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September 2012, Vol. 11, No. 9
In this issue:
House votes to extend FISA for five years, inviting more unconstitutional surveillance
- BORDC in the news
- Recent Events
- Read the latest news & analysis from the People's Blog for the Constitution
- Patriot Award:Talat Hamdani
- Grassroots Updates
- Los Angeles, CA: Coalition responds to LAPD surveillance policy changes
- Los Angeles, CA: Coalition emerges to challenge domestic military detention
- Berkeley, CA: Coalition mobilizing to support reforms pending before City Council
- San Francisco, CA: The 99% lobby key Senator to repeal indefinite detention under NDAA
- Tacoma, WA: BORDC activism prompts investigative exposé of environmental and civil rights abuses in immigrant detention
- Chicago, IL: Activists plan events protesting police misconduct and unwarranted surveillance
- Cleaveland, OH: coalition raises awareness of violence and profiling in the war on drugs
- Charlotte, NC: Activists challenge police abuses beyond the DNC
- New York, NY: Community action speaking out against racial profiling through Stop & Frisk
- Hartford, CT: Coalition to Stop Indefinite Detention plans regional conference
- Federal Judge Strikes down NDAA Detention Powers, Government Appeals
- The Justice Department condones torture, ensuring it will recur
- LA under occupation? Rise in LAPD shootings and violent arrests
New Resources and Opportunities
House votes to extend FISA for five years, inviting more unconstitutional surveillance
On Wednesday, September 12th, the House of Representatives voted 301-118 to extend the 2008 amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for another five years, despite continuing secrecy, unanswered questions, and concerns from across the political spectrum about its sweeping invasions of privacy.
When originally passed, FISA was meant to curtail the federal government's surveillance practices. Over the years, provisions for dragnet surveillance have been expanded, particularly since 2002. During the Bush administration, the National Security Agency began a warrantless wiretapping scheme hatched in secret, and in such clear violation of FISA that Attorney General John Ashcroft refused to authorize it and Justice Department officials threatened to resign en masse.
When the program was first revealed to the public in 2005, by New York Times journalists who risked prosecution to reveal state secrets, it caused an earthquake in Washington. However, in 2008, Congress amended FISA to essentially permit what the original statute prohibited. Since then, the program has continued to operate in secret, drawing widespread concerns as the NSA has escalated its war on privacy and the Constitution.
In response to questions from Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), the Director of National Intelligence has even admitted that the NSA's activities violated the Constitution, and the incredibly permissive limits of FISA, on at least one occasion.
The House's vote to reauthorize the 2008 FISA amendments is beyond troubling. Many legislators and concerned Americans have called for greater transparency in the interpretation of this law, and how it has been applied. Yet the NSA has continuously denied requests to reveal information about how many Americans have been monitored.
Even more troubling is that lawmakers in the House voted to reauthorize these amendments without such information, aiming to entrench even beyond the next administration what BORDC executive director Shahid Buttar calls "the most pervasive state surveillance system ever known to humankind. The only settings in which powers like it have ever existed are dystopian science fiction novels." In his recent article, "Uncle Sam is watching you," Buttar states that though much about the NSA has been kept secret, what we do know about the program is quite telling:
We know that it began illegally, without any authorization by Congress and in clear violation of the FISA law crafted by Congress in the 1970s to stop our government from spying on Americans.
We know it is so vast and unchecked that, nearly ten years ago, Attorney General John Ashcroft refused to authorize it, even despite coercion from the Bush White House.
We know that an architect of the program, alarmed at how his work was co-opted to abuse the rights of Americans, blew a whistle about fraud and waste, only to face prosecution by the Obama Administration for espionage–until a federal court ultimately told the government to stop chasing a loyal servant of the American people.
Buttar also notes the Congressional failure is spread across party lines:
We know that congressional Democrats–including then Senator Obama–joined their Republican colleagues in 2008 to approve FISA, even while both parties paid lip service about defending constitutional values in Washington. Despite the partisan rancor apparent on many issues, Congress marches in lockstep on national security, elevating government power well beyond constitutional limits.
With the House vote complete, this overreaching authorization of unwarranted and unprecedented domestic surveillance will now move to the Senate. Unfortunately, unless Senators finally heed the voices of Americans demanding answers and the restoration of their Fourth Amendment rights, many appear content to rubber stamp the House bill. For instance, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) supports Senate approval without further revisions.
Until legislators acknowledge the concerned voices of We the People and act to impose overdue limits on dragnet domestic surveillance, it will be safe to presume that Uncle Sam is watching you.
BORDC News
BORDC in the news
Over the past month, radio programs from coast to coast, online media, along with a new web series, have featured BORDC's commentary on important civil liberties issues.
Executive Director Shahid Buttar has appeared on outlets from Los Angeles, California to New York City in the last month where he was able to discuss the impending, and now actual, extension of the 2008 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amendments and the recent injunction on the National Defense Authorization Act provisions for indefinite detention by New York's Judge Forrest. On September 14 alone, Buttar appeared on three outlets to discuss these groundbreaking events—New York's WBAI with Felipe Luciano, Chicago's Radio Islam with Matthew Niemi, and Washington, DC's "We Act Radio" with Ron Pinchback and Kymone Freeman. Buttar made his first of two "HuffPostLIVE" appearances on the 14th, as well, joining for a conversation on "What makes a country free, anyway?" The program is a new web series from the Huffington Post that brings together different voices on current events and hot topics.
Online outlets have featured BORDC's work this month, including Shahid Buttar's "Uncle Sam is watching you" from September 12, originally published on the People's Blog for the Constitution and also published by Truth-out and cited by many.
BORDC's recent collaboration with RootsAction against weaponized drones also caught national attention. The Examiner and other online outlets featured Communications Specialist Samantha A. Peetros, who stated:
Vulnerable to hacking, proliferation, dangerous crashes in civilian areas, and potentially other threats, the domestic deployment of drones runs the risk of undermining public safety. Drones have also been used abroad to kill American citizens who have never been convicted of a criminal offense.
Finally, BORDC's George Friday appeared in USA Today, noting in response to anti-dissent ordinaces implemented in Charlotte, NC, that:
Once you've got all this technology, it's not just going to sit there on the shelves...Who are they going to be watching post-DNC? What neighborhoods do you think those cameras will be in after the DNC?
To view prior appearances of BORDC's work in traditional and new media, visit our online press archive.
Recent Events
On August 20, BORDC's Shahid Buttar spoke and performed at Busboys & Poets in Washington, DC, at a documentary screening and film premier of American autumn: an Occudoc. The film features footage of Buttar and BORDC's George Friday, each of whom addressed participants at Occupy the Courts, a rally at the US Supreme Court this January drawing attention to the Court's First Amendment jurisprudence.
Last week, Buttar addressed several audiences in Houston, Texas. On Friday, September 14, he shared remarks with a gathering of a few dozen lawyers and law students co-hosted by the South Asian Bar Association of Houston and the Muslim Lawyers Association of Houston. On Saturday, September 15, he delivered the keynote address at the annual banquet of CAIR-Houston, attended by nearly 300 diverse community members, as well as activists from the Texas Libertarian party.
This week, on September 20, BORDC will host a reception in Northampton, MA, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the organization's "standing for liberty when our government won't." Please RSVP to email@example.com.
Read the latest news & analysis from the People's Blog for the Constitution
Have you read BORDC's blog lately? The People's Blog for the Constitution has attracted a growing audience that has tripled over the past year. Featuring news & analysis beyond the headlines on a daily basis, it offers a great way to stay up to date and informed.
Highlights from the past month include:
- Kafka rules: bureaucracy caters to corporate prisons by Samantha A. Peetros
- Stop-and-Frisk is going to trial by Mariel VillarrealDislike: Court Rules Clicking Facebook "Like" Button is Not Protected Free Speech by Kaila C. Randolph
- Private prison industrial complex by Annette G. Macaluso
- BORDC urges Congress to preserve annual reporting requirement in the FY2012 Intelligence Authorization Act by Mackenzie Peterson
- Fazaga v. FBI: Eroding democracy, in two dimensions at onceby Shahid Buttar
- Torture wins in a landslide by David Wilson
Grassroots News
Patriot Award: Talat Hamdani
Every month, BORDC honors an individual who has done outstanding work in support of civil liberties and the rule of law in his or her community. This month, the Patriot Award goes to Talat Hamdani in New York Cityfor her courageous work defending civil rights.
Talat taught middle school students in Queens, NY for twelve years, and is now completing a fellowship for human rights and national security reform leaders at the Rockwood Leadership Institute. She is a vocal grassroots advocate on several important civil rights and liberties issues, forcefully advocating for the repeal of the PATRIOT ACT and closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
When Long Island Congressman Peter King (R-NY) held hearings that promoted Islamophobia, Ms. Hamdani attended the hearings and spoke out in the media against their underlying premise. She has also lent her voice to ongoing demands for reform of the NYPD's program of racially profiling New York City residents. More broadly, Talat frequently speaks and writes about the importance of tolerance and cross-cultural understanding, particularly in schools.
Ms. Hamdani's activism was spurred by in part by the heroic actions of her son, Salman Hamdani, on September 11, 2001 and the subsequent failure of the NYPD and media sources to acknowledge his sacrifice. Salman, an NYPD Cadet, rushed from midtown to the site of the World Trade Center attacks in order to help, but tragically lost his life. In the days and weeks following the attacks, Salman's family did not know what happened to him. The NYPD and the media, seizing upon Salman's Muslim faith, insinuated at first that his disappearance was suspicious and possibly related to the attacks. Only after his remains were identified did the NYPD recognize his selfless actions.
Talat, however, is still fighting for full recognition of her son's valor. Salman's name is currently placed on the 9/11 memorial in a section of unaffiliated persons, rather than among the NYPD first responders who rushed to the site. In addition to ensuring remembrance of her son's courage, Ms. Hamdani has also started a scholarship in his name at his alma mater, Queens College.
BORDC salutes Talat Hamdani for her work in her community, and well beyond it, promoting constitutional rights. In honoring her with the September 2012 Patriot Award, we particularly encourage other teachers to follow her proud example this Constitution day, September 17, and throughout the academic year.
Grassroots Updates
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Los Angeles, CA: Coalition responds to LAPD surveillance policy changes
In Los Angeles, CA, the LAPD announced revisions to its controversial Special Order 1 on August 28th, requiring regular audits of its efforts to track suspicious activities and also prohibiting racial and religious profiling. Despite those changes, civil liberties concerns persist, particularly regarding the new policy's authorization for the use of informants in response to unverified tips, and inadequate oversight of those efforts, and cyber surveillance activities. According to local civil rights lawyer Anne Richardson, "If it's one thing we have learned the hard way in Los Angeles, it's that when oversight mechanisms are taken away, there is more likelihood of abuse."
In addition to responding to the LAPD's policy changes, the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition continues to engage new coalition allies, expand its membership and educate grassroots communities about the surveillance activities of the LAPD.
Over the past month, the coalition conducted workshops at a National Lawyers Guild annual retreat for law students, as well as an annual anarchist book fair. In addition to the workshops, the coalition reached out to over a thousand community members at an annual Pakistan Day, and downtown residents at a labor day festival hosted by the LA Community Action Network. Finally, coalition coordinators met with allies at Corazon Del Pueblo and Brown Berets to plan a community town hall in East Los Angeles.
The Stop LAPD Spying Coalition meets on Tuesday, September 18th at 6:30pm at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center, at 675 S. Parkview St. between Wilshire and 7th next to MacArthur Park.
Los Angeles, CA: Coalition emerges to challenge domestic military detention
Also in Los Angeles, a diverse coalition has emerged to challenge domestic military detention under the NDAA and AUMF. The coalition met on August 23, with representatives from several organizations across Southern California, including the Republican Liberty Caucus of Southern California, the Tenth Amendment Center, and Oathkeepers in addition to the Japanese American Citizens League, ACLU, National Lawyers Guild, Interfaith Communities United for Justice & Peace, and others.
In the coming months, the coalition anticipates hosting a series of educational events across the LA area and expanding to include other communities concerned about military detention within the US.
Berkeley, CA: Coalition mobilizing to support reforms pending before City Council
The Coalition for a Safe Berkeley anticipates a City Council vote on September 18th regarding a series of policy proposals from the police department and city manager. The coalition provided guidance for these agreements this spring, mobilizing to offer testimony before the city's Police Review Commission and supporting a set of reforms addressing domestic intelligence collection, mutual aid to nearby police departments suppressing First Amendment activity, enforcement of federal immigration law, and the militarization of the local police department.
Ensuring effective civilian oversight of local policing efforts is a key priority for the Coalition. It is currently working with the NAACP to create a process for community members to report police abuse and misconduct, in order both to establish evidence of potential abuses and to engage African-American community members in Berkeley.
San Francisco, CA: The 99% lobby key Senator to repeal indefinite detention under NDAA
In late August, the SF 99% Coalition, which hosted a pair of events in July across the Bay Area, visited the local office of Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee and author of the Due Process Guarantee Act (which would repeal parts of the detention provisions of the NDAA while continuing to allow domestic military detention in some instances). The coalition not only shared their concerns with Senator Feinstein's office, but also recorded a video clip reporting back on their visit, reiterating the various policy recommendations they shared with her office.
BORDC encourages all concerned Americans to take similar action in our respective cities and towns. While meeting with members of Congress will not likely prove sufficient to restore constitutional rights and liberties, it remains a necessary step. Review BORDC's suggested talking points for all the information you'll need.
Tacoma, WA: BORDC activism prompts investigative exposé of environmental and civil rights abuses in immigrant detention
Last week, the Tacoma News Tribune published a series of investigative reports documenting a variety of abuses by the GEO Group, the corporate prison company that operates the controversial Northwest Detention Center. Despite government claims that agencies emphasize the detention of violent criminals, the Northwest Detention Center, like other immigration detention centers, holds many immigrants whose worse crimes are traffic offenses.
The TNT's five part series, "Center of Detention," addresses numerous issues including the conflicts of interest presented by corporate profit-driven prisons, environmental violations, and an inspiring campaign spearheaded over many years by BORDC-Tacoma and BORDC Vice President (and November 2010 Patriot award winner) Tim Smith.
Chicago, IL: Activists plan events protesting police misconduct and unwarranted surveillance
Chicago activists are planning several upcoming events to help educate and reach out to their neighbors about important local civil liberties issues. In the wake of the No Drones action last month at the Chicago Air Show, groups decided to continue organizing similar events, extending their outreach and education to gain broader support for local protections against the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct domestic surveillance.
Also, on September 12th, several organizations staged a rally at US Cellular Field to protest inaction by the Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez in the face of recurring appeals from South Side residents concerned about police violence, as well as the prosecution of Occupy activists. Many participants in the event had lost family members to police shootings. According to Pat Hunt, from the Campaign to Free the NATO 5, "It's easy for Alvarez and the [Chicago Police Department] to pat themselves on the back for brutalizing peaceful protestors, but when it comes to confronting the structural racism of Chicago law enforcement they are silent and useless."
Cleveland, OH: coalition raises awareness of violence and profiling in the war on drugs
On September 5th, coalition partners including the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, North Church, Denison Avenue United Church of Christ, and the Congregation of St. Joseph hosted "Walking together with the victims of the War on Drugs: a community forum on Drug Violence from Central America to Urban US."
The event drew connections between the violence and deaths in Mexico, on the one hand, to racial profiling and mass incarceration of non-violent individuals in the US, on the other. It was one stop among many for a grassroots caravan traveling from California to DC, making frequent stops along the way to educate diverse community members about the war on drugs and its erosion of constitutional rights.
Charlotte, NC: Activists challenge police abuses beyond the DNC
Residents of Charlotte, NC, have experienced decades of race-based profiling and police misconduct. Over the last decade, immigrant residents have seen increasing incidences of profiling in their neighborhoods, which the recent Democratic National Convention made even worse. Early this year, the Charlotte City Council passed anti-dissent ordinances under the guise of addressing security needs at the DNC, which will remain law well after the DNC has left town. These policies severely limit civil liberties and could facilitate profiling.
As delegates, celebrities, and politicians returned to their homes, the people who live and work in Charlotte planned to seek needed changes in the city. Along with allied organizations and grassroots activists, BORDC worked to restore rights to dissent leading up to the DNC, and was pleased when National Lawyer's Guild members and students at the Charlotte School of Law joined the fight by hosting law clinics and speaking out against police abuses of protesters.
Community leaders met at the close of the convention to plan next steps, which will include building relationships across communities that share concerns. The group decided to promote People's Power Assemblies in two areas to provide chances for those living in neighborhoods that have endured the "wars" on drugs, terror, and immigration to hear one another. An advisory committee has been established and organizers including Yen Acala and Loan Tran will guide this work moving forward.
New York, NY: Community action speaking out against racial profiling through Stop & Frisk
In New York City, Communities United for Police Reform held "Blow the Whistle on Stop and Frisk" rallies in each of the city's five boroughs last Thursday, September 13. Over 10,000 whistles were distributed to concerned community members across the city, and participants blew all their whistles at 3:00pm to demonstrate audible resistance to the NYPD's shameless racial profiling practices.
These and other creative actions continue the momentum building in New York to address a wide array of ongoing civil rights abuses, including the surveillance of businesses and universities (even well beyond New York) based on the religion of their customers and students, as well as demonstrably biased "Stop and Frisk" practices.
Hartford, CT: Coalition to Stop Indefinite Detention plans regional conference
The CT Coalition to Stop Indefinite Detention is hard at work planning a conference to mobilize resistance against domestic military detention. The conference, which will take place the weekend of December 8, will bring together diverse organizers across the Northeast who are building grassroots resistance to provisions of the NDAA and AUMF that could authorize the indefinite domestic military detention of Americans.
Law and Policy
Federal Judge Strikes down NDAA Detention Powers, Government Appeals
In a critical move for the preservation of civil liberties, federal Judge Katherine Forrest issued a permanent injunction on September 12 preventing domestic military detention. Her ruling prevents implementation of the indefinite detention provision of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2012 ("NDAA"), affirming a preliminary injunction she previously granted in May. BORDC supported the case, filing an amicus curiae brief arguing that the law's detention powers are unconstitutional.
President Obama signed the NDAA into law on December 31, 2011, inciting much distress over the perilous powers it granted to the executive branch and the military. The NDAA affords, for the first time in US history since the Japanese internment, military authority to indefinitely detain persons within and outside of US soil.
Section 1021, in particular, could have authorized the indefinite detention of anyone, including Americans, suspected — but not proven —- to have "substantially supported Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces". In enjoining this portion of the NDAA, Judge Forrest criticized its unconstitutional ambiguity. She condemned the 'support or association' standard for indefinite detention, suggesting that its lack of specificity could enable the detention of journalists, such as those who brought the suit.
Judge Forrest asked whether individuals who merely express extreme or unpopular views — by posting YouTube videos, for example — could be subjected to military detention under the NDAA even if they do not rise to the level of assisting Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or their networks. Government lawyers conceded that the journalists' concerns were legitimate, prompting journalist (and BORDC adviser) Naomi Wolf to describe the law as "dictatorial."
Judge Forrest also cited the constitutional implications flowing from the NDAA's over-broad authority, noting the government's capacity to detain individuals over social and political opinions may have a chilling effect on protected First Amendment speech. Such potentially oppressive powers fly in the face of the liberties our nation purports to uphold.
Finally, Judge Forrest invoked the Fifth Amendment in her ruling limiting the NDAA. Pronouncing that capture and detention without notice violates due process, Judge Forrest found the standards under section 1021 too tenuous to risk the paramount interest in liberty.
While exciting, the ruling represents but one significant victory reinforcing various nationwide initiatives against the NDAA. Resistance against the NDAA also spans the political spectrum: Arizona and Virginia, both traditionally red states, have joined the ranks of Rhode Island and Hawaii, two traditionally blue states, in pledging non-cooperation with the law's detention powers. This solidarity across political lines shows that concerned Americans will not tolerate the erosion of our liberties.
The ruling against the NDAA's indefinite detention provision signifies a crucial blow against the interests placing freedom in jeopardy. Its implementation could have hearkened to Korematsu, Jim Crow laws, exclusion policies, and other systematic assaults on liberty, which have tainted US history. Although the government promptly appealed Judge Forrest's decision, her opinion vindicates the expressed concerns of the people, demonstrating that a persistent, united voice can contest and overcome assaults on our individual and collective freedoms.
Read Judge Forrest's opinion or learn more about the NDAA and its implications.
The Justice Department condones torture, ensuring it will recur
On Thursday, August 30, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department has closed the last remaining criminal investigations of illegal torture committed by US officials under the Bush administration. While the Obama administration had previously committed to violating the law by "looking forward, not backward," the Justice Department had maintained a three-year investigation in two cases where CIA torturers killed detainees in custody by exceeding even the brutal interrogation methods approved by the CIA and Office of Legal Counsel.
Even though international law, the U.S. Constitution, and federal statutes, all require prosecution of human rights abuses, without the discretion normally enjoyed by prosecutors, the Obama administration has continued to defend Bush administration torturers, several of whom continue to serve in government and draw taxpayer funded salaries. Writing at the UK Guardian, Glenn Greenwald noted that:
Obama has shielded Bush torture crimes not only from criminal prosecution, but any and all forms of accountability….[and] Obama's top officials…secretly worked with GOP operatives to coerce other countries, such as Spain and Germany, to quash their investigations into the US torture of their citizens….
LA under occupation? Rise in LAPD shootings and violent arrests
Los Angeles is no stranger to controversy involving its police department, so it is no surprise that a number of recent violent arrests have caused a public outcry. This comes on the heels of a recent report showing a sharp increase in use of force.
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a report in July showing that shootings by officers increased 50% from the 2007-2010 average, with the sharpest increases in Southeast and South Central LA. While Chief Charlie Beck asserts that this increase correlates to an increase of assaults on officers, the OIG's report demonstrates that the way assaults and shootings are calculated is misleading. In calculating assaults on officers, each officer present is counted. Yet, each shooting involving officers is counted as one, regardless of how many suspects or officers are present.
The Police Commission discussed the OIG report on July 3rd, but simply approved the report and agreed with the OIG's conclusion that statistics should be reported more accurately. Even under reporting methods charitable to the LAPD, the fact remains: there was an unexplained and significant increase in officer shootings.
What makes this increase particularly disturbing is the well-documented increase in violent arrests. One recent video shows LAPD officers dragging a tiny woman out of her car and slamming her onto the ground, and then giving each other congratulatory fist bumps. The woman, a registered nurse and mother, is now being charged with resisting arrest.
Even more chilling is a video that shows the violent arrest of a woman who died shortly afterwards. Alesia Thomas, a 35 year old woman, was arrested around 2 am on July 22nd. The patrol video shows an officer threatening to kick her in the genitals if she resists, and then following up on the threat. The video then shows Alesia in the car, having difficulty breathing, until she dies. Chief Beck has promised to investigate whether Alesia was intoxicated or died from a medical condition.
Even as these documented incidents are giving rise to public debate, one officer has claimed that use of force incidents are not on the rise, and that instead, these videos have merely drawn more attention to a consistent rate of police shootings.
There is an obvious disconnect here. The LAPD's numbers are misleading, and these videos provide clear evidence of violence. While the police department is holding public meetings on the arrests, it remains to be seen whether it will hold those responsible accountable, or simply offer more excuses while committing fatal violence with impunity.
New Resources and Opportunities
Resources for celebrating Constitution Day
Today is Constitution Day, celebrating the anniversary of the Constitution's signing in 1787. Since 2004, Congress has dedicated every September 17 to promoting the values of the US Constitution, offering a great opportunity to reach out to your community.
Our Constitution is a document that has inspired hopes, controversy, drama, and debate, throughout America's history. Over 200 years after its signing, Americans are still debating what the Constitution requires, including on issues such as due process vs. indefinite military dentation, racial profiling vs. equal protection and freedom from unreasonable searches & seizures, and privacy vs. dragnet surveillance and infiltration of advocacy groups.
Constitution Day provides great opportunities for action –both in the streets and in the classroom. BORDC has put together a set of recommended resources for (professional or guest) teachers interested in educating students about the Constitution and its importance. Helping students to better understand our Constitution can be a great way to engage them in the struggle to defend civil liberties and civil rights.
Visit us online for downloadable lesson plans, put any that may be useful to work in a classroom near you, and let us know how it goes!
Another tool that can help you educate your community is Time Magazine's The Constitution: The Essential User's Guide. The book includes the history of the founders and their relationships to the Constitution, and also suggests their potential reactions to contemporary issues. The book also includes the full Constitution, as well as commentary on the more controversial amendments. The Constitution: The Essential User's Guide is extremely accessible and relatively affordable at $14.95.
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Gingered Pears
Crystallized ginger is ginger that has been cooked in a sugar syrup and coated with coarse sugar.
Yield: 4 servings
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 106
- Calories from fat: 20%
- Fat: 2.3g
- Saturated fat: 0.4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 0.6g
- Carbohydrate: 23g
- Fiber: 2.8g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.0mg
- Sodium: 23mg
- Calcium: 0.0mg
- 2 teaspoons margarine or butter
- 1 large firm ripe red pear, cut into eighths
- 1 large firm ripe green pear, cut into eighths
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
- 1. Melt margarine in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add pear pieces; cook 2 to 3 minutes. Remove pear with a slotted spoon. Set aside, and keep warm.
- 2. Add orange rind and remaining 3 ingredients to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook 3 minutes or until mixture is reduced by half. Return pear to skillet, and cook until pear is tender.
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"The New York Times" had an article last week on binge eating, and how it's a huge problem for MEN. But the problem is, guys won't admit it, or they're not even AWARE of it.
--That's partly because only around 10% of patients with anorexia and bulimia are men. But according to the article, binging on huge amounts of food is something men do just as much as women.
--One guy they talked to was an EXTREME case. He admitted he sometimes used to eat between 10,000 and 15,000 calories in the span of about 90 MINUTES.
--And you don't have to be overweight to be a binge eater. About 30% of people who struggle with it AREN'T obese or overweight.
--But binge eating isn't the only issue men have when it comes to food. Here are three more bad eating habits a lot of guys struggle with.
#1.) Always Cleaning Your Plate. If it's what your parents taught you, it's a hard habit to break. But when you order something at a restaurant, it's usually WAY more than a single serving. So you pretty much always need a doggy bag.
--If you're at home and can't stand the thought of wasting food, just pay attention to how much you're putting on your plate to begin with. And don't pile on more than you need.
#2.) Eating Too Fast. According to dining etiquette, you're actually supposed to put your fork DOWN while you're chewing. And it makes sense when it comes to your weight too, because it gives you a chance to feel full.
--If you just shovel food into your mouth, you tend to eat more.
#3.) Eating Too Much Meat. Most guys have red meat or chicken with almost every meal. But they tend to shy away from fish, which is obviously better for you.
--In fact, just eating fish OCCASIONALLY can make a difference in your health. Even if it's once a week.


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PHILADELPHIA — Here are the Falcons' grades for the 30-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
A-plus — Quarterbacks: Ryan bounced back from his worst game of the season in grand fashion as he directed the Falcons to scores on their first six possessions. The Falcons set the tone with the 16-play, 80-yard touchdown drive to open the game.
B-plus — Running backs: Michael Turner, Jacquizz Rodgers and Jason Snelling all did some damage. Even wide receiver Julio Jones helped the rushing attack with a 9-yard gain. Turner's numbers were not great (24 for 58 yards), but the Falcons kept pounding away at the Eagles defense in order to slow down the pass rush from their "Wide Tackle Nine" alignment. Rodgers came through with the back-breaker 43-yard run and
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The decentralized Web network — considered either transparency watchdogs or tech terrorists, depending on your perspective — has made headlines recently over members' alleged hacks of major corporations. Last week, an FBI raid resulted in the arrests of 14 people connected to the "hacktivist" movement, including residents of Brooklyn and Long Island. Anonymous and its loosely affiliated groups have taken credit for infiltrating corporate websites like Monsanto and Sony, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety. But not all Anonymous members believe in hacking, members of NYCAnon, a New York City chapter, told Metro. "Hacking doesn't accomplish anything," said Mike Vitale, 26, a network administrator from Flushing. Anonymous Book to Amazon: Hacktivist Authors Cozy Up to the Fire. Gregg Housh and Barrett Brown's book about Anonymous, the online activism collective known for digital protests and acts of civil disobedience, has been sold to Amazon Publishing editorial director Julia Cheiffetz.
According to the notice on Publishers Marketplace, Anonymous: Tales From Inside The Accidental Cyberwar was "pitched as Barbarians at the Gate for the digital era" and tells "the story of the ordinary people who became hacker-activists and successfully brought down government agencies and multinational corporations around the world." Anonymous recently secured local notoriety by releasing the personal data of pepper spraying New York City Police officer Anthony Bologna. Anonymous. Inside Anonymous, Members Find Shelter In A Collective Voice. Within the ranks of Anonymous, one member had crossed a line: He granted an interview to a reporter, discussing his role in the shadowy hacker group.
"Attempting to use all the work that so many have done for your personal promotion is something I will not tolerate," another member told him in the group's Internet chat room after reading the article. The hacker who gave the interview was then banished from the online forum, a lesson to others who shine too brightly in a movement that takes pains to speak with one collective voice. This incident sheds light on the inner workings of Anonymous, the loose-knit collection of hackers that has claimed responsibility for a wide assortment of computer security breaches in recent months, successfully penetrating the defenses of Sony, the CIA and other government sites.
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Inside Iran
A journey into one of the most misunderstood countries in the world.
Monthly Archive for July, 2010
More Odd News from Iran
This week there were several stories out of and about Iran that picked up lots of attention, all of which served as reminders that we have a long way to go to really understanding that place. First there was the silliness about the male haircuts deemed permissible under Islam. As far as I can tell, […] [Read More]
Camp for young Iranian-Americans comes to the Bay
Next week Notre Dame De Namur University will play house to Iranian Alliances Across Borders' Fifth annual Camp Ayandeh, a weeklong intensive billed as a leadership conference for Iranian American high school students and college freshman. According to IAAB's Executive Director Mana Kharrazi. "Our activities focus on leadership abilities such as decision making, active-listening, and […] [Read More]


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Everything Upworthy Can Teach Journalists
This week, New York magazine has a profile of the website we all love to hate: Upworthy.
Upworthy is the bane of many a journalist's existence. It peddles in clicks, and has people sharing, painlessly and by the millions, pieces of content that concern topics we actually want to report on. A 10-page feature or package with video on the effects of poverty takes months to prepare and weeks to garner attention on Twitter. They find one video on the topic and it has thousands of views. It's more BuzzFeed-y than BuzzFeed; they at least have a news team. You should read the whole piece, though, because there are lessons to be gleaned from their success.
1) Ah, the infamous Upworthy style headline. In one part of the feature, they talk about 'click testing,' where they run through possible headlines and then see how clickable they are out in the wild. If it's not clickable, they tweak. Every media outlet can do this, and if you want to garner more traffic, you should. If you feel icky about changing the headline after it's originally published, just add a note. I see good digital outlets doing this all the time. Slate stories, for example, often have one headline when I see it in the morning and another by the afternoon when I actually get around to reading it. If it requires emails or write offs to tweak a headline or re-run and write a new social media tease to make it more interesting — you're doing it wrong. Read more


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I appreciated this article a lot, as I just had the urge to roll a troll shaman for roleplay. I had thought about making her a member of a lesser-known tribe that comes to the Darkspear for allegiance. Obviously trolls have quite a history of territorial aggression, but I imagined that a tribe that has been living on isolated islands for years might have become a bit more peaceable, and perhaps would prefer to ally with the Darkspear than the Zandalari, considering the warmongering going on with the current patch. I'm glad to know that this potential background wouldn't be ridiculously outlandish.
As someone who loves Vol'jin and the Darkspear, I don't understand why so many roleplayers (not just you) feel the need to play a troll from some other tribe, other than needing to be "unique." The game makes it very clear that all player-character trolls are Darkspear.
Even so, my RP guild allows for non-Darkspear troll characters, as long as they are from one of the Horde-friendly tribes, i.e. Shatterspear and Revantusk. ICly and OOCly, we do not tolerate trolls of tribes that are hostile (which is pretty much every other tribe) or are player-created (thus not supported by lore). We do play as our Darkspear having "clans" (families) to further develop their identity.
After the awesomeness of retaking the Echo Isles and Vol'jin: The Judgment, why would you want to play any other troll but Darkspear?


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Investec Ltd. is an international specialist bank and asset manager company, which provides diverse range of financial products and services. It operates through three divisions: Asset Management, Wealth & Investment and Specialist Banking. The Asset Management division provides investment products and services. The Wealth & Investment division active investment management services for individuals, corporate and executives, charities and trusts. The Specialist Banking division provides diverse range of services, which includes advisory, transactional banking, lending, treasury, trading and investment activities. The company serves in three principal markets, South Africa, Australia and United Kingdom. Investec was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa.


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Are Jewish voters trending Republican—or at least becoming less heavily Democratic? Evidence is accumulating that the answer is yes. The benchmark is the 2008 exit poll, in which Jews were 2% of voters, they voted for Barack Obama over John McCain by a 78%-21% margin. In House races they voted for Democratic candidates over Republicans by an 81%-19% margin. The slightly higher margin for House candidates is in line with the national trend and also probably reflects the fact that most Jewish voters live in congressional districts which are heavily Democratic and which are not seriously contested by Republicans. The 2010 exit poll did not have enough Jewish respondents to provide comparable numbers for the House vote in that election.
Now here's the evidence of the direction in which Jewish opinion has been moving since. In September 2011 the American Jewish Committee sponsored a survey of American Jews. It showed Obama's job rating was negative, 45%-48%, with more negative ratings of his performance on the economy (37%-60%), immigration (43%-49%) and "handling of U.S.-Israel relations" (40%-53%). When paired against Mitt Romney, Obama led by a 50%-32% margin. In other words, Obama was running 28% behind his 2008 performance while Romney, less well known than he is today, was running 11% ahead of McCain's percentage.
The next evidence came from the Pew Research's compilations of party identification results from the multiple surveys it conducts each year. Pew found that overall Republican party identification, including those who lean Republican, increased from 39% to 43% between 2008 and 2011, while Democratic party identification, including those who lean Democratic, fell from 51% to 48%. Then Pew broke down these numbers by religious affiliation. It found that among Jews Republican party identification increased from 20% to 29% between 2008 and 2011 and Democratic party identification decreased from 72% to 65%. That was the biggest shift toward Republicans and away from Democrats among any religious group; the second biggest was among white Catholics.
Now comes the 2012 Jewish Voters Values Survey sponsored by the Public Religion Research Institute. In that survey 62% of Jewish voters say that they would like to see Obama reelected and 30% say they would prefer a Republican candidate. Of those who prefer a Republican, 58% prefer Mitt Romney and between 12% and 15% each favor Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. The pairing numbers reflect opinion on Obama: 61% have favorable feelings about him, 36% unfavorable. A 54% majority say that U.S. relations with Israel are about the same as in the past; only 7% say they are better and 37% say they are worse. That's a disturbingly high percentage for Obama. In addition, 20% say they like Obama's Israel policies and how he's executing them, 15% say they like those policies but don't like the way he is executing them; a majority say that they either oppose those policies (28%) or are not sure of their opinion (36%). That number is startlingly high for a group that is almost certainly more well-informed and articulate than average. Altogether this is disturbing news for Obama. His share of the Jewish vote is down 16% from the 2008 benchmark and the generic Republican is up 9% from McCain.
PPRI analysts depict these as positive results for Obama, and on their face they are. Obama strategists would love to see numbers like these among the population as a whole. But these are figures from a group that supported him by a 78%-21% margin four years ago, and among whom he has clearly lost support since.
Jewish voters are heavily concentrated in the affluent suburbs and affluent central city neighborhoods. They are a significant part of the reason that affluent counties like Bergen NJ, Montgomery PA, Oakland MI and Lake IL have been producing solid Democratic majorities in the last several presidential elections. There are even more white Catholics in these and other affluent suburban counties. If the Pew Research study is correct and the 2008-11 trend is sustained through November 2012, it will be difficult for Obama to match his 2008 percentages and margins in affluent counties. I have been made the case that Mitt Romney's strong performance in affluent suburbs might carry over into the general election and enable him to run more strongly there than any Republican nominee in the last 20 years. These polls indicating a falloff in Obama support among Jewish voters provide support for that case.


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Patricia Ann Freeman, 81, of Viera, Fla., died at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at the Wuesthoff Hospice in Rockledge, Fla.
She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Reinhart and Henrietta Amanda (Olson) Hugelen, and they preceded her in death.
She married Clifford D. "Tip" Freeman, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 1995.
She is survived by a daughter, Penny (Jerome) Sanders of N. Miami Beach, Fla.; a son, Barry (Susan) Freeman of Arlington, Va.; a grandson.
She was preceded in death by a sister and a brother.
Donna Jean Doseck, 88, of Spencerville, died at 2:49 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.
Funeral arrangements are being completed at the Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home in Spencerville.
Marie Cordier, 82, formerly of Celina, died Monday, June 27, 2011, at Hospice of Dayton.
Arrangements are being completed with the Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road (Ohio 703 West Chapel), St. Marys.
Margaret A. Meckstroth, 93, formerly of New Bremen, died at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26, 2011, at the Otterbein of St. Marys.
She was born on Feb. 14, 1918, in New Bremen, to Lafe and Hilda (Neuman) Dammeyer, and they preceded her in death.
On June 19, 1941, she married Rueben H. Meckstroth, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 5, 1996.
NEW KNOXVILLE — Preliminary test results indicate that New Knoxville Local School hit all 26 state indicators this school year.
The Ohio Achievement Assessment tests students in grades three through eight on various subjects. New Knoxville High School Principal Linda Tebbe said, according to what she reviewed, New Knoxville Local School made District Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) and had a Performance Index of more than 100 for elementary, high school and the district, in addition to achieving all 26 state indicators.
ST. MARYS — The city of St. Marys became the second municipality in Auglaize County and the latest across the region to ban the sale and possession of synthetic drugs marketed as bath salts.
During their meeting Monday night, members of the St. Marys City Council approved, under suspension of rules, an emergency ordinance banning sale, possession and manufacture of the synthetic drug that has dominated the news in recent months. The substance, marketed as bath salts, often contains chemical compounds that resemble cocaine and LSD.
NEW BREMEN — A quick start and dominating pitching helped spur the New Bremen ACME team to a five-inning win over New Knoxville Monday night.
"Our pitchers really need to work on throwing strikes," New Knoxville head coach Calib Allen said of his team's 18-0 loss. "We gave up nine walks in the first two innings and that is unacceptable. We have to have our pitchers be competitive on the mound. They have to keep the ball low to get ground balls."
WAPAKONETA — Dylan Knoch didn't take over as Wapakoneta's lead-off hitter until midseason.
Monday night he looked more like a cleanup hitter.
Knoch hit a lead-off home run in the first inning that proved to be the only offense Wapak would need in a 3-0 win over rival St. Marys in an ACME baseball game at Wapakoneta High School.
June 27: The Reach for Two food drive runs through July 4. Barrels are located at Kroger and Pantry Pride in St. Marys.
The St. Marys City Council is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. today at the city building located along East Spring Street.
The New Knoxville Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. today.
June 28: The Reach for Two food drive runs through July 4. Barrels are located at Kroger and Pantry Pride in St. Marys.
WAPAKONETA — In recognition of Adopt-a-Cat Month, many animal shelters around the nation are offering special incentives in June for those wanting to add a cuddly ball of fur to their family.
For those considering cat adoption, there are plenty of kitties in need of a loving home at the Auglaize County Humane Society in Wapakoneta, said Mandy Fouse, animal caretaker and adoption assistant.


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As part of the CAEBAT (Computer Aided Engineering for Batteries) activities, ORNL is tasked with defining input standards that can be that can be utilized by the different software platforms to define all the components pertinent to batteries. This will enable end-users to define batteries in an open format and access different software options based on the merits they offer without the arduous task of migrating input decks from one software to the next. The goals of the open standard are to:
- exploit the hierarchical nature of batteries,
- enable development of Common set of tools to process, visualize, and analyze the input data,
- enable user-friendly GUI and web enabled tools to generate input files,
- enable translation back and forth to various other native formats,
- enable error checking, etc.
Given all these requirements, we have chosen XML as the preferred type for the input instead of plain text (without markup). The current schema specification is the result of several internal and exernal reviews about the best way to describe the battery input in a hierarchical manner that reflects functional components of batteries.
We invite continuous review of this structure so feel free to send feedback. Once the overall structure is agreed upon, specific battery details and in-depth error checking will be added. If you are new to XML, you can click on the tabs above to get some background on XML and schemas. There are also tabs where the actually battery schema (and associated schemas we are leveraging) to download along with an XML input deck (with cooked up numbers) to provide you with an example file for how the XML input deck would look like. The important thing is to look at the structure and weather it will accomodate your demands.


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Rails 2 Riches
The East Coast's premiere rail jam is back and bigger than before
A $25,000 cash purse will be earned by riders making the podium. Come watch all the action as these professional and amateur skiers and riders battle it out under the lights.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Lower Highline at K-1 Base
- Registration includes admittance into the competition, an Under Armour MTN Rails 2 Riches jersey, access to the Oakley Athlete Lounge and Rails 2 Riches lunch provided by Oakley.
- Competitors are NOT required to have a season pass/lift ticket in order to compete, but it is required to ride the lifts.
- Each participant must wear a properly fastened snow sports helmet during all event practice/inspection and competition.
- Scope it out. Make a habit of course/venue inspection before every event.
- Know your limits (skill and ability levels) and stay within them. This isn't the time to try something you've never done before.
2013 Results
Skier Men
- Khai Krepela; Kingston, MA - First Place $5,000
- Dominic Laporte; Saint-Sauveur, QC - Second Place $2,250
- LJ Strenio; Park City, UT - Third Place $1,000
Snowboard Men
- Riley Nickerson; Kings Beach, CA - First Place $5,000
- Jeremy Cloutier; Blainville, QC - Second Place $2,250
- Tim Major; Pittsfield, VT - Third Place $1,000
Skier Women
- Jackie Kling; Lake Harmony, PA - First Place $1,500
- Marie Donaldson; Verdun, QC - Second Place $1,000
- Miranda Holson; Woodstock, VT - Third Place $500
Snowboard Women
- Nora Healey; Holderness, NH - First Place $1,500
- Lily Calabrese; Proctorsville, VT - Second Place $1,000
- Bekah Ashley; Wilmington, NY - Third Place $500
Best Tricks
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|Steven Normandin - Skier Men
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|John Kutcher - Skier Men
|Matt Shaffer (x2) - Snowboard Men
|LJ Strenio - Skier Men
|Jeremy Cloutier - Snowboard Men
|Dominic Laporte - Skier Men
|Lily Calabrese - Snowboard Women
|Jackie Kling - Skier Women
Last Dash For Cash
- Steven Normandin; Sherbrooke, QC - Skier Men $500
- Tim Major; Pittsfield, VT - Snowboard Men $500
- Miranda Holson; Woodstock, VT - Skier Women $200
- Emma Graham; West Dover, VT - Snowboard Women $200
After Party
Check out the official Rails 2 Riches after party at Jax Food and Games, following the competition. Admission will be free, but limited to those 21 or over. Jax will offer drink specials throughout the night, as well prize giveaways that anyone in attendance is eligible to win. Join us there to wrap up a great competition with a fun party.
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As director of communications for Betamore, Kelsey Reck knows the importance of conveying the right message. When we spotted the 26-year-old Canton resident at work recently, she told us that she had an eclectic, contemporary and trendy sense of style. Her ensemble was right on point. Her BB Dakota skirt from nearby Brightside Boutique in Federal Hill allowed her printed silk blouse from American Apparel to shine. Her color blocked wedges by Seychelles, which she also purchased from Brightside Boutique, were also on trend. She also worked in the whole fringe and studded trend with a custom-made cross body studded purse that she got as a gift from a family member. Her accessories were from an array of places. Her necklaces were from Brightside, from a vintage boutique in Montreal, and an Au Max necklace was from South Moon Under. Her bracelets were from J. Crew, Sassanova and South Moon Under. Her watch was made by Timex. "The key to great style is buying things you love, mixing and matching patterns, textures, pairing high and low end items, and being comfortable," she said, "unless the shoes are really cute."


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What should one do , if situations take control of a person's life , as in he wants to do good but bad happens everytime .
You have mixed feelings about your worries. On one hand, your worries are bothering you - you can't sleep, and you can't get these pessimistic thoughts out of your head. But there is a way that these worries make sense to you. For example, you think:
Maybe I'll find a solution.
I don't want to overlook anything.
If I keep thinking a little longer, maybe I'll figure it out.
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You have a hard time giving up on your worries because, in a sense, your worries have been working for you.
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Feb 26 2013: Dear Tarun,
You suggest that "situations take control of a person's life". How can that happen? We are thinking, feeling, intelligent resourceful, insightful humans.....are we not? How can a situation control us......unless.......we allow that to happen?
How do "worries make sense to you" and how have they "been working for you"? I have not discovered any useful purpose for worry. I do not see a reason to do that to myself.
Worry: "to subject to persistent or nagging attention or effort; to afflict with mental distress or agitation; anxious; unceasing or difficult effort; struggle; concern or anxiety..."
Again, I ask the questions...how does worry make sense to you? How is it "working for you"? How is it helpful in any way?
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Honda just launched "Matthew's Day Off", an extended version of their upcoming Super Bowl ad featuring Matthew Broderick. In the 2:20 mini-movie Matthew reprises his famous role from the 1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off by calling in sick to his movie shoot so he can run around in his all-new 2012 CR-V.
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The Floyd County Board of Supervisors met for a special meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 20, 2008 in the General Assembly Room of the Floyd County Courthouse with the following in attendance: Chairman Enabnit, Supv. Staudt, and Supv. Dunkel.
Staudt/Dunkel moved to amend the agenda to include review/action regarding an agreement for professional services for the PSIC grant application project. Motion carried 3-0. Dunkel/Staudt moved to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried 3-0.
Staudt/Dunkel moved to approve the Letter Agreement for Professional Services between Floyd County and Olsson Associates for purposes of writing a grant for Public Safety Interoperable Communications with Floyd County's share of the fee not to exceed $4,700. Motion carried 3-0.
Bridget Moe, Emergency Management Coordinator, read information from a Hazard Mitigation Grant (Buyout) Program handout. Joe Myhre, NIACOG representative, Moe and the Board answered questions from property owners representing three rural homes affected by the June flood. Moe provided homeowners with a Property Owner Questionnaire and will contact homeowners who did not attend the meeting to see if they still have have interest in a buyout. The questionnaire will be used for the County to assess the level of property owners in a potential buyout and assist the County in preparing the grant application for the State. The Board must file a Notice of Interest (NOI) to the State by September 12, 2008. The Board will take formal action on filing the NOI with the state at next week's Board meeting. The Board is also required to have a FEMA-approved Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. Myhre will assist the County with that plan and meet with the Board in September for the Board's approval.
A motion was made by Supervisor Staudt and seconded by Supervisor Dunkel to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0.
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BoomingEchoes said...
Ok.. Really? Was this an article about making money by crafting and then disenchanting what you crafted? Seriously? Isn't this the SAME reason Blizzard has been sticking Enchanters in with Tailors since the beginning, since tailors can make things to disenchant without needing a gathering skill?.. Which is to say its VERY old news?
And honestly your mileage will very with this technique since on my server your probably going to get more for the cobalt then the infinite dusts. Considering that right now Chalcedony are still highly sought after by jewelcrafters and they have a better chance to come out of Cobalt then Saronite the JC's really eat the Cobalt up. It just sells for better, and quicker, then infinite dust. Couple that with the fact that you also have a chance at the gems when mining the ore and that just ups your profit.
The whole point of the article was to make something to disenchant into Cosmic Essences because those still have a fairly high value on the auction house. I don't think Basil is saying this is the ONLY way to make money but its certainly a way to make money. You're right; your mileage is going to vary greatly depending on your server economy and I don't think he needs to put in a disclaimer for people to be smart enough to know that.


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GR DNA binding domain:GilZ 16bp complex-65
The structure was published by Meijsing, S.H., Pufall, M.A., So, A.Y., Bates, D.L., Chen, L., and Yamamoto, K.R., in 2009 in a paper entitled "DNA binding site sequence directs glucocorticoid receptor structure and activity." (abstract).
This crystal structure was determined using X-ray diffraction at a resolution of 2.05 Å and deposited in 2009.
The experimental data on which the structure is based was also deposited.
This PDB entry contains a complex of 3 biomacromolecules, namely Glucocorticoid receptor, DNA (5'-D(*TP*GP*GP*AP*AP*CP*CP*CP*AP*AP*TP*GP*TP*TP*CP*T)-3'), and DNA (5'-D(*AP*AP*GP*AP*AP*CP*AP*TP*TP*GP*GP*GP*TP*TP*CP*C)-3').
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Quentin Tarantino to be honored on 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards
Los Angeles, CA, United States (4E) – Multi-awarded director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and actor Quentin Tarantino will be receiving the Hollywood Screenwriter Award at this year's Annual Hollywood Film Awards for his screenplay of "Django Unchained."
In a press release published Thursday, Carlos Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Awards, said, "We are honored to present this award to Quentin for his unique and exceptional creative vision at this year's Gala."
Tarantino, who is noted for the infamous "Pulp Fiction," has also worked on other big hits such as "Reservoir Dogs," "Kill Bill vol. 1 &2," "Jackie Brown" and "Inglourious Basterds." Since he started his career in the 80s, the 49-year-old film personality has won six BAFTA nominations, ten Critics Choice nominations, four Golden Globe nominations and eight Academy Award nominations.
His latest upcoming project, "Django Unchained," stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, and Christoph Waltz.
Past recipients of the Hollywood Screenwriter Award are Eric Roth, Christopher Hampton, John Patrick Shanley, and Aaron Sorkin.
The 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards will hold its gala ceremony on October 22 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
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