour laws, and selling off state-owned firms to service a horrendous debt owed to the oppressors" Winter quotes Naomi Klein, the author of Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism as saying that Mandela told the members of the ANC "that the globalization of capital 'makes it impossible for countries to decide national economic policy'..." in 1997, three years into his presidency.
Additionally, Fletcher states, the removal of trade barriers – the boycotting and divesting directed toward South Africa that had gone on for years – ironically created the loss of thousands of jobs in South Africa. Since South Africa was a pariah among the world's nations, they had to rely on themselves in practically every industry; once apartheid ended and the trade barriers lifted, companies that had been forced to stay in South Africa left to other countries in Africa to get a cheaper workforce.
"So in 2013, the scorecard is very mixed," said Fletcher. "The apartheid state has been eliminated; great advancements have been made in electricity, sewage, water, housing, but it hasn't gone far enough. Economic polarization is great; land has not been redistributed on any great scale."
"Nelson led a movement for political emancipation, and the bigger struggle for economic justice is still going on, and Winnie played a role in reminding not only Nelson but the world that that struggle is not complete, not over …," said Woods.
As the celebrations and accolades continue to roll in for Nelson Mandela, Fletcher says a note would be wise, especially for those of us within the United States. "Could [Nelson] have done more? Probably. Would he have liked the ANC to have done more? Sure. Given who he was at that point [in his life], he made certain decisions that needed to be respected … We can disagree. But did we spend decades in Robben Island Prison? There's room for humility when reflecting on the life and legacy of Mandela. Doesn't mean we hold back on our criticism; it just means there is no need to be self-righteous with our criticisms."
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KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Monday night the Kalamazoo City Commission will consider a five year lease with Dick Raddatz and Michigan Baseball LLC to bring a Northwoods League baseball franchise to town next summer.
They will be playing at the field with the perfect name for baseball, Homer Stryker Field, named for the patriarch of the Stryker Corporation. It's been a shame there has been no organized baseball at Kalamazoo's riverfront ball park since the Kings franchise folded in 2011.
The former Sutherland Field has hosted a variety of leagues on and off since 1928.
The collegiate league that will be coming to Kalamazoo already has a team in Battle Creek, The Bombers. Most of their 18 team roster is in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The annual contract will bring in about 35-thousand dollars a season to the city for reimbursement of costs.
Commissioners will also consider a 46-thousand dollar proposal to upgrade the electrical system at the Mayor's Riverfront complex, which also includes a football and a soccer field. The money would come from an endowment fund set up to underwrite improvements at city recreation facilities.
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Hopes that North Korea's new, young leader Kim Jong Un might usher in a new era of openness and reform in that erratic, repressive country now seem a distant mirage. It disappeared with North Korea's detonation of a nuclear device underground in February.
Since then, North Korea has issued a string of incendiary remarks, that the armistice accord ending the 1950-53 Korean War "would be completely nullified" and redeclaring a "state of war" with South Korea.
Kim Jong Un's military provocations and amped-up rhetoric come, not coincidentally, at a time when northeast Asia has a host of new leaders. China's new leader, Xi Jinping, came to power in November. South Korea's first woman president, Park Geun-hye, was elected in December. So was Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe.
President Barack Obama also has a new national security team, with Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed at the end of January and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the end of February.
That's a lot of moving parts, leaving much room for costly miscalculation.
It is tempting to dismiss Kim Jong Un as an irrational, rogue leader. But Philip Yun, who participated in high-level U.S. government negotiations with North Korea between 1998 and 2001 and is the current executive director of Ploughshares Fund in San Francisco, pointed out to me that North Korea's actions of the last three months "are well-gamed out and planned."
The new North Korean leader is testing the other new leaders, he said: "Kim Jong Un and his cabal are probing how the new governments in Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo as well as the U.S.'s just-placed national security team react to steady, increasing pressure from the North."
Yun points out several reasons why he might do this. Kim Jong Un is young (about 30) and, in a Confucian society that respects age, he needs to prove himself.
North Korea always steps up provocations and rhetoric when the United States and South Korea conduct their annual war game scenarios for defending the Korean Peninsula, which this year go from March 1 through the end of this month.
He also is deliberately testing to see if any of the new leaders or others in the international community might recognize North Korea as a de facto nuclear weapons state like India and Pakistan. Fortunately, the international community has stood strongly against this ploy.
But Kim Jong Un's ultimate aim is to test whether the new national security team in the United States is willing to move past the 60-year-old armistice accord to negotiate a peace treaty that gets U.S. troops out of Korea currently 28,500. That remains a nonstarter unless North Korea dismantles its nuclear weapons program.
Some, such as University of Texas, Austin, professor Jeremi Suri in an April 12 column in the New York Times, argue irresponsibly for a pre-emptive strike on North Korea. Before anyone deigns to take that idea seriously, just remember the Bush administration's idea for "a quick, lightning-like operation in Iraq."
Yun's approach is better: "The U.S. must respond firmly, but with care and nuance."
It is doing that. To reassure South Koreans and Japanese allies, the United States has included B-2 and B-52 bombers in the war games going on now. It has positioned Aegis anti-ballistic missile ships near South Korea and Japan. It has moved a missile defense system to Guam.
The U.S. Treasury has stepped up its financial squeeze on banks and companies around the world that do business with North Korea, with the aim of preventing nuclear-related materials from entering or leaving North Korea.
The United States also has made a priority of working with China, which remains North Korea's strongest ally and chief source of food and fuel. Though China previously resisted strong sanctions against North Korea, it voted for a U.S.-backed U.N. resolution to strengthen international sanctions after the February nuclear test. In early April, China's leader Xi Jinping said, "No one should be allowed to throw a region and even the whole world into chaos for selfish gains."
Russia, which has a port at Vladivostok, not far from the North Korean border, has not been a big player. But Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is "worried about the escalation on the Korean Peninsula, because we are neighbors." He urges "everyone to calm down and start to resolve the problems that have piled up for many years there at the negotiating table."
Obama, in an interview aired Tuesday on NBC, emphasized that the immediate U.S. aim is containment so "we can move into a different phase in which they try to work through diplomatically some of these issues."
Kim may be responding. On Wednesday, in what passes for a lull in tensions on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea said: "If the U.S. and the South enemies genuinely want dialogue and negotiation, they should take these steps." The message called for an end to the U.S.-South Korea war games and the latest U.N. sanctions. Those are unrealistic demands, of course, but may be North Korea's way of saying it wants to end the current hostilities. The task of denuclearization remains.
With Kim, like his father and grandfather before him, it appears we're in for a long haul to get beyond periodic provocations and stalemate. The aim of a free, unified Korea remains as distant as it was during the post-World War II partition.
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With a bug fix release the OpenOffice team has enhanced its free open application suite and added a few features in the mix.
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Although the version number indicates a mere bug fix release, OpenOffice 3.0.1 packs in a couple new features. Among them an API for a grammar checker in the Writer text editor. The project's Florian Effenberger describes the API as a way of integrating external grammar checking tools, and the Writer language dialog box was adapted to show the name (and available logo) of the integrated tool. In addition, the user dictionary now allows a maximum 30,000 entries (up from 2,000).
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"David Sedaris is back"
I've followed David Sedaris for years and seen him speak twice. Before this book, his recent material included a lot of parables starring animals. They were not to my taste, I was disappointed that his work was heading in that direction. I'm so happy he is back. This book is filled with new yet classic Sedaris material with stories of his travels, his childhood, and his family. This book is a little darker than his past works, it feels a little more raw, but that doesn't make it any less great. I enjoyed this book like getting back in touch with an old friend.
"Too much of a (not very) good thing"
The premise of this book was great and there was some good things to like. Unfortunately, there were some major flaws.
There were too many stories and too many characters and it made for a disjointed final product. There wouldn't have been too many stories if they joined better and if there was enough of a main character. Instead I was left waiting for the different characters' paths to cross and getting more and more bored with a couple of the stories as I realized that they weren't going to even be key to the actual plot.
There also were several moments that I perceived as important, that I kept waiting for the author to come back to and address or close the loop on and that never happened.
I enjoyed the "main" character and her daughter and their story. Their character development was good and I cared about what happened to them. They drove the action and they were believable and fun to follow. Unfortunately there were too many things around their story that diluted the book until it wasn't enjoyable.
The ending wasn't very good. It just was too unbelievable and didn't go with the rest of the story.
I didn't think I would like the multiple narrators, but I did. They made the story a little more enjoyable.
I do not recommend.
"A Note to Jack Reacher"
Dear Jack,
I just finished listening to the story of your last unintentional adventure. You know, the one where you get called in to fix an international crisis because from your past, you are the only one that can save the day? ...Yeah, that one.
I loved it. It seemed like this story and the last couple of your adventures have been solved with more cerebral effort than just 100% violence. I appreciate that about you. You are not only a big guy, trained in every possible fighting technique, but you are also generally smarter than everyone else in the room. The humor in this story was what I especially loved. I laughed out loud at least a dozen times. You've become snarky and funny as you've gained wisdom. I'm not used to laughing during your stories, it adds a great dimension--well played.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the action in this story. It was all there. You haven't lost your step, your cunning, or your speed. And you threw in some surprises which made it especially fun. The bad guys don't have a chance with you on the case.
I liked your relationship with the female in this story too. In your younger years, I flinched at the occasional sexist moments. You guys were great together on this adventure. You were supportive, and taught her a bunch, and helped her along--it was another very satisfying part of the story.
We've been through 19 stories now together. They haven't all been 5-star worthy, you've had your ups and downs. This one has the depth, the surprises, the pace, the relationship development, and a little bit of fun that made it a full 5-stars--well played.
As for Dick Hill being your narrator, as always he's the right choice. His accents and voice changes are smooth, and he captures the spirit of your stories every time.
I'll recommend it to friends.
Well played.
"OMG, Totes Lame"
Does the title of my review make you feel like some of your brain cells are dying? Well, be prepared for 20 hours worth of that kind of scintillating conversation in "The Secret Place." (By the way "totes" is short for "totally" in case you aren't up on high school girl vernacular.)
I love Tana French. I devoured her first four novels in this series. I loved each one and I recommended them to several people. This book was a complete disappointment.
The story is of a murder that happened a year ago near an girls' school, and two Dublin police-people get a reason to go back to try again to solve the case. The entire book is about eight high school girls--did one of them commit the murder, and why.
90% of the content of the book is conversations between the girls and the girls and detectives. It gets tedious to the point of annoying. It was filled with squealie "OMG!!" and "Totes Amaze-Balls!!" and "Duh!!" A major part of the detectives job is to determine who had a motive, so that leads to literally hours of discussion about who had a crush on whom, and which girl doesn't like the other girl because she said her thighs were fat.
There is also this underlying theme that some of the girls have slight magical powers, which just made zero sense, had no actual bearing on the story, and was never explained. I kept waiting for that to be explained, but it ended up just being another annoying distraction.
The story reads like a really bad novel written for tweens. The content and dialogue were shallow, overly-simple, and embarrassingly cliche. It was like listening to a 20 hr "Keeping up with the Kardashians" marathon.
Concerning the narrators--the female narrator was great. The male narrator had a terrible time with the high school girls voices, they were bad. Luckily, he didn't speak as them very often.
A LOT of people are still going to listen to this book no matter what I say in this review, because it's Tana French, I don't blame you, I would have too. But I feel burned by this book. I will now hesitate before I listen to another Tana French. I will certainly wait until it has been thoroughly reviewed.
"Good book. I hope the series gets better."
The premise, the story, and the characters were all good. Kick, the main character, is a great herione, and the potential of where this series can go is very intriguing. But there were some flaws in the development.
The character development was odd to me. There's a difference between giving the character some depth and history and making the character someone the reader cares about and believes in. There was a lot of energy and detail around Kick. She has a lot of history, and a lot of emotions that go into her solving mysteries--all of that was really interesting. But there were some contradictions in her development that I had a hard time with, so I was taken out of just enjoying the story by stopping and thinking "hmmm, that didn't make sense."
Kick's relationships with the other characters weren't developed very well. I didn't buy the relationship with the other action hero Bishop, or her friend James, or the man from her past, Mel. She liked them then hated them, then trusted them, then pointed her gun at them, then cried over them, then cared more about her dog then she did her friends, it was just too contradictory to be real.
With all that said, I WILL read the next one, with hope that the bumpy writing smooths out. The potential is that good.
The narrator was great, she was perfectly invisible, I didn't notice her and could just concentrate on the story.
I recommend this book, but would say keep expectations low. Think of it like watching the pilot of a show that could be really great, once the kinks are worked out.
"Great story. Genius writing"
I've never experienced a book quite like this one. I'm exhausted from listening to it. I was on the edge of my seat through the entire story. As each new fact was revealed I was impatient to see what happened next.
I laughed and laughed dozens of times. And I cried once, standing in the grocery store holding my breath waiting to see what happened. I was totally invested in the character and story development.
What makes the writing truly genius was that all of the reactions I listed above came from small, simple things that happened in the story. There weren't big, unbelievable action scenes or sweeping romances, just daily, simple, life-happenings that added up in just the right (or wrong) way.
And the ending...perfect. It was worthy of the rest of the story. The ending was long and satisfying.
I loved the narrator. I think she really added to it. Her voice squeaked and cracked and felt very real.
I loved, loved, and enthusiastically recommend this book.
"Near perfect. One of Burke's Best."
Wow this book was great. I found myself holding my breath several times during the last two hours. The ending was awesome. The ending was the best ending of any of Burke's books. Whew!
I'm a big fan of Burke. His Robicheaux series is great, and "The Lost Get-Back Boogie" is one of my favorite books of all times by any author.
Wayfaring Stranger though, is different and better than most of his previous. It feels like Burke stretched during this book and it paid off.
The amazing level of detail that Burke usually brings was all there: descriptions of the scenery, the smells, the appearance of the different characters so you feel like you are there. And it's done with a poetry and smoothness that is beautifully artful.
The cadence, the twists, and the unexpected turns that made me hold my breath were what took this story to the next level. I was on the edge of my seat for so much of this book that it almost felt exhausting. I'm sad it's over.
The one thing that makes this store only "near perfect" for me was the character of Linda Gail. I didn't like her. I probably wasn't suppose to like her, but she was in the story a lot and a couple times I wished he would get back to Weldon and Rosita and Hershel, because she just wasn't very interesting to me.
Will Patton is flawless as usual. He and Burke make the perfect pair. I think as Audible listeners we get a bonus over reading this book, Patton makes the whole experience just that much better. .
"A gift to be treasured"
The perfect book and the perfect narrator come together here to create an American treasure. I don't have the vocabulary to speak highly enough of how special this book is on Audible.
Sissy Spacek's narration of this story is genius. She goes beyond even the great narrators like Patton, Hill, and Hurt. Her performance is not just technically perfect, it's illuminating. She's so smooth between characters. I can't even detect how she changes her voice and tone between Jim and Scout, but she does, just ever so slightly. It's hard to explain how amazing it is. I can see the dirt road, I can smell the dirty kid next to Scout in her class, I can feel the summer breeze on the back porch where they sleep. Yes, it's Harper Lee that creates that amazing imagery, but Spacek makes it an intimate experience that I felt honored to be a part of.
The book and story of course are above being "reviewed." It's a beautifully crafted story where every word is so intentional. The writing is dense with meaning while flowing perfectly.
It's a shame that Harper Lee only had one book published. Or maybe Mockingbird is such a gift that maybe it needs to stand alone.
I loved the fact that the author was the son of the ranger. I just loved that point of view. The story started really strong. I was really interested to see where it was going to go.
The character development for the first half of the book was really interesting. Then the action and details around the key part of the story just never unfolded.
It was disappointing. I listen to a lot of non-fiction and the key seems to be how much information the author can get their hands on. It's seems like Hall didn't get as much information as he needed to tell a comprehensive story.
It just really fizzled.
The narrator was just ok too. He stumbled over words, he mispronounced words, and several times it was obvious he was just reading from a script. There was no flow or naturalness to his narration.
"Can I give it six stars?"
This series is going strong and book number four does not disappoint. With each book, I kinda hold my breath, waiting for it to be bad and to be a let down, but "Groove Back" is awesome.
The story line is good; the complications, the twists, the who-done-it-ness, are all great. What's even better though, is the continued character development, that is the real genius of Rowland.
Angel is a flawed, reluctant hero, that makes me laugh with her and root for her. I love how she is growing and learning in her new life. I like her better maybe than any other character I've ever followed. I love the complexities of her relationships with her boss, her work peers, and her ex-boyfriend.
The ending of this one was the best ever. It was just really good.
If this is your introduction to this series, Rowland does a nice job of catching readers up, but she also gives away a lot, so you can't really go back and read them out of order because there are spoilers. This series really is read (listened-to) best in order.
People who are reading this series instead of listening to it are missing out on McLemore as the narrator. She really brings Angel's character alive, I mean, she is a real treasure, she takes this story from 5 star to a 6 star.
"A gritty good time"
To start with, the narrator, McLain, did not do the book justice. He was dead-pan and monotone and there was some seriously twisted action to get excited about, yet his voice remained in a tone as if he was reading the phone book.
With that said, I liked the story, the writing, the characters, and especially the twists. I gasped out loud more than once, saying "no way" to anyone around me. The unexpected action was great.
I loved the character development. Many authors don't take the time to develop the characters of the "bad guys," but McBride clearly loved his bad guys. They were dirty, and smelly, and just fun to hate. And the "hero" of the story was flawed, and on the edge, and real.
I recommend.
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Stanley Fischer was sworn in on May 28 as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The oath was administered by Fed Chair Janet L. Yellen.
President Obama nominated Fischer on Jan. 13, and he was confirmed as a board member by the U.S. Senate on May 21. He is filling an unexpired term that ends January 31, 2020. Dr. Fischer was simultaneously nominated as vice chair of the board, and his confirmation for that position is pending before the Senate.
Before his appointment to the Board, Dr. Fischer was governor of the Bank of Israel from 2005 through 2013. From February 2002 to April 2005, he was vice chairman of Citigroup. Dr. Fischer served as the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund from September 1994 through August 2001. From January 1988 to August 1990, he was the chief economist of the World Bank.
From 1977 to 1999, Dr. Fischer was a professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Dr. Fischer was born in Lusaka, Zambia, in October 1943. He received his bachelors and masters degrees in economics from the London School of Economics. He received his doctorate in economics from MIT in 1969.
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Update to the Perry County Death Investigation
Date of News Release: 10/04/2010
(Hazard, Ky.) -- On October 3, 2010 at approximately 03:30a.m. Kentucky State Police Post 13 at Hazard received an assault complaint on Montgomery Creek in the Vicco community of Perry County.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a party had taken place in a remote area on top of the mountain. Several people had gathered and an altercation had occurred. One of the individuals present was 45 year old Julius Edward Williams of Vicco, Ky. Family members called State Police to report that Julius had not returned home and wanted to report him as a missing person. A missing person investigation began and shortly afterwards the deceased body of Mr. Williams was located in a weeded area near the altercation scene. The victim was pronounced deceased by the Perry County Corner and the body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Frankfort for an autopsy. State Police are asking anyone with information about the party or death of Julius Edward Williams to contact the Kentucky State Police Post 13 at (606) 435-6069 or 1-800-222-5555 (in the state of Kentucky only, does not work out of state). The caller may remain anonymous. The investigation is continuing by Det. Chris Collins.
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Date of News Release: 10/03/2010
(Hazard, Ky.) -- On 10/03/2010 KSP Post 13 Hazard received a call of assault complaint in the Montgomery Creek Community of Vicco, Ky. Troopers arrived and starting information, the troopers where unable to locate Julius Williams. Shortly after daylight troopers met with family members to complete a missing person report on Julius Williams. While gather information for the report Post 13 received a call stating that a male subject had been located deceased in the area Julius Williams was last seen. Investigation continues into the death of Mr. Williams. Anyone with any information please contact KSP Post 13 Hazard.


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Role Playing is not as dependent on the system as most people seem to think. It is entirely possible to RP without a rules system. Having said that, my favorite rules system is 3.5e Dungeons and Dragons, house ruled to my liking of course.
I just want to say that this post has rather serendipitous timing. I was just sharing a story about a game of Cthulhu I once played with my friends, with whom I role play pencil and paper style once a month. The situation was this - my character had managed to seduce another PC. She got pregnant, and so the PC in question did the gentlemanly thing and married her. Of course, she was very happy with this development because she loved the PC in question. Unfortunately for me (the player), the player of the other PC decided that a wife and child was too much of a weakness for him, and so at their reception, he laced the fruit punch with arsenic or something, and planted a cultist symbol in the bowl. Since she was pregnant, he insisted she drink the punch. She died. I was furious, and even to this day I am still angry about it.
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1. If my foggy memory is correct, I insisted that my PC probably wouldn't just drink the punch, since back then they didn't have doctors telling prospective mothers not to drink alcohol during pregnancy, not to mention that she was French, and accustomed to drinking wine/champagne regularly. The Game Master overruled me, and my character's PC husband insisted she drink the punch.
2. No one else died from drinking the punch.
3. I was given no indication by either the player or the Game Master this was coming. I was completely blindsided, and lost a character I had liked a lot.
I had no chance to avoid character death, and that really hurt - especially since I considered (and still do, actually) both the GM and the player friends. The fun of the game kind of vanished for me, my next character was designed specifically to get revenge - and because the player of the murderous husband PC, and his PC, were the GM's favorites, I was never able to win. Eventually his PC did die, but only because of several botched first aid rolls in a row which the GM could not just fudge away because they were rolled publicly by another player. I never regained my enjoyment of the game. Which is quite possibly why I don't play Call of Cthulhu anymore.
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UPDATE (WKOW) ---- Aaron Schaffhausen was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for the death of his three daughters.
There is no eligibility for the chance of parole.
Schaffhausen sat in court with no expression as the judge read the sentencing.
The judge made the ruling consecutive because he feels "each child has to be looked at as an individual."
HUDSON (WKOW) -- A Wisconsin man who killed his three daughters in the girls' River Falls home will soon learn whether he'll spend the rest of his life in prison.
This spring, a jury found 35-year-old Aaron Schaffhausen was sane when he killed 11-year-old Amara, 8-year-old Sophie and 5-year-old Cecilia. He'll be sentenced Monday afternoon in St. Croix County.
He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison for each death. It's up to a judge to decide if that will include the possibility of supervised release after at least 20 years, or if Schaffhausen will stay behind bars with no chance of getting out.
Schaffhausen admitted he killed the girls last July to get back at his ex-wife. Jurors found he had a mental defect, but knew the killings were wrong.


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Korbel Dinner
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. To celebrate this milestone, this year's Korbel Dinner will be our 50th Anniversary Celebration.
Join us to honor our legacy & look forward to our future
- September 22, 2014
- Sheraton Denver Downtown | 1550 Court Place | Denver, CO 80202
- 5:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception | 7 p.m. Dinner & Program
- Valet parking will be available | Business/Cocktail attire requested
Jeffrey R. Tarr, CEO of DigitalGlobe
Recipient of the International Bridge Builders Award
Anna & John J. Sie
Recipients of the Josef Korbel Humanitarian Award
With Special Guest
Condoleezza Rice (PhD '81, BA '74)
66th U.S. Secretary of State and Josef Korbel School Alumna
Sponsorship Opportunities & Reservations
- Learn more about sponsorship levels and individual ticket prices (PDF)
- Reserve your table or seat online
If you need assistance in purchasing your table or seat or have questions, please call 303.871.6502 or email email@example.com.
Korbel Dinner Press Kit
- About the Korbel Dinner 50th Anniversary Celebration (PDF)
- A list of Korbel Dinner keynote speakers and honorees, 1998 - present (PDF)
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Prepping Your Child for the New Baby
Basic Concerns
Addressing some of the not-so-sweet aspects of having an infant around—like the crying, lack of sleep, spit-up, and stinky diapers—is essential, Robinson says, adding that you need to teach the older child how to cope with them. Pretending as though everything will be rosy isn't realistic. "Sometimes it's hard and sometimes it's easy," she points out.
The older child's main concerns are pretty basic, like who's going to be staying with him when Mommy is in the hospital, Dr. Brazelton reports. "Prepare him with the fact that he can call Mommy," he adds.
Having a child visit the hospital before the birth, including seeing babies in the nursery, is key to helping the firstborn through what can be a difficult time, says Marguerite Truesdale, a nurse at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and leader of a parent-education program.
Truesdale recommends that parents have their children—even those as young as one and one-half—attend a sibling class at the hospital where Mommy will deliver the baby in order to provide the youngster with some degree of comfort with the process. Classes at her facility are broken down by age group so younger children won't be overwhelmed with concepts that are too advanced for them.
The two- to three-year-old class at Beth Israel, for example, has very limited goals, Truesdale explains. "We want them to be familiar with the hospital so there's no fear." By having the child tour the maternity area and even see Mommy in hospital johnny makes the big brother- or big sister-to-be feel confident when the real thing occurs, she said. "They strut in [after the baby is born] and they know where everything in the room is, the phone, the TV," Truesdale shares. "Then when we say, 'We're going to the hospital,' it's not as scary." A Polaroid photo is taken of the older child so when the baby is born, that photo is taped to the baby's bassinet announcing that the older child has a younger sibling. Coloring books, which the parents take home and work on with their children, also try to gently broach the big changes that lie ahead, says Truesdale.
In classes for older children, there is role playing with dolls to help teach about the things Mommy and Daddy will be doing once the baby comes home. This allows the older siblings-in-waiting to take a stab at pretend bottle feeding and diaper changing.
All Baby All the Time
An essential component of the sibling class, Truesdale says, is to provide parents with a proper vocabulary to use with their children when talking about the new baby. Take cues from your child about when you've talked enough about the new baby or are pushing too hard. "It's OK if the child doesn't want to talk about it now," Truesdale offers, urging parents not to dwell on the idea is the child isn't willing. "Let him come to it on his own."
"I think people really have to listen to the older child," Robinson concurrs, saying that parents shouldn't shame the firstborn kids who aren't happy about the baby, or even express a dislike for the infant. "It's important to work through." In these types of situations, parameters must be set. "Be clear about what's going to be tolerated," Robinson adds. Hurting the baby or asking that the baby be sent away are not options, and an older child should know that.
Parental Preparation
Even parents need to emotionally prepare themselves for this transition. And the parents have to be ready to face their own feelings of sadness for their first child.
"A mother realizes that she's losing [time with the older child] and she mourns time with that child," Brazelton says. "Mom needs to get used to that." Truesdale echoed Dr. Brazelton's sentiments saying, "Some parents feel so guilty when they look at the older child. . . . They have all these feelings, like, 'Am I going to have enough time for this child?'" That's why in Beth Israel's refresher childbirth course, Truesdale focuses on parents handling guilty feelings about the older child and translating these feelings into positive actions.
General Tips
Here's a compilation of tips from an array of child developmental experts on preparing an older child for a new sibling:
- Let the child know he's not going to be replaced by a new baby.
- Make sure to include first-borns in decisions around the house involving the baby, like how the nursery will look.
- Use phrases like "our baby" or "your baby."
- Don't start "talking up" the baby too early in the pregnancy.
- Choose books that are appropriate for the child's age to prepare for infant's arrival.
- Review photos of when the child was a baby and talk about what he was like as an infant.
- Show the child how to role play with dolls and practice changing diapers and bottling.
- Have someone take the child out of the house before you get home with the baby so when the child comes home, you can embrace her.
- When visitors come to the home, make sure your older child isn't ignored.
- Make sure the child understands that breastfeeding is a natural way for a baby to eat. And encourage your older child to sit next to you with a toy or book so he won't feel left out while you're nursing.
- Make sure there is alone time for the older child.
- Acknowledge that it's natural for the child to feel jealousy or anger, but urge her to talk about it.
- Get the child involved in the baby's care, by asking for help with the diaper, bottles, and baths.
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Here's the phraseI Googled last night. Go ahead, click on that link.... let me google that for you... :)
It led me to a very cool site, Cookthink, with a great idea for a light and easy dinner for a bunch of tired but hungry people: ham, Swiss, and sliced pear pita sandwiches, grilled golden brown just till the cheese got a little melty. Mmmmm.
For my non-ham-eaters, we also made turkey, provolone, and Granny Smith pitas. Just as delicious.


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More EMS responders able to re-establish breathing for cardiac-arrest patients
Cardiac-arrest patients in Louisville will have a better chance of survival thanks to the skilled use of a small plastic tube and a tiny balloon. Louisville Metro EMS has trained its emergency medical technicians and paramedics in the use of the King Airway, a new medical device used to re-establish breathing when time is critical.
Using the new device, Louisville Metro EMS will have more than 2½ times the previous number of first responders in the field with the skills and capability to re-establish breathing in cardiac-arrest situations.
"Time is so crucial in these situations and now providing all of our responders with the skills to more effectively ventilate a patient will save lives," said Dr. Neal Richmond, chief executive of Louisville Metro EMS. "Raising the skill levels of our providers will raise our level of patient care."
Richmond said the agency makes about three emergency runs for cardiac-arrest patients each day.
The new airway device is designed to be inserted in the patient's throat with minimal trauma. When the device is in place, a small balloon inflates to block the esophagus and isolate the trachea. This ensures air passes through the trachea and into the lungs to facilitate breathing.
"Getting oxygen to the lungs is the number one component of resuscitation," Richmond said. "The bottom line is you can shock a patient over and over and use all the medicines in the world, but without oxygen you just won't get far."
Louisville Metro EMS has trained its full complement of EMTs and paramedics in the use of the new airway device and has incorporated the procedure into the training for all new hires. EMTs will use the device to more effectively ventilate patients who are in cardiac arrest and not breathing. Paramedics may also use it as a secondary "rescue" device for other complicated respiratory failure when conditions make it difficult to perform the more highly technical intubation procedure.
EMS officials have coordinated with all area hospitals so that emergency-room physicians are prepared to receive patients with the device. Richmond said other EMS services in the region are working with Louisville to learn how best to introduce use of the new airway device.
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Charter Schools
All parents—regardless of salary, race or ZIP code— should have access to excellent schools that meet the individual needs of their children. In 2011, Indiana's lawmakers increased opportunities for all students by removing some of the obstacles to innovative, effective school models, and thereby opening the door for more high-quality public charter schools in every part of the state.
In addition to allowing more entities (such as the newly established Indiana Charter School Board) to authorize charter schools throughout Indiana, lawmakers also increased the level of accountability for public charter schools to ensure charters will always be high-quality options for families.
During the 2011-12 school year, 65 public charter schools are serving nearly 24,000 students in cities across Indiana. To view a list of these schools, authorized by either Ball State University or the Indianapolis Mayor's Office, please click HERE.
The Indiana Department of Education's Office of Charter Schools provides an array of support services to public charter schools, parents and students. Please click HERE for more information.


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Branson ordered two shots of 18 year old Scotch by Macallan! I was so scared to taste it at first but it turned out to be incredibly smooth! Also a Bacardi Coconut rum with pineapple at Hotel Monteleone's Carousel Bar 💋
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Our food on board Carnival Fascination was amazing! This was just day one :)


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California laws regarding damaged vehicle glass prompt company to take action.
Santa Rosa, CA, United States of America – May 13, 2014 /MarketersMedia/ —
Section 26710 of the California Vehicle Code dictates a vehicle cannot be operated on state roads or highways if the windshield or back window is damaged to an extent that impairs the driver's vision; furthermore, a driver who ignores this law has only 48 hours following receipt of a citation to remedy the situation. Law enforcement officials adhere to this regulation regardless of drivers' reasons for failing to have their vehicle glass repaired.
In order to help California drivers avoid the repercussions for such a violation, Ronnie Tannous of Priceless Auto Glass has launched efforts to facilitate the automotive glass repair and replacement process. Said Tannous, "Vehicle owners dole out a number of excuses for not having their windshields and back glasses repaired, most of which revolve around time and cost. We solve both these issues for our customers."
Before technical upgrades took place in this field, Windshield Repair in Santa Rosa was a lengthy process. Vehicles were often required to remain stationary for up to 24 additional hours following restoration. In many cases, modern techniques now allow vehicles to return to the road in under an hour. Industry advances have also increased the extent of damage able to be repaired. Whereas only small chips could be corrected initially, larger areas of damage and some cracks can now be filled using resin adhesive. This method is typically less expensive than replacing the glass.
Extensive testing must be performed before determining if repair is a viable option. If a crack is allowed to spread beyond approximately 12 inches, replacement will be necessary; likewise, widespread spider webbing is irreparable. The location of the damage plays a deciding role as well with cracks around the edges of the glass compromising structural integrity to a greater degree than those centrally located.
Regarding cost, many authorities assert the price of rear glass or windshield replacement in Santa Rosa is comparable to that of a ticket for failure to do so. Though this may not sway some vehicle owners, once the financial and legal impacts of refusing to heed a citation are factored in, disregarding the law is far more expensive than prompt action. Tannous noted most vehicle insurance policies cover glass replacement; however, insurance will not cover tickets for damaged glass or repeat offenses.
Concluded Tannous, "In some cases, small damages may not even be noticeable by the untrained eye. Having the windshield and rear glass inspected by a professional on a regular basis is advisable. Aside from remaining in compliance with the law, damaged glass is extremely dangerous. If the glass is compromised, so is the structural integrity of the entire vehicle. This could lead to far more serious injuries in an accident. Whether they are taking preventative measures or in a race to respond to a ticket for sight obstruction, we offer fast windshield repairs in Santa Rosa CA and will match any competitor's price our customers bring us."
About Priceless Auto Glass:
Offering glass repair and replacement on all types of vehicles both personal and commercial, Priceless Auto Glass strives to provide customers the highest quality parts and service at an affordable price.
For more information about us, please visit http://windshieldrepairsantarosa.org
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we are pilots, i am igrab
This is a personal blog basically. It's Tumblr, what did you honestly expect?
I'm particularly interested in Greece and Rome, space, science, magic, lesbians, bondage/dominance, Rachel McAdams, and cats.
Fandom-ly I like YA and sci-fi/fantasy lit, Sherlock Holmes (and Victoriana), Percy Jackson and the Olympians (and Mythology), and video games. Asscreed and Final Fantasy and stuff. Etc.
There will also be some graphics, some comics stuff, and whatever else I feel like.


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Air Jordan XIII "Bred" – Arriving at Retailers
January 7th, 2013 by John Kim | 53 comments
A sudden development of the release date for this OG Air Jordan banger was one of the most read news stories last week. We hope that didn't derail your plans of copping sneakers or padding your savings account, because this other "Bred" Air Jordan is a certain must-have considering it's been eight years since we last saw them in stores. Although these will come without the reflective dotting on the upper (like the 2010 Retro release of the Flints), these still have that high-quality build that the recent generation of XIII Retros have had. CNCPTS is beginning to stock these now in preparation of this Saturday's release date, so peep the angles below and let us know if the Air Jordan XIII 'Bred' is a must-have for you.
Air Jordan 13 Retro
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