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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Summit Offered Opportunities for Peace, Security
8/13/2014, 3 p.m.
I'm writing to comment on the article "Historic U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Convenes," published in the July 31-August 6 edition and written by Stacy M. Brown. The story focused on several relevant issues: one being, young females' participation in government, and African leaders' ability to connect with the United States in trade and business dealings that can prove lucrative to both countries.
However, it seems that America's dealings in trade and business with Africa leaves much to be desired these days, and as Ms. Bass points out in the article, the button needs to be "reset."
Nevertheless, in noting the persistent challenges that stand in the way of the American economy reaching the record levels in foreign investments like those boasted by China, Africa and other leading nations, the unprecedented summit buttressed the notion that in spite of everything, Africa will always have a strong and reliable partner in the United States.
With that in mind, hopefully at the end of the historic three-day conference all of the African leaders who traveled to the nation's capital in hopes of learning how to create more opportunities at home and abroad, would have come to terms embracing or finding ways among themselves to take hold of challenges such as the Ebola outbreak that could very well destroy their economic accomplishments.
I guess this is where effective partnering comes in not only to accelerate economic development, and improve health and educational outcomes, but to also play a significant role fostering peace and security.
Charles Idelyo
Bethesda, Maryland
An Outstanding Collection!
The article, "Library of Congress Receives Historic Recordings," published in July 31-Aug. 6 paper by Stacy M. Brown was very informative. I was unaware of the HistoryMakers collection and all the wonderful African-American men and women role models whose legacies and accomplishments have been preserved at the Library of Congress.
Stacy Brown did a great job bringing the collection and its new home at the Library of Congress to my attention and I'm sure countless other Washington Informer readers.
The collection is truly a treasure trove, as well as a bonafide source of black history for documentarians, historians, schools, and just about anyone who needs access to the contributions of so many trailblazers who come from and in many cases, remain integral parts of African-American communities across the country.
Sally Jenkins
Laurel, Maryland
Great Photography!
I love of all the colorful and expressive front-page photos, such as the one that accompanies "Historic U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Convenes" which appeared in the July 31-Aug. 6 edition. The photograph was simply beautiful, and a wonderful depiction of the leadership that's evolving in Africa. Many of the photographs that appear inside of the paper are equally as attractive.
However, those on the front-page, that include the tell-all photo by Shevry Lassiter, capturing the depth of construction taking place at Ballou High School in Southeast in the July 17 paper, speak volumes.
Lately, when it comes to photojournalism, The Informer, in my opinion, offers some of the best images ever.
Of course, no one knows what news – good or bad – the remaining months of 2014 will bring. But I'm sure your skilled photographers will remain committed to bringing readers the strongest possible visuals for the paper and its various social mediums.
Kathy Brown
Washington, D.C.


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Any conversation about the Texas Rangers farm system begins with Joey Gallo, the 21-year-old slugger who led all minor league hitters with 40 home runs in 2013 and then broke that mark this past season with 42, ultimately falling one shy of Kris Bryant's MiLB lead.
Catcher Jorge Alfaro continued to flash his offensive upside and reached Double-A, though his defense is still very much a work in progress. 2013 draftee Alex "Chi Chi" Gonzalez is a high-probability right-hander who pitched better after a midseason promotion to Double-A, and he has the makings of a solid No. 3 starter with his plus fastball movement and deep arsenal. The organization added two impact arms in the Joakim Soria trade, acquiring right-handers Jake Thompson and Corey Knebel from the Detroit Tigers.
Outfielders Lewis Brinson, Nick Williams and Nomar Mazara's tools began to play in games more consistently last season, resulting in the latter two players finishing the year in Double-A.
In this year's draft, the Rangers stole right-hander Luis Ortiz with the No. 30 overall pick, and they also got one of the class' best pure athletes in Ti'Quan Forbes (No. 59), as well as an underrated prep hitter in Josh Morgan (third round).

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Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne - BelgiumSteven De Jongh (Rabobank) has won the 188 kilometre Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne, which became the Belgian season opener after the cancellation of Het Volk yesterday. Benoit Joachim (US Postal) took a long flyer, over five and a half minutes clear with 90 kilometres to go. The peloton began to slowly reel him in as the race started to go over climbs, and the gap dropped below three minutes after the Kwaremont.It was on the Kwaremont climb that the initial selection was made, with approximately 35 riders getting away from the peloton, including Boonen, Zanini, Museeuw, Hulsman, Bettini (all Quick.Step), Cancellara, Vandenbroucke, Petito (Fassa Bortolo), Ivanov, Klier (Telekom), O'Grady (Cofidis) and Hincapie, Van Heeswijk, Devolder (US Postal-Berry Floor). This group quickly pulled away from the peloton, and caught Joachim with 56 kilometres remaining.Once the gap was well established, the attacks began, with Geert Omloop (MrBookmaker-Palmans) particularly active. Quick.Step was aggressive in keeping everything together, but with 12 kilometres to go a group of 8 broke free. Hincapie chased hard, but US Postal had missed the boat. The group hovered some 15-20 seconds in front of the US Postal-led chasers, with De Jongh coming off the wheel of Omloop to take the win over Bettini. Boonen led home the chasers.1 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon3 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis5 Geert Omloop (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans6 Jo Planckaert (Bel) MrBookmaker-Palmans7 Juan Antonio Flecha (Esp) Fassa Bortolo8 Maarten den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank9 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon


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Charlotte Eileen Farris, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Maloney Farris, the latter née Eileen Batt, attended Isidore Newman School, where she was active in band, choir, softball and Quiz Bowl, and served as an athletic trainer.
She is now a junior at the University of Mississippi, where she is majoring in music education; is a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity, the Ole Miss Pride of the South Marching Band and the university chorus; Sigma Alpha Iota, Gamma Beta Phi and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies; and was named to the dean's list and chancellor's honor roll.
Charlotte plays the flute, saxophone, piano and guitar, and her hobbies include watching Saints football and classic movies.
She has worked as a baby sitter, day camp counselor and musical performer at a local hotel, and plans to continue her work as a musician and to teach music on the college level.
As a sub-deb, she was a lady-in-waiting in the court of the Prophets of Persia.
She will be honored at a late-summer party hosted by her grandmother, Mrs. Jefferson C. Steele, and other members of her family.


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A piece of paper can't fight crime
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on November 12, 2009 at 5:36 AM, updated November 12, 2009 at 11:10 PM
on November 12, 2009 at 5:36 AM, updated November 12, 2009 at 11:10 PM
There ought to be a law preventing elected municipal officials from passing useless and unenforceable ordinances. But, sadly there isn't one. Take, for example, the Springfield City Council's 7-1 vote on Monday giving pure lip-service approval to an ordinance that allows police to issue fines against anyone involved in gang activity. Author of the ordinance Councilor James J. Ferrera III has yet to distinguish himself and this latest effort begs the question. "Will he ever?" It is a silly notion that fines will be levied against gang members for wearing gang colors. Right off the bat, does anyone believe they would actually pay these fines? Beyond that, asking his fellow councilors to vote for the ordinance is like asking them to vote for an ordinance banning loud car stereos, as was the case a few years ago. Few would vote no – including the mayor – because they didn't want to be seen as opposing an improvement in the quality of life, but the real outcome is that loud car stereos can still be heard in all the same places they were heard before. Springfield faces an epic struggle in its quest to keep citizens safe from the violence a gang culture breeds. But, the notion that a fine – of any amount – is going to put an end to drug trafficking and street violence is ridiculous. Smart police work, a cooperative community and a swift justice system are needed. This ordinance is a worthless piece of paper. It's just a distraction. Councilor Rosemarie Mazza-Moriarty, who did not run for re-election this year, was the only councilor to recognize the ordinance proposal for what it is: a feel-good, grandstanding gesture filed just as the campaign season was beginning to heat up. Is it too much to ask councilors to provide more analytical and strategic thinking as a team? Can we have more thinking outside the box and less thinking inside the ballot box?


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The Lehigh women's basketball team lost against La Salle University, 48-49, on Tuesday.
After their astonishing win against St. Peter's College, the women faced the La Salle Explorers in hopes of continuing the victory at their first home game of the season.
La Salle stepped up to the occasion, aggressively scoring points throughout the beginning of the game. But, the Lehigh players responded beautifully with tight defense and four blocks at the end of the first half.
Freshman forward Kerry Kinek played an amazing game of defense and made sure to obtain rebounds for her team's benefit.
With two shot-clock violations in the first half, these two teams sought competitive control of the ball against their tough opponent, but Kinek and her team managed to maintain a steady 40 percent shooting rate.
The first basket was sunk by senior forward Kelly Peterson, who later scored three other points and captured four rebounds within the first half alone. However, for every basket that Lehigh gained, La Salle quickly countered the advancement, leaving the Hawks trailing 25-30 at the close of the first half.
As the buzzer for the second half rang, Lehigh began to size up to their competition. Peterson came out strong with a layup and a three-pointer, assisted by senior guard Marybeth Egan, to even out the score 30-30 within the first minutes of the half. From that moment on, the game became a struggle for points, with every point for Lehigh being matched by La Salle.
However, this momentum suddenly fell short in the final minute of the game. With a score of 48-49 with La Salle leading, six seconds were added to the clock in order to recount an earlier bad call by the referees.
Even with the clock reset from two seconds to six seconds, it was not enough time for the Hawks to pull a victory.
"We just got to get better with our execution," said head coach Sue Troyan.
The full court press by the Explorers proved to be too much for our women's basketball team. But this does not mean the end for Lehigh's women's basketball.
The Hawks will compete in the Thanksgiving Challenge against Wagner College at Monmouth University on Friday at 4 p.m. Sunday they will take on Monmouth University at Stabler Arena at 2 p.m.
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Six Group profits buoyed by Eurex sale
Six Group, the operator of Switzerland's national stock exchange, has seen profits jump 46.5% in 2012, buoyed by the sale of its stake in derivatives exchange Eurex last year.
The Zurich-based group said today it posted net profit of Sfr320.1m ($336.2m) last year, up from Sfr218.6m in 2011, thanks to the sale of its 50% stake in Eurex to Deutsche Börse. Operating revenues fell as a result of the loss of its Eurex revenues to Sfr1.14bn from Sfr1.26bn the previous year.
The Swiss group completed the sale of its 50% stake in Eurex in January 2012, receiving €295m in cash and €295m in shares of the German exchange.
Operating revenues at the group's exchange platform fell 14% to Sfr209.5m from Sfr243.1m, while its securities services income, which includes clearing, settlement and custody offerings, fell by Sfr9.6m. Six attributed the falls to "the sluggish equities markets".
Operating revenues grew Sfr9.5m at its financial information unit and Sfr6m at its payment services businesses.
Looking to the year ahead, Six said: "Six expects the difficult market conditions to continue in the current year, even though trading activity and hence trading volume picked up again in the first two months of 2013 on Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland.
"Six anticipates growth in all business areas, in particular in payment services, and will continue to support its growth with targeted acquisitions. On the whole, Six expects a slight rise in operating income. The group profit will be significantly lower since in 2012 it was considerably influenced by the proceeds from the sale of the Eurex holding."
The news comes after Deutsche Börse last month disclosed a widening of its annual loss, from €3.8m in 2011 to €132.7m for the year to December 31, attributing it to its cash-and-stock takeover of the stake it did not already own in Eurex from Six.
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Tigers send down Castellanos, seven others
No matter how well Tigers top prospect Nick Castellanos hit in camp, he was headed to Triple-A Toledo. The way he hit, though, he shouldn't be there for long.
The expected move came Tuesday, with Castellanos as one of eight cuts from the Tigers' spring roster. As a non-roster invitee, he was sent to minor-league camp along with reliever Trevor Bell, infielder Argenis Diaz and outfielder Tyler Collins.
Among those on the 40-man roster, second base prospect Hernan Perez was optioned to Double-A Erie. Catcher Bryan Holaday, right-hander Jose Ortega and left-hander Duane Below were optioned to Toledo. The moves trim the Tigers camp roster to 37 players with 13 days left until they open the season at Minnesota.
None of the moves was a surprise — not even Castellanos, despite his spring tear. The 21-year-old went 9-for-25 with two doubles, a home run and six RBIs this spring, his first with the big-league club. However, it would've taken an incredible set of circumstance to turn that into a spot on Opening Day roster.
"I did well, and they told me I made a good impression," Castellanos said Tuesday morning on his way out.
Though Castellanos came in with an opportunity to compete for a Major League job, Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski made it clear before camp that they wouldn't take Castellanos or fellow outfield prospect Avisail Garcia north with them just to serve as a bench player. They'd have to get enough playing time to justify the move and not hinder their development.
That was a particular concern for Castellanos, who converted from third base to right field last summer and then shifted over to left in the fall. With Andy Dirks ticketed for the bulk of the playing time in left, and the Tigers' need becoming more clear as a right-handed hitter to mix in with Dirks rather than platoon, the numbers didn't fit.
"I was realistic about it, just knowing this is an incredibly difficult team to make, just because the amount of good players on it," Castellanos said. "Sure, just with me performing well and everything, maybe they would reconsider. But still, I thought it was a long shot regardless."
One of the instructions the Tigers gave Castellanos, he said, was that they want him to feel as comfortable in the outfield as he does in the batters box. He'll serve as the regular left fielder with the Mud Hens as he begins his third professional season at age 21.
The Tigers have turned to Toledo early in the season for outfield help in three of the past five seasons. Matt Joyce got the call just a month into the 2008 season, while Brennan Boesch turned a torrid spring into a shot at the Majors by the end of April in 2010 as an injury replacement. Castellanos has put himself in a position to do the same.
One level below him will be Collins, who made a similarly strong impression in his first Major League camp. The 22-year-old went 10-for-29 with two doubles, two triples, a home run and five RBIs.
Of the pitchers, Below came to camp with the best chance at making the 25-man roster, having opened last season in Detroit. The Tigers have a need for both a long reliever and a second left-hander, and Below fits the profile for both.
However, the 27-year-old had by far his worst spring of his three seasons in Major League camp, allowing 11 runs on 14 hits in just eight innings. He'll most likely rejoin the rotation at Toledo for a third season.
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I hope Below can figure it out in Toledo.
Didn't we have forty-five or forty-six play for Detroit last year?? Everyone is going North now. Some to Detroit. Some to Toledo. Some to Erie. Go and play well!!!
Also, Below really didn't make the club last year out of ST, Ortega did. When Ortega got hurt, Below came to Detroit. I see Ortega as closer to Detroit than Below, who slowbyrne acurately pointed out needs to throw off speed pitches for strikes
You mean Marte. He was injured in the exhibition game at Toledo.
being a lefty, Below still may get several more chances to establish himself at MLB level. had a great opportunity last season, now a steady MLB job seems more distant, elusive.
what's the take on Castellanos adjustment to OF? arm, routes, judgment?
He made a really good throw to nail a guy at the plate on Sunday. Off the bat it did not look like he had a chance at getting the guy at the plate.
Holaday is an interesting player. was he considered the best defensive C in camp?


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The 24-year-old piano-playing crooner, whose performances Saturday at Cornerstone Church in Caledonia will be his first official solo shows in West Michigan, also is writing tunes for a hoped-for record deal.
"(The music) will be bluesy, pop -- really good music," Giraud said in a phone interview from Kalamazoo. "I'm going after making good music, period. I'm not interested in making the next big pop single."
Giraud, who finished fifth last season on the Fox singing competition -- America's No. 1-rated reality show -- hopes to have three or four tunes fully baked by the time he takes the piano bench on Saturday.
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When: 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Coming up: Giraud will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Forest Hills Fine Arts Center, 600 Forest Hill Ave. SE. Tickets are $18-$32 at the box office, Ticketmaster outlets, (800) 745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.
"I'm recording songs now with some professional writers, and I'm going to Nashville next week to work with some writers there as well," said Giraud, who's inspired by songsters Norah Jones and John Mayer. "My goal is to get my whole record done by the time I sign with (a record label). Right now, it's looking really good."
Giraud is thrilled and humbled by the fact fans far and wide will be attending his shows this weekend.
"People are coming from all over the place -- Denmark, Kentucky ... it's incredible."
Also incredible: the reaction of fans who packed Van Andel Arena on Sept. 6, when the "American Idols Live" tour of Season 8's Top 10 finalists tooled through his neck of the woods.
"Before I went on, one of the stage managers said, 'Do you hear that? That's the anticipation for you in your hometown.' I'll never forget it."
The mostly sold-out tour "changed everything," Giraud said. "It inspired me and made me want to keep going."
Feedback from the tour helped the Western Michigan University graduate shape his solo ventures as well. "People loved the dueling piano (performance) with Scott (MacIntyre, another finalist). I loved performing 'Georgia' and 'You Found Me.'"
Since the tour wrapped in September, West Michigan's favorite Idol has kept in touch with his amigos from the show.
"I talk to Danny (Gokey) the most, and (Season 8 winner) Kris and Anoop (Desai)," Giraud said. "I get texts from Adam. We all text each other all the time to keep each other up to date on what we're all doing."
One thing Giraud's up to is recording a song with jazz chanteuse Anna Wilson for a 2010 record of duets with country legends.
"I'm the only one on the album who's not a legend," he said with a laugh.
As Giraud fine-tunes his first full-length shows (he returns Jan. 29 for a show at Forest Hills Fine Arts Center), crafts songs and keeps up with his super-famous buddies, the former piano bar performer is more than ready to roll.
"It's exciting for me that so many people want to hear me sing; it makes me a little emotional," he admitted. "I used to be in the background all the time, wondering if there was anyone who wanted to listen to my music. There were so many nights when I lugged my piano equipment all over the place, paying my dues.
"My dream is to play my music all over the country, and right now that's looking good."
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I'm sorry y'all, but I am not believing one ounce of this story. Back in November after I wrote an article for another gossip site about how Leann Rimes and Eddie Cibrian were allegedly making it hard for Brandi Glanville to see her two boys for Christmas (following one of her Twitter rants), Leann pretty much came after me on Twitter from no where, giving me this whole statement on how it's all a misunderstanding, blah blah blah and blah blah blah. Personally, I've never seen a celebrity so obsessed with their public image and thought it to be rather weird for her to be tweeting about everything and nothing practically every ten minutes of the day! Seriously, that woman has to hold the record for the most tweets ever on the social networking site.
Well now Leann has given an exclusive interview to Celebuzz saying that she is in rehab to not only deal with her stress and anxiety but to cope with the cyberbullying that she's been dealing with for the past two years. Cyberbulling? Are you kidding me? The moment I wrote that one post about her, she and her "close Twitter friends" basically ganged up on me for days trying to convince me to pull my post down. While I have no doubt that Leann needs some help, the first thing she should probably do is delete her Twitter account because not only is she obsessed with it, but she also has a very unhealthy approach to using it, too.
I'm sure there's a lot more to this story than she cares to tell us, but I'll be honest that I'm not buying it one bit. The moment her 30 days are up in rehab, she'll be back Twittering up a storm and instagramming Twitpics of her in bikinis and talking about how great her marriage is. Her team really needs to step in and help her out the right kind of way because her image is hurting big time, IMO. Whatever happened to the sweet Southern girl who used to sing some of the greatest country hits from back in the day? Practically every guy I went to high school with had a big time crush on her then, before the whole L.A./Real Housewives makeover that she's had going on since she's been with Eddie. I think we all kind of miss the old Leann, don't we? Let's hope she gets back to focusing on what she does best, meaning she should just work on making great music instead…. and definitely delete that Twitter account for good.
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New Columnists at 'America' Magazine
Those who receive the print edition of America magazine will soon read about the upcoming 5,000 issue of the publication (the current issue is number 4,999), the occasion for some new changes at the magazine. Among the changes is the lineup of columnists, which the editor-in-chief, Fr. Matt Malone, SJ, explains in the latest issue's Of Many Things column. It's provided here below. In reading his introduction to the new staff columnists, you might recognize a name, those of you who get the print edition will see that in the masthead as well…
Even casual readers will notice the changes to our masthead. The really astute reader, however, will notice something even more significant. I'll give you a hint: Look to the top of the Contents page, just below the second uppercase T. See it? That's right: You are holding the 4999th issue of America. That means that our next issue will be a collector's item: so get out the cellophane sleeves and chill the champagne!
The 4000th issue was dated Oct. 1, 1988. My predecessor, George W. Hunt, S.J., wrote at the time that "we calculate that America's 5000th issue will appear sometime in the year 2010." Father Hunt was a typical Jesuit: a 790 on the verbal and a 510 on the math. He was right about one thing, though: He had the good sense to endorse a statement that John LaFarge, S.J., had made in the 2000th issue of the magazine. Addressing America's readers in 1947, Father LaFarge wrote, "We know that you can help us with your thoughts, your ideas, your prayers, your suggestions. We depend on you."
Indeed we do. America is never finished. We're always learning, growing, seeking new ways to bring you a smart Catholic take on faith and culture. So as we head into our 5000th issue, we're making some changes. For starters, new columnists will appear throughout the first half of 2013, beginning with our own James Martin, S.J., recently named America's editor at large. We also welcome Michael Rossmann, S.J., a blogger for The Huffington Post and the 2007 valedictorian at Notre Dame. Margot Patterson, former senior writer for The National Catholic Reporter will also join us, along with James T. Keane, a former associate editor of America, now at Orbis Books. Colleen Carroll Campbell will join us in June; Ms. Campbell was a speechwriter for President George W. Bush and is now the host of "Faith and Culture" on EWTN.
It might seem strange that America would have one columnist who used to write for The National Catholic Reporter and another who wrote for George W. Bush. It doesn't seem strange to us, though. America's century-old motto is Veritatem facientes in caritate, "Doing the truth in love." There is no faithful Catholic voice that is not welcome in these pages; there is no quarter of the church in which America is not at home.
We will also add a new column in the Books & Culture section. Bill McGarvey, former editor of the Web journal Busted Halo, will lead off the commentary. He will be joined by Angela Alaimo-O'Donnell, professor and poet at Fordham University, and Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M., a young friar who just published Francis of Assisi and the Future of Faith. Also, longtime readers will welcome the return of the Philosopher's Notebook, a running commentary on faith and culture in the United States. John J. Conley, a Jesuit, philosopher and playwright at Loyola University Maryland, will pen the monthly column.
One last thing: You'll want to check out the revitalized Catholic Book Club. Each month Kevin Spinale, S.J., a teacher of English at Boston College High School, will introduce a book of special interest to Catholics. You can join that discussion at www.americamagazine.org/cbc.
Of course, change can be bittersweet. With this issue, we also bid an affectionate farewell to columnists Margaret Silf, Maryann Cusimano Love, Kyle Kramer, John DiIulio and Thomas Massaro, S.J. We are grateful for their work, which has enriched us all. We hope to see them again soon.
Whew, that is a lot of change. This much, however, will never change: our commitment to bringing you the very best of who we are, each and every week. For your loyalty and trust, we thank you. For the greater glory of God, now it's on to 6,000!
Needless to say, I'm honored to have been invited to be a columnist at America and I'm very excited about working as part of the excellent team that makes up the editorial board, staff, and fellow columnists of this 100+ year-old publication! To view the America author page, go to: http://americamagazine.org/users/daniel-p-horan Stay tuned for more information!
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Congratulations, Dan. We subscribe to America and look forward to your bringing the spirit and message of St. Francis to this outstanding and thoughtful magazine.
Congratulations, Fr. Dan. I look forward to your column!
This is great news, Dan. I'm one of the new group of columnists coming aboard. I'm the philosopher in the coterie. This should be an exciting moment for the magazine—and for us. Prayers and best wishes that we all might do something for the common good and for the elusive glory of God.
Yours, John Conley, SJ
Br. Dan — always enjoy reading your work wherever I can find it. The fact that you're now connected with one my favorite magazines is even better. Congrats!
Congratulations Dan!


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Using AccountRight Plus SP3.
I go to an existing employee card.
I type anything anywhere
I click OK to save
I get "Error You may not change this information while this employee is being used in Pay Employees"
How can I maintain employee attributes?
Solved! Go to Solution.
27-03-2012 03:20 PM - edited 27-03-2012 03:21 PM
You cannot do them whilst a payroll process is in progress.
Just click the 'Close' button in the 'Process Payroll' screen and you will be asked "Do you want to save this pay run to process later?", just click the 'Yes' button and it will be saved.
Now you can go and change your employee attributes; once you are finished click the 'Process Payroll' from the Payroll command module. You will see a screen similar to the attached, just click the 'Continue' button.
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but what if i am not running payroll i have logged off in myob and even shut down the computer but myob still gives me the error - you may not change this information while this employee is being used in pay employees
09-07-2012 07:02 PM - edited 09-07-2012 07:02 PM
Hi hollywood,
The issue with being unable to make changes to an employee card, is a known issue with some client files.
In order to overcome this, the first thing to ensure would be to CLEAR any existing saved payruns in process payroll. You can do this going to the Payroll Command Centre >> Process Payroll and clicking on NEW PAYRUN, when a window with the option comes up.
If there is no saved payrun and the issue still occurs. Try saving a new payrun for the employee with the issue. This can be done, by starting a new Payroll Process, and then exiting it, and choosing to save, when prompted.
Once done, go back into process payroll and cancel this newly saved payroll transaction, by choosing the NEW PAYRUN option, as described above.
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Hi There,
I have the same problems and have tried all the method you mentioned but without any luck as the error still keep coming. Can you please have this fixed for me ASAP.
I notice that people having this problems since January and still not been fixed. I'm currently using PAck 3 of MYOB2012.
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I have tried to do the same thing and I still come up with the error. I need to update employee addresses for year end PAYG payment summaries and can't update the card file.
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To resolve this issue in your software run the tool provided on our support note "DataException" error when using Payroll in AccountRight Plus 2012.
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Michael J. Rutecki, 54, and formerly of Deptford, was convicted of assaulting Officer Sean Gambale, who was dispatched on March 29, 2013 for the shoplifting report, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
The jury returned a guilty verdict on the fourth-degree charge of aggravated assault on a police officer after a 30-minute trial, in which Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Margaret Cipparrone presented the state's case.
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Rutecki has been in jail for an unrelated offense since July 24, 2013, the prosecutor's office said in a release late Wednesday. According to Officer Gambale, he found Rutecki shouting obscenities at a store security employee after the defendant had been stopped for allegedly shoplifting a bottle of cologne.
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Roger Federer's consecutive Grand Slam semifinal streak -- now at 23 and counting -- is the greatest record in sports. Greater than DiMaggio's 56 games. Greater than Wilt's 100 points. Federer's career major record (15 and counting) surely will fall on some distant day, but the semifinal streak -- even if it ends this year -- will last forever, with no one else even close. It will be a bulwark against all future greatest-of-all-time contenders.
For that matter, so will yesterday's quarterfinal win over Nikolay Davydenko that kept the streak alive. After 10 games, the Russian appeared to be on his way to the Final Four and, at last, his first major title. Skittering across the baseline like a tightrope walker, he pressured Federer with every thumping shot. For point after point, Federer sprinted from side to side until, inevitably, he would frame a backhand or crush the ball into the net. Davydenko broke the 28-year-old Swiss twice to take the first set 6-2 and then broke again to open the second. Frustrated, out of sorts, Federer sat down during the changeover with that far-away, get-me-out-of-here look that you usually see on his opponents' faces.
Or so it seemed. Turns out, that was the look of a man figuring out how to adjust to a confident, in-form player, how to turn Davydenko's strengths into weaknesses. Soon enough, the career Grand Slam champion came roaring to life, got the break back and then blasted off into the stratosphere. He won 13 consecutive games from 1-3 in the second and zoomed to a four-set win, 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5.
"That's the beauty of best-of-five sets," Federer said after the match, referring to when he went down a break in the second set. "I wasn't panicking. ... I just relaxed and thought, you know, maybe if the sun goes and his level drops just a little bit, the whole thing might, you know, change for the better."
The piercing sun did indeed drop away from the court in the second set, and Davydenko's level dropped, too. Of course, the Russian's falloff had a lot to do with Federer, who finally found his own serve and a much-needed backhand rhythm. The sixth-seeded Davydenko, who's been unbeatable the past three months, realized with stomach-throbbing finality that even his best isn't good enough against a determined Federer at a Grand Slam event.
Someday, surely, we'll be right when we start to write Roger Federer's career obituary in our heads. Some observers thought it was all over when Novak Djokovic beat him in the 2008 Australian Open semifinals, with Djokovic's parents chanting "the king is dead" in the players' box as the bare-chested Serbian thumped his chest on court. (Watch highlights of that match below.) Others, heads shaking sadly, lamented Federer's passing when Rafael Nadal destroyed him in the French final a few months later, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0. Still another turning point, it seemed, came last fall when Juan Martin del Potro fought back from a 2-sets-to-1 deficit to beat Federer and win the U.S. Open.
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A fresh coat for Diamond Point woman's home
Pamela LaLonde, 66, of Diamond Point, felt blessed with 50 extra hands through Paint the Town.
The service, benefiting senior citizens and/or disabled adults who own homes in Clallam County, sent 25 volunteers on Saturday, Sept. 25, to LaLonde's house.
They painted her home and landscaped the yard.
"I felt like I had a whole band of angels doing the work," LaLonde said. "Their efforts exceeded my expectations. It is wonderful to know there are people willing to help others in need of assistance."
Volunteers came from Sound Community Bank in Sequim, headed by Michele Sorrentino, Sequim branch manager, and Deon Kapetan, peninsula lending manager; North Olympic AmeriCorps, God's Widow Helpers and Sequim Costco.
Dan Perry, a longtime Sequim volunteer and commercial painter, led the team.
"We had a really wonderful experience," Kapetan said. "The bonding that occurred with our Sound Community Bank teammates was extraordinary and we appreciated the opportunity to serve with other community volunteers."
Pat Downie, Paint the Town organizer, said the project was a huge success.
"By my estimation, it was a quintessential Paint the Town project including several community organizations," Downie said.
LaLonde said the project looks marvelous.
"They did as much as I could have done in two years - without anything growing back, of course," she said. "These people are all so wonderful. Everybody was just really nice."
Downie said volunteers would return to touch up the paint in the near future.
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Global market research firm Harris Interactive announced that its board of directors has approved a share repurchase program of the company's common stock of up to $3 million over the next 24 months. Under the program's stipulations, repurchases will be made at management's discretion in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations; also meeting certain conditions and requirements.
This share repurchase program will give the company flexibility to repurchase shares at its own discretion while also maintaining liquidity. Based on its projected fiscal 2012 performance, the company feels its stock is currently undervalued and views the purchase program as an effective means of enhancing stockholder value. The share purchases will be funded with cash generated from operations, and any repurchased shares will be retired and returned to unissued status.
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Díaz Díaz, Jesús Ildefonso and Antontsev, S.N. (2007) Mathematical analysis of the discharge of a laminar hot gas in a colder atmosphere. Revista de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales Serie A: Matemáticas , 101 (1). pp. 119-124. ISSN 1578-7303
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We study the boundary layer approximation of the, already classical, mathematical model which describes the discharge of a laminar hot gas in a stagnant colder atmosphere of the same gas. We start by proving the existence and uniqueness of solutions of the nondegenerate problem under assumptions implying that the temperature T and the horizontal velocity u of the gas are strictly positive: T >= delta > 0 and u > epsilon > 0 (here delta and epsilon are given as boundary conditions in the external atmosphere). We also study the limit cases delta = 0 or epsilon = 0 in which the governing system of equations become degenerate. We show that in those cases it appear some interfaces separating the zones where T and U are positive from those where they vanish.
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Antontsev, S. N. and Díaz, J. I., (2007). On thermal and stagnation interfaces generated by the discharge of a laminar hot gas in a stagnant colder atmosphere, Manuscript. To appear.
Antontsev, S. N., Díaz, J. I. and Shmarev, S. I., (2002). Energy Methods for Free Boundary Problems: Applications to Non-linear PDEs and Fluid Mechanics, Bikhäuser, Boston, Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications, Vol. 48.
Barenblatt, G. I. and Višik, M. I., (1956). On finite velocity of propagation in problems of non-stationary filtration of a liquid or gas, Prikl. Mat. Meh., 20X, 411–417.
Ladyženskaja, O. A., Solonnikov, V. A. and Ural'tseva, N. N., (1967). Linear and quasilinear equations of parabolic type, American Mathematical Society, Providence, R. I., Translated from the Russian by S. Smith. Translations of Mathematical Monographs, Vol. 23.
Pai, S., (1952). Axially symmetrical jet mixing of a compressible fluid, Quart. Appl. Math., 10, 141–148.
Pai, S., (1954). Fluid dynamics of jets, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., Toronto-New York-London.
Sánchez-Sanz, M., Sánchez, A. and Li~nán, A., (2006). Front solutions in high-temperature laminar gas jets, J. Fluid. Mech., 547, 257–266.
Vázquez, J. L., (1992). An introduction to the mathematical theory of the porous medium equation, in Shape Optimization and Free Boundaries, C, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, vol. 212 of Contemp. Math., Kluwer Acad. Publ., Dordrecht, Netherlands, 347–389.
Zeldovič, Y. B. and Kompaneec, A. S., (1950). On the theory of propagation of heat with the heat conductivity depending upon the temperature, in Collection in honor of the seventieth birthday of academician A. F. Ioffe, Izdat. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Moscow, 61–71.
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OVER THE PAST HALF CENTURY, parenthood has undergone a change so simple yet so profound we are only beginning to grasp the enormity of its implications. It is that we have our children much later than we used to.
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Endangered Jarawa and Onge Tribes of India
Jarawa are one of the adivasi indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands. Their present numbers are estimated at between 250-350 individuals. Since they have largely shunned interactions with outsiders, many particulars of their society, culture and traditions are poorly understood. Their name means "foreigners" or "hostile people" in Aka-Bea.The Jarawa used to be hostile to outsiders at one point in time.
Between 1993-and 1999 , Bush police have reported 73 incidents and deaths of 27 Indians at the hands of the Jarawa. However, the Jarawa made friendly contact with the outside world quite recently.Along with other indigenous Andamanese peoples, they have inhabited the islands for at least several thousand years, and most likely a great deal longer. The Andaman Islands have been known to outsiders since a long time; however, until quite recent times they were infrequently visited, and such contacts were predominantly sporadic and temporary.Villagers complain about the Jarawa coming to their homes and trying to obtain iron for arrowheads from them.But, these settlers can also be seen as people who are threatening the lives of the Jarawa and taking their land from them.
Indian officials used to pay monthly visits to the Jarawa with gifts and items, in hopes of making friendly contact with them. It was on one of these visits that the Jarawa finally accepted their gifts and initiated friendly contact with the authorities.As there has not been much contact with the Jarawa, not much is known about their language and customs.Photographs of the Jarawa are frequently and unscrupulously sold by the shop keepers in the main island- taking photographs of the Jarawa is strictly prohibited, but people for commercial gain with the help of corrupt officials illegally capture photographs of the Jarawa. Mr.Samir Acharya, the head of an environmental organization called SANE( Society for Andaman and Nicobar Ecology at Port Blair has spoken out about the challenges of integrating the Jarawa into the mainstream.
At one time, the Director of Tribal Welfare air dropped gifts to the Jarawa , even as ethnologists worldwide protested. To protect the Jarawa and to protect their environment is the responsibility of the Indian authorities.However, authorities are mercenarily and unscrupulously destroying the ecological heritage of the Jarawa for wood and timber.Instead of protecting the Jarawa reserve, the Indian authorities are destroying it. Another illegal act of the authorities is to allow the Andaman Trunk road to operate in direct violation of an order by the Supreme Court, the apex court of India, which ordered the authorities to shut down the road.Encroachment, poaching and commerical exploitation of the Jarawa reserve continue, causing great harm to the health and well being of the Jarawa. Due to their isolation from the world, the Jarawa have lowered immunity and excessive contact with the outside world can cause them to be prone to diseases. In fact, the jungle hospital at Kalangtala which treats the Jarawa people suffering from various ailments has noted that Jarawa are suffering from conjunctivitis, measles, flu and pneumonia.
The Jarawa reserve is further violated by the tourists and visitors through the operation of a ferry service which carries vehicles and tourists to and fro on the sea between the islands which the Jarawa inhabit. Equally disturbing is the dwindling number of the Onge tribe of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,one of the Andamanese adivasi indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands, located in the Bay of Bengal.The Onge have been pushed into 2 reserves and from a count of 600 Onge, barely a 100 have survived through this present day.They are an endangered tribe as fishermen are gradually capturing their settlement.
The threat to the survival of these tribes cannot be denied any longer. The Indian authorities must act with alertness and promptitude to save the lives and ecological heritage of these endangered tribes of India.
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|Laura Jane Durfee
|Anti-Horse Slaughter Legislation: Bad for Horses, Bad for Society
Part I of this Note will discuss the domestic horse slaughter industry. It will examine what types of horses are sent to slaughterhouses and by whom, as well as how slaughterhouses operate. Part II will discuss the current state of horse slaughter legislation and the legislative histories that led to the current situation. Part III will discuss the forecast for equine welfare and will explain why the closure of the U.S. equine slaughter industry is detrimental to equine welfare, and Part IV will discuss the negative economic effects that will be felt by the abolition of the domestic slaughter industry. This Note concludes by calling for the repeal of state laws criminalizing the slaughter of horses for human consumption, the reopening of equine slaughterhouses in the United States, and the rejection of the proposed Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008.
|Stephanie J. Engelsman
|"World Leader" - At What Price? A Look at Lagging American Animal Protection Laws
This paper will begin in showing that the United States has done virtually nothing to ensure that all creatures are free from unnecessary pain and suffering. This paper will then explore what other developed countries have done towards protecting nonhuman animals in the same amount of time. This paper in no way suggests that any of the countries to be discussed have solved the problem of animal exploitation; however it does suggest that many of those countries have at least begun to make a legitimate and concerted effort towards protecting animals from human greed.
|Geoffrey C. Evans
|To What Extent Does Wealth Maximization Benefit Farmed Animals? A Law And Economics Approach To A Ban On Gestation Crates In Pig Production
A law and economics approach in the current animals-as-property realm could be the most efficient way to gain protections for the billions of farmed animals that need them now. The wealth maximization theory allows for this because it recognizes human valuation of nonhuman interests. However, evidence shows that a market failure exists because of the discord between public will and animal industry practices. Where human valuation of nonhuman interests is underrepresented in the market and, therefore, a market fix is needed through legislation, animal advocates should evaluate the legislation's economic impacts. In the case of a ban on gestation crates, as may be the case elsewhere, legislation may actually prove to be economically efficient, and thus gain the support of those who would not otherwise back such legislation.
|Nicole Fox
|The Inadequate Protection of ANnimals Against Cruel Animal Husbandry Practices Under United States Law
This article looks at available legal protections for all farmed animals, and recommends that Congress enact stricter animal welfare laws.
|Angela J. Geiman
|"It's the Right Thing to Do": Why the Animal Agriculture Industry Should Not Oppose Science-Based Regulations Protecting the Welfare Of Animals Raised for Food
|The purpose of this commentary is to respond to the question, "Should laws criminalizing animal abuse apply to animals raised for food?" The simple answer to the question is "yes," but the reality is not simple. It requires analyzing both the science of raising livestock and the current legal framework, which we must understand before discussing what to require and how to implement those requirements. Continued improvements in the livestock and meatpacking industries and the rising expectations of consumers add to the complexity of the issue.
|Eden Gray
|Changing the Tax System to Effect Humane Treatment of Farm Animals
The meat, egg, and dairy industries in the United States slaughter over ten billion land animals each year. The majority of these animals are raised on capital intensive factory farms. Large farming operations use factory farms to cut production costs and thereby increase their profit margins. Although this industrialization of the animal agriculture business reduces monetary costs, it causes immense suffering to the farm animals and raises significant costs to society, including a reduction in the number and profitability of family farms, an increase in the health risks related to meat consumption, a proliferation of damage to the environment, and a rise in threats to farm workers' health. Current federal and state legislation fails to protect farm animals from the cruel, inhumane conditions common on factory farms. This paper discusses changes that could be made to the tax code to provide incentives to farms to treat farm animals more humanely.
|Veronica Hirsch
|Brief Summary of the Legal Protections of the Domestic Chicken in the United States and Europe
A brief summary of the state and federal laws that currently offer protection to the domestic chicken, whether used for food production, as pets or as research animals. The paper examines laws in the United States, Europe and New Zealand.
|Veronica Hirsch
|Brief Summary of the Biology and Behavior of the Chicken
A brief description of the biology and behavior of the domestic chicken.
|Veronica Hirsch
|Detailed Discussion of Legal Protections of the Domestic Chicken in the United States and Europe
A detailed discussion of the state and federal laws that currently offer protection to the domestic chicken, whether used for food production, as pets or as research animals. The paper examines laws in the United States, Europe and New Zealand.
|Veronica Hirsch
|Overview of the Legal Protections of the Domestic Chicken in the United States and Europe
An overview of the state and federal laws that currently offer protection to the domestic chicken, whether used for food production, as pets or as research animals. The paper examines laws in the United States and Europe.
|Cynthia Hodges
|Brief Summary of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA)
This article gives a quick summary of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA). The Act requires that humane methods of slaughtering and handling livestock in connection with slaughter be used. Livestock animals, such as cattle, calves, horses, mules, sheep, swine, and goats, must be rendered insensible to pain before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut.
|Cynthia F. Hodges
|Detailed Discussion of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) is federal legislation that requires that only humane methods of slaughtering and handling livestock in connection with slaughtering be used. Before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut, livestock animals must be rendered insensible to pain by being gassed, electrocuted, or shot in the head with a firearm or captive bolt stunner. HMSA does not apply to birds or animals killed in ritual slaughter, and lacks a general enforcement provision.
|Michelle Hodkin
|When Ritual Slaughter Isnt Kosher: An Examination of Shechita and the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
Kosher slaughter, or shechita as it is called in biblical Hebrew, is so humane that when performed as intended by Jewish law, the animals don't even feel the cut before dying. Even in modern times and by modern standards, experts have agreed that the shechita method as outlined in Jewish law is humane, and unconsciousness normally follows within seconds of the throat cutting. So how does one reconcile these truths with the video released by PETA of the practices occurring at the AgriProcessors plant in Postville, Iowa? What follows are my own conclusions to that troubling question, and my recommendations to improve the lives and deaths of cows at kosher slaughterhouses.
|John T. Hollerman
|In Arkansas Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Environment?
This article looks at the effect of Arkansas' extensive poultry industry, which operates without regulation, on the environment, wildlife, fish and water quality.
|Rakhyun E. Kim
|Dog Meat in Korea: A Socio-Legal Challenge
This article explores the dog meat debate in Korea from a socio-legal perspective. It first examines the legal status of dogs and dog meat, and the legal protection for dogs under the old and new legislative frameworks. It then discusses socio-legal challenges to banning dog meat in the Korean context, employing examples of both legal approaches taken by other countries and the politics of dog meat in Korea, specifically. The article argues that the controversy over dog meat must be reframed and dog meat be socially redefined in order to protect dogs, which are currently caught in the conflict over their socio-legal status as companion and livestock animals.
|Caroline L. Kraus
|Religious Exemptions -- Applicability to Vegetarian Beliefs
This Note analyzes the likelihood that vegetarian beliefs will satisfy the requirements necessary to secure a religious exemption under the backdrop of New York's mandatory vaccination law, Public Health Law section 2164, and the accompanying case law. The author then presents a hypothetical challenge to 2164 by vegetarian parents, outlining arguments that might be brought by both sides. In the end, the author determines that the most practical approach for the courts to follow would be to adopt a broad definition of religion encompassing vegetarian beliefs, while stressing the sincerity of belief inquiry to weed out individuals not truly deserving of exemption.
|Kyle H. Landis-Marinello
|The Environmental Effects of Cruelty to Agricultural Animals
|In his article, Landis-Marinello argues laws criminalizing animal abuse should apply to the agricultural industry. He further argues that when the agricultural industry is exempted from these laws, factory farms increase production to unnaturally high levels. This increased production causes devastating environmental effects, such as climate change, water shortages, and the loss of topsoil. In light of these effects, Landis-Marinello argues, the law needs to do much more to regulate the agricultural industry, and the first step should be to criminalize cruelty to agricultural animals. This would force the industry to slow down production to more natural levels that are much less harmful to the environment.
|Andrew Linzey
|The Ethical Case For European Legislation Against Fur Farming
In recent years, several member states in the European Union enacted legislation to regulate or prohibit fur farming. This article calls for further action to ban the practice throughout the European Union. The Author notes animals' inabilities to protect their own interests and the role of law to protect these vulnerable interests. The Author concludes by responding to the objections of fur farming proponents, ultimately finding no legitimate justification for the documented suffering of animals raised on fur farms.
|Jonathan R. Lovvorn & Nancy V. Perry
|California Proposition 2: A Watershed Moment for Animal Law
This essay explores the legislative and legal campaign to enact California Proposition 2: The Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, approved by California voters on November 4, 2008. The authors direct the legislation and litigation programs for The Humane Society of the United States, and, along with many other individuals and organizations, were centrally involved in the drafting, campaigning, and litigation efforts in support of the measure.
|Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
|Natural Behavior
This introduction to Volume 16 is provided by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, author of such book as When Elephants Weep, and The Pig Who Sang. to the Moon.
|Fatema Merchant
|Got Organic Milk? "Pasture"-Ize it!: An Analysis of the UDSA's Pasture Regulations for Organic Dairy Animals
|This article discusses the "access to pasture" issue and analyzes the ambiguity that has lead to widely varied farming practices and finished products. The vague language undermines the goals of the National Organic Program and threatens the integrity of the organic seal. This article suggests ways to clarify the standards and offers alternative solutions to the problems facing consumers, organic food advocates, and farmers because of the vague regulations
|Samantha Mortlock
|Standing on New Ground: Underenforcement of Animal Protection Laws Causes Competitive Injury to Complying Entities
This Article explores competitive injury as a basis for challenging the USDA's failure to enforce the HMSA and AWA. Part I.A provides background on claims that the Acts are both underenforced. Part I.B then introduces the problem of standing in the context of animal welfare lawsuits. Part II.A analyzes Article III standing requirements as applied to a competitively injured plaintiff. Part II.B then analyzes what the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) requires for an injured competitor to bring suit against the USDA for failure to enforce the HMSA and AWA. This Article concludes by suggesting that the HMSA provides the best vehicle for a competitive injury suit against the USDA because Congress has made abundantly clear its desire to see the HMSA fully enforced.
|Amy Mosel
|What About Wilbur? Proposing a Federal Statute to Provide Minimum Humane Living Conditions for Farm Animals Raised for Food Pro
This article proposes federal legislation that would provide minimum standards for the daily living conditions of animals raised for food production.
|Elizabeth Overcash
|Detailed Discussion of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
This discussion of CAFOs and animal welfare measures introduces CAFOs and the agricultural industry. It then examines the animal welfare, environmental, and human health concerns that have arisen with CAFOs. Finally, the article notes the legislation and ballot initiatives that have been enacted to address these concerns.
|Elizabeth A Overcash
|Overview of CAFOs and Animal Welfare Measures
This overview of CAFOs and animal welfare measures introduces CAFOs and the agricultural industry. Briefly, the overview notes the animal welfare, environmental, and human health concerns that have arisen with CAFOs. Finally, the overview notes the legislation and ballot initiatives that have been enacted to address these concerns.
|Elizabeth A Overcash
|Brief Summary of CAFOs and Animal Welfare Measures
American agriculture has replaced traditional family farms with the large, industrial-like CAFOs, or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, that dominate the industry today. The modern agricultural industry, however, has raised many animal welfare concerns. These concerns, in turn, have given rise to ballot initiatives and state legislation regarding these issues.
|Kate Paulman
|See Spot Eat, See Spot Die: The Pet Food Recall Of 2007
This comment explores the reasons behind the contamination and the ensuing recall. The author identifies inadequate domestic regulation as the primary reason behind the contamination and notes these inadequacies permitted pet food distributors and manufacturers to skirt responsibility during the recall. The comment highlights changes instituted in light of the recall and suggests further changes to the FDA and its regulations so that this heartbreaking situation can be avoided in the future.
|Nicholas K. Pedersen
|Brief Summary of European Animal Welfare Laws: 2003 to Present
After much legislative activity in the 1990s, EU animal welfare initiatives have slowed in recent years. This article briefly discusses the reasons why by pointing to factors such as changing EU membership, costs, and fallout from extremist attacks. It then explores the possible future of the EU animal welfare movement.
|Nicholas K. Pederson
|Overview of European Animal Welfare Laws: 2003 to Present
After much legislative activity in the 1990s, EU animal welfare initiatives have slowed in recent years. This article briefly discusses the reasons why by pointing to factors such as changing EU membership, costs, and fallout from extremist attacks. It then explores the possible future of the EU animal welfare movement.
|Lesley A Peterson
|Overview of Fur Animals and Fur Production
This overview discusses laws concerning fur farming and the trapping of fur animals. It details the historical use of fur as well as an examination of the current international fur trade.
|Lesley Peterson
|Talkin' Bout a Humane Revolution: New Standards for Farming Practices and How They Could Change International Trade as We Know It
Part I of this Note analyzes the U.S.'s trade obligations under the GATT. Part II discusses the potential ability of various GATT provisions to support a trade measure banning battery cage eggs. Part III discusses the U.S.'s potential ability to create such an animal welfare provision. while upholding its obligations in the Agreements annexed to the GATT. The Note concludes that an appropriately tailored animal welfare measure banning battery cages for hens should be able to survive under the GATT and its annexed agreements.
|Sheila Rodriguez
|The Morally Informed Consumer: Examining Animal Welfare Claims on Egg Labels
Abstract: The labeling of shell eggs fails to reveal the inhumane conditions under which most laying hens are raised in the United States. Most of the eggs sold in major supermarkets come from factory farms. This article examines how the failure to regulate misleading animal welfare claims on egg labels creates a risk that consumers are buying products that they otherwise would not buy. This article explains why, from a moral and a legal standpoint, consumers should avoid purchasing most eggs.
|Matthew E. Rohrbaugh
|It's Eleven O'Clock, Do You Know Where Your Chicken Is? The Controversy Surrounding the National Animal Idenitifiaction System and Its Application to Small and Organic Farmers
Parts I and II track the history and development of the NAIS. Part III introduces the opposition of small and organic farmers to the NAIS, and Part IV explores that opposition. Part V explores legal challenges to the NAIS, and Part VI explores the policy challenges. Part VII examines the USDA's response to small and organic farmers' concerns with the NAIS. Finally, Part VIII suggests possible solutions to small and organic farmers' issues raised by the NAIS.
|Renada R. Rutmanis
|Detailed Discussion: The Rise of Ecoterrorism
This paper examines laws enacted in response to what some politicians see as a trend toward extremism in the name of protecting animals, Congress and several states have passed, or are currently considering passing, legislation setting harsher penalties for those involved in what has now been coined "ecoterrorism" or "agroterrorism." This paper will examine some of the recently passed laws and legislation and the cases which have interpreted these laws. It will then analyze some of the constitutional issues raised by critics of the new legislation.
|Erin Sheley
|"Live Animals": Towards Protection for Pets and Livestock in Contracts for Carriage
This article maps the current legal and logistical circumstances of animals in transportation, with a focus on commercial airlines and meat industry trucking practices, and proposes novel ways of utilizing the existing common law of contract adjudication to win stronger protections for such animals, even absent the fulfilled dream of statutory reform. In particular, it argues that courts should utilize two well-established doctrines of contractual interpretation--unconscionability and unenforceability as against public policy--to arrive at more humane results for animals.
|Craig M Smith
|Brief Summary of Horse Laws
This article provides a basic introduction to the various laws that deal with horses.
|Craig M Smith
|Detailed Discussion of Horse Related Legal Issues
This detailed discussion provides an overview of horse related legal issues, focusing primarily on horse slaughter, wild horses, and horse cruelty.
|Elizabeth R. Springsteen
|A Proposal to Regulate Farm Animal Confinement in the United States and an Overview of Current and Proposed Laws on the Subject
This article will outline the farm animal confinement laws that have passed, the ones that have been brought in front of various legislatures but not passed, and give examples of the ones pending in front of state legislatures across the country. It will then discuss how animal agriculture can inform the public on these issues so that a regulatory system may be adopted that considers the health and welfare of the animals, but also allows for flexibility due to changing scientific developments and accepted animal husbandry practices.
|Anastasia S. Stathopoulos
|You Are What Your Food Eats: How Regulation Of Factory Farm Conditions Could Improve Human Health And Animal Welfare Alike
Part I of this Note discusses the current conditions on factory farms, including the suffering endured by the animals, the unsanitary and crowded conditions, the unwholesome contents of animal feed, and the drugs regularly administered to the animals. Part II describes how those conditions pose significant health risks for humans who consume factory-farmed meat and dairy products, including threats of antibiotic resistance, bacterial infections, cancer, heart disease, animal-origin influenza, and mad cow disease. Finally, Part III proposes six specific on-farm regulations that could drastically reduce such risks and explores whether the proposed regulations could be enacted by the FDA under the existing regulatory scheme.
|Daniel L. Sternberg
|Why Can't I Know How The Sausage Is Made?: How Ag-Gag Statutes Threaten Animal Welfare Groups And The First Amendment
|The purpose of this Note is to investigate this clash and analyze the constitutionality of the five Ag-Gag statutes that specifically target surreptitious investigative techniques. Part I provides an overview of these state Ag-Gag statutes enacted around the United States. Part II summarizes the first constitutional challenge to an Ag-Gag statute - Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Hebert, which is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Part III analyzes the constitutionality of the provisions of Ag-Gag statutes that (a) provide a cause of action for civil restitution for the actual and consequential damages resulting from a violation of the statutes; or (b) implicate third parties by triggering state criminal laws such as aiding and abetting or conspiracy. Finally, Part IV summarizes the author's conclusions about the extent to which the First Amendment shields journalists and newsgathering organizations from prosecution under an Ag-Gag statute.
|Peter Stevenson
|European Union Legislation on the Welfare of Farm Animals
European Union (EU) law contains a range of helpful provisions designed to protect farm animals on-farm, during transport and at slaughter. The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union recognises animals as "sentient beings" and requires the EU and its Member States, when formulating and implementing their policies in certain key areas to pay "full regard to the welfare requirements of animals". EU law has prohibited some of the worst aspects of industrial livestock production: veal crates have been prohibited from 2007, barren battery cages for egg-laying hens from 2012 and sow stalls (gestation crates) are prohibited (except during the first four weeks of pregnancy) from 2013. This article describes and evaluates the above legislation and indicates the scientific research on which it is based. Nonetheless, EU law has to date only gone part way; substantial and far-reaching fresh legislation is needed before the EU can claim to have a body of law which properly ends the suffering inherent in industrial farming and legislates for a positive state of well-being for farm animals.
|Peter Stevenson, Daniela Battaglia, Carmen Bullon, Arianna Carita
|Review of animal welfare legislation in the beef, pork, and poultry industries
|This study aims to give an overview of the legal framework that applies to animal welfare in the EU and a group of non-EU countries. It focuses specifcally on beef cattle, pigs, broilers (the chickens reared for meat) and egg-laying hens while they are on the farm, in transit and at slaughter. Animal welfare standards of four international organizations, as well as a number of private standards established by major food businesses and animal welfare organizations are also analyzed.
|Leana E. Stormont
|Biological Information, Terminology and Hog Production Phases
The article contains general biological information about hogs, farming production phases and commonly used terminology.
|Leana Stormont
|Detailed Discussion of Iowa Hog Farming Practices
This paper focuses on the practice of confinement farming of hogs, specifically examining those practices from the state of Iowa. In doing so, the paper outlines the problems associated with confinement farming of hogs, including manure storage, cruel practices, and zoning issues among others. It then concludes with a look at sustainable agriculture practices from the U.S. and Europe.
|Leana E. Stormont
|Overview of Hog Farming in Iowa
This article describes the decline of family hog farming in Iowa and how farming has transitioned to an industrial model of swine production.


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Stars on Parade 2011: 'New Year's Eve' stills showcase a 'who's-who' of big names
Zac Efron, Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Sofia Vergara...shall I go on?
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August 2012
Hamstrings bother Posey & Pablo, but not much
Wednesday, Aug. 22
LOS ANGELES — On the 47th anniversary of the Marichal-Roseboro incident, no fights erupted between the Giants and Dodgers. Just some injuries which, fortunately for the Giants, appeared mild.
Manager Bruce Bochy said after San Francisco's 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that catcher Buster Posey, who missed the game with a tight right hamstring, could return to the lineup as soon as Thursday, when the Giants open a four-game home series against Atlanta.
"We feel pretty good that he's going to be OK to (play) tomorrow," Bochy said. "If he needs another day (off), he's going to take it."
Bochy removed Pablo Sandoval in the middle of the sixth inning when the third baseman's left hamstring tightened as he ran the bases. But Sandoval insisted that he'll be fit to play Thursday, a sentiment that Bochy echoed.
— Chris Haft
Mijares making contributions
Wednesday, Aug. 22
LOS ANGELES — Jose Mijares could be this year's Javier Lopez.
Just ask the real Javier Lopez.
The Giants acquired Lopez on Trade Deadline day two years ago. He recorded a 1.42 ERA in 27 appearances for the Giants through the rest of the season to help them win the National League West. In the postseason, he allowed just one earned run in 5 2/3 innings spanning nine appearances as the Giants won the World Series.
Mijares' statistics (1-0, 4.26 ERA) aren't as dazzling as Lopez's were. But that's deceiving, because Mijares coughed up all three runs and four of the six hits he has allowed as a Giant last Sunday at San Diego. Usually, he has been as effective as he was Tuesday night, when he relieved Tim Lincecum and stranded runners on the corners by striking out Andre Ethier with a 93-mph fastball.
Welcome to the Giants-Dodgers rivalry, Jose.
"We don't have time to ease him into these situations," Lopez said. "From here on out, these are all must-win games, especially when you're playing divisional rivals."
Among the Giants' left-handed relief contingent, Mijares complements Lopez, who relies more on sinkers, and Jeremy Affeldt, who throws just as hard yet mixes in curveballs to upset hitters' timing.
"He has a little more under the hood than I do. That's why he was able to run that fastball up there," Lopez said. "He's got a pretty good arm."
— Chris Haft
An unusually peaceful plunking
Sunday, Aug. 19
SAN DIEGO — A somewhat rare event occurred Sunday: Padres left-hander Clayton Richard plunked Brandon Belt of the Giants with a fourth-inning pitch Sunday; everybody knew the act was intentional; and yet tempers didn't fly out of control.
Richard was getting even for Ryan Vogelsong hitting Carlos Quentin with a pitch in the second inning.
"It's part of baseball sometimes, so I wasn't too upset about it," said Belt, who was struck above his right hip.
Manager Bruce Bochy felt certain that Richard consciously threw at Belt. "There was no question," Bochy said. "Obviously they thought we hit [Quentin] on purpose. But Vogelsong was laboring out there. No big deal."
Vogelsong was the only Giant who sounded annoyed. But not because he had to settle a score with Quentin, who should be accustomed to getting hit. He has 14 HBPs this year, led the American League with 23 last year for Chicago and totaled 20 in two other seasons.
Quentin apparently glared briefly at Vogelsong after being hit. That didn't sit well with the right-hander.
"The guy hammers balls out over the plate and then he gets [angry] when I throw him inside. It doesn't make sense," Vogelsong said. "I'm a sinkerball pitcher. Every once in a while the ball runs on you more than you think it's going to. I wasn't trying to hit him at all there. Every time you hit a guy in this game now, everybody thinks you did it on purpose. I'm frickin' tired [of it]."
— Chris Haft
Echoes of last year are faintly, ominously audible
Friday, Aug. 3
SAN FRANCISCO — Hints of 2011 have crept into this season for the Giants.
That's not a good thing.
Consider these parallels:
Euphoria swept the visitor's clubhouse at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park on July 28 of last year, when the Giants recorded a stirring 4-1 victory over the Phillies. Tim Lincecum looked great during six shutout innings. The acquisition of slugging outfielder Carlos Beltran from the New York Mets before the Trade Deadline fortified the Giants, psychologically and on paper. They owned a four-game lead in the National League West as they continued their trip with three games against the Reds, who had just been swept in four games by the Mets.
The Giants proceeded to lose their next five games and tumble into a first-place tie in the division race with Arizona. They clung to first place for another week, when the Diamondbacks pulled in front for good.
Fast-forward to this year. Optimism filled the Giants' clubhouse this past Tuesday, after Lincecum worked seven strong innings in a 4-1 triumph over the Mets. That victory broke a virtual tie with Los Angeles atop the West standings and gave the Giants a one-game lead. Moreover, the Giants knew the cavalry was coming in the form of multitalented outfielder Hunter Pence, who arrived from Philadelphia in a trade that was officially announced about two hours before the Trade Deadline struck. Pence would make his Giants debut behind Matt Cain, he of the perfect
game and the All-Star Game triumph, against the disappointing Mets, who arrived in San Francisco having lost 14 of their previous 17 games.
The Giants proceeded to lose the series' final pair of games to New York, collecting seven hits in the process. They still lead the West, with Los Angeles trailing by a half-game and the D-backs two games behind. Nevertheless, the Giants clearly are in a precarious situation. They've lost seven of their last eight games and must play 19 of their next 29 games on the road.
The Giants' performance during that stretch could determine whether they're pursuing postseason glory in September or staring enviously at the Dodgers and D-backs as they pull away from them in the standings.
It's easy to suggest that the Giants are bound for another agonizing August and a desperate September. But perspective must be maintained. It's entirely possible — the coming weeks will tell the story — that this is their nadir, that their offense will thrive once Pablo Sandoval returns from the disabled list (perhaps in a week) to complement Buster Posey, Melky Cabrera and a motivated Pence, and that the starting pitching, which remains the division's best, will help San Francisco outclass their rivals.
Finally, don't forget about that second Wild Card spot. Sure, it's a cheap way to reach the postseason, but it opens the window of opportunity longer for legitimate contenders. Thus the intensity of this stretch drive could generate more excitement than most.
As a result, the time has arrived for teams such as the Giants to strive to summon their best each and every day. It'll be a pleasure to watch.
— Chris Haft
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