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Kings Mutual bantam Wildcats Goalie Paul Janes may not have been that busy in his team's Dec. 15 game against Truro, but he was solid, allowing just one third period goal in a 6-1 Wildcats' victory. (John DeCoste)
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It was one step forward, one step back for the Kings Mutual Bantam Wildcats on the Dec. 15-16 weekend.
Kings Mutual defeated the Truro Bearcats 6-1 on Dec. 15, then dropped a 4-2 decision to the first-place ACCEL Hawks Dec. 16. Both games were played at the Kings Mutual Century Centre in Berwick.
The results allowed the Wildcats to maintain their sixth-place standing in the 12-team Nova Scotia Major Bantam League with a record of 8-7-5 for 21 points, two ahead of Newbridge Senators and three behind fifth-place Mobil 1 Barons.
Kings Mutual also inched closer to breaking even in terms of goal differential on the season. Through Dec. 16, the Wildcats had scored 66 goals and allowed 68.
On Dec. 15, Kings Mutual took a 3-0 lead after one period and added three more goals in the second before Truro scored the only goal of the third period to spoil Paul Janes's shutout bid.
Cody Burghardt, Cole Rafuse and Dylan Taylor had first-period goals for the Wildcats. Drake Batherson added a natural hat trick by scoring three straight times in the second, the first two of which were shorthanded markers.
Batherson added an assist for a four-point night, while Taylor earned two assists for three points in all for the Wildcats, who outshot Truro 23-19.
The following day, ACCEL Hawks took a 2-0 lead after one period on a power play goal by Michael O'Leary and an even-strength marker from Gaetan Tremblay.
Dylan Riley got Kings Mutual on the board early in the second, but O'Leary and then Morgan Barron struck for the Hawks for a 4-1 lead. Burghardt got one of those goals back, but that was as close as the Wildcats would get on this occasion.
This time, Kings Mutual had the edge in shots on goal, 25-15.
Through 20 games, Gregor MacLeod led the Wildcats in scoring with 28 points on seven goals and 21 assists. Batherson was close behind with 27 points, including a team-high 15 goals, while Cole Rafuse was third overall at 14-9-23, including a team-high three power play goals.

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Corey Paltridge's smiling face radiates love and life through his mum and dad's home.
Every morning, dad Kevin says hello to the treasured photograph.
"I say 'good morning mate, how are you going'," Mr Paltridge said. He also has his son's image tattooed on his left arm, with the words "Corey, my mate, my son".
That's the bond they had, father and son. But it never had a chance to grow beyond a tragic night 10 years ago after Corey went to Bali with mates from Kingsley Football Club on an end of season trip.
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And not even the love for life which Corey, aged just 20, could call on was able to save him from the terrorists' hatred.
Mr Paltridge, who ran a limousine business, drove the Kingsley boys to Perth Airport.
He got home from work early the next morning and his wife Pat, who had been dozing awaiting his return, heard on the radio news something about a bomb.
But it did not register until they got a phone call just before 3am from Norelle Quayle, whose husband Simon was the club coach.
A bomb had exploded at the Sari Club. Nine of the boys were missing. Corey was one of them.
Mr Paltridge can recall the moment clearly. "I still remember saying to Pat, 'Put the billy on, it's going to be a long night'," he said.
As word spread about the tragedy, their house filled with people.
"By 10am our kitchen was full of Corey's friends," Mrs Paltridge said. "Everybody was standing around in disbelief."
On the third day, they got the crushing news that Corey's body had been identified. The outpouring of support is something the couple will never forget.
There were calls, cards and hugs, even from people they did not know.
Mrs Paltridge said Corey's funeral was held the day before his 21st birthday.
"I went to the chemist to get something to settle me," she said. "The lady said, 'Tell me your son wasn't Corey'. I said 'yes'.
"She was crying behind the counter, she was hugging me. She said, 'He has the most beautiful face'.
"He was just one of these people, people just loved him. He was very affectionate, very warm, always laughing, just a really beautiful personality. He was so respected and so loved.
"He was very adventurous. He would do everything, go everywhere, always having a laugh and a good time.
"Sunday night he would come in and I would close those doors and think 'we have got through another weekend'.
"I just believed that one day, we would get a call to say that something had happened."
When an excited Corey prepared for the Bali trip, Mrs Paltridge said she had to make an effort to relax about her boy. "I thought 'I just have to let go'. For the first time, I didn't worry about him and then - that's what happens."
The loss rocked them. To cope, Mr Paltridge sought strength from other dads who had lost boys on the trip. And from the pub.
Eventually it got too much.
"It got to the stage where Pat said 'OK, Kev, that's enough'," Mr Paltridge said. "She said, 'We are moving, we have to get you away from the pub. You can either come or drink yourself to death'.
"I thought, this has got serious. I have to change my ways and thankfully I did."
Mrs Paltridge said that the very public nature of the anniversaries of the bombings had helped her get through.
"I think all those people loved him and I have all that love and support around me. That's good for me," she said.
And the love of, and love from, the football club remained strong.
Corey had saved money for a deposit on a house and the Paltridges decided to use it to sponsor an award for the player in the colts team "who plays Corey's way".
"He was never the best footballer in the side but always gave you 100 per cent," Mr Paltridge said.
Award recipients knew what it meant and walked a little prouder.
"The boys that came back, they are like my surrogate sons," Mr Paltridge said.
But he has one big regret. That he never told Corey before he left that he loved him.
"He knew it but I wish I had said it at the airport," Mr Paltridge said. "The only thing I said was, 'Be careful mate, look after yourself'. I wish I had said 'I love you mate'. Now, to the boys that have come back, I tell them as part of everyday life.
"But I keep asking why? Why did this happen? There probably is no answer."
Mrs Paltridge said they wanted to say a special thankyou to their families and friends who had been there for them from day one.
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In my final Foxton's Food & Wine Festival posting for this year, I thought I would touch upon some wines that stood out for me and maybe a few disappointments from the Grand Tasting.
I love Cava's and it was exciting to find a new one called Poema. This is a Cava Brut that retails for about $12 - a real steal. It was a classic Brut displaying all the notes of bread, yeast and fruit with a long finish. Surpisingly, I enjoyed the Stags Leap 2005 Petite Sirah ($31). Some new wines I found were Wolf Trapp 2007 from South Africa $7, Dona Paula Seleccion de Bodega Malbec 2005 from Argentina ($36), Bodegas CARO Amancaya 2007 from Argentina ($15), Chateau d'Aussieres Corbieres 2004 from France ($25) and the new vintage of Los Vascos Cabernet 2006 Riserva from Chile ($13).
Some wines I just didn't enjoy include the wines from Duckhorn. I tried the 05 Pinot, 05 Merlot, 05 Paraduxx and 02 Three Palms Merlot. I found them too oaky for my palate and not worthy of the price. I was also disappointed with Italy's Biondi Santi Sassoalloro 2004 and Querciabella Chianti Classico 2005. I wanted them to blow me away, but they were just ok.
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A man accused of fatally shooting a New Orleans teen in the summer of 2010 is standing trial this week, and a jury is expected to reach a verdict Friday.
Irvin Darensbourg, 22, is accused of gunning down 17-year-old Trevon Tanner while he was sitting on a 7th Ward porch on Aug. 11.
Opening statements began Thursday (April 24) morning in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Julian Parker's courtroom.
Darensbourg is one of three men arrested in the shooting, which injured one other teen.
His co-defendants, LaJuan Thomas, and Kevin Thomas Jr., entered into plea negotiations with prosecutors earlier this year.
According to police reports, on the day of the murder, Tanner and a friend were sitting on the porch of a home near the corner of D'Abadie and Paul Morphy streets about 2:40 p.m. when a silver Volkswagen drove up behind them.
Witnesses said at least one man - described as a light-skinned with dreadlocks who was dressed all in black -- got out of the car and began firing at the teens.
Tanner was shot in the forehead, the bullet entering directly above his eye, puncturing his brain. Another teen was grazed in the shooting, police said.
Paramedics rushed both teens to the hospital, and Tanner succumbed to his injuries a little more than six hours later.
After interviewing several witnesses, police soon developed the three men as suspects and a little more than two weeks after the killing, on Sept. 30, Darensbourg and Kevin Thomas were arrested.
LaJuan Thomas, whose relation to Kevin Thomas is unclear, was arrested on Nov. 16. Detectives said that the gun used in the shooting was later found in the waistband of LaJuan Thomas' pants.
Prosecutors Laura Rodrigue and Robert Moore called several witnesses to the stand on Thursday, including former homicide detective Desmond Pratt, who was convicted on charges of sexual battery earlier this year and is currently serving a 3-year prison sentence.
Pratt testified that while he was investigating Tanner's murder, an eyewitness to the crime identified Darensbourg as one of the shooters. That witness later told prosecutors that Pratt had pointed to a photo during the lineup, and that he had at one point been hesitant to testify because he "feared for (his) safety."
When questioned if he had pointed to Darensbourg's photo during the lineup, Pratt denied the allegation.
"I sure did not," he told the jury.
Darensbourg, who is represented by attorney Eric Malveau, maintains that he was at a nearby barber shop getting a hair cut when the murder occurred, and therefore could not have committed the crime.
Police said that at the time of the shooting, no one came forward to back-up Darensbourg's alibi. But when Malveau called on the owner of the barber shop to testify, he told the jury that he did remember seeing the teen in his shop that day, although his recollection of the time frame and particulars was blurry.
He told the jury he did not keep paper records for all his customers, especially regulars, which he said Darensbourg was.
Darensbourg was originally charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and first-degree murder, but prosecutors downgraded the first-degree murder charge to one of second-degree murder before his trial began on Wednesday.
If convicted, Darensbourg faces a mandatory life sentence.
On March 17, LaJuan Thomas, 20, received a 32-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder, manslaughter, and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder without the possibility of probation or parole.
Earlier this month, Kevin Thomas, 29, pleaded guilty to two counts of accessory after the fact and two counts of attempted second-degree murder, netting himself a 10-year sentence in exchange, also without the possibility of any type of early or conditional release.Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Friday morning and the trial is expected to wrap by the end of the day.


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October 24, NHL.com: The Detroit Red Wings were counting on Henrik Zetterberg to take a step forward this season and become an elite player. So far, so good.
Zetterberg has done everything the Wings could have asked so far, scoring a league-leading 17 points to help Detroit get off to a 6-2-1 start that includes a 3-1 record on its just-concluded Western trip. Zetterberg has at least one point in all nine games, and going back to last season, has a 16-game points streak. He's had six multiple-point games this season and is third in goals and second in assists. Zetterberg is also one of the NHL's best faceoff men. He's won 55.9 percent of his draws and had only one game in which he didn't win at least half of his faceoffs.
No one expects Zetterberg to keep scoring at this kind of pace, but he's on target for his first 100-point season and he's in position to give Sidney Crosby a challenge for the NHL scoring title, if he can stay healthy - he's missed 15 or more games in two of the last three seasons.


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By Kosuke Takahashi
TOKYO - If you love a good, multi-layered mystery, and convoluted Asian machinations with international implications, then you'll love this one.
Speculation among North Korea watchers is feverish and rampant, and experts are trying to figure out what's going on with the world's last grand personality cult in the world's most reclusive kingdom. Some of the ubiquitous portraits of North Korea's Dear Leader Kim Jong-il are disappearing, reportedly at his direction, from some but not all public places in Pyongyang. Furthermore, the standard honorific "Dear Leader" has been dropped in many cases.
Reports on North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il's order to remove his portraits from some public places in Pyongyang are prompting rife speculation worldwide. Some analysts have said "Dear Leader" Kim might have been shifted from the top position, signaling the beginning of his downfall at a time of unprecedented economic and international political problems. Some said it could be preparation for the transfer of power to one of Kim's sons. Some said Pyongyang is just switching old portraits for new ones bearing a better, older likeness, while others conjectured Kim has just decided to show the world that the Hermit Kingdom will humanize a bit and open up a bit toward the outside world. This suggestion of possible humanism, humility and almost certain pragmatism comes at a time when North Korea, like the rest of the world, is increasingly conscious of the hardline United States administration, in advance of the still-unscheduled next round of six-party talks on defusing the Pyongyang nuclear crisis.
Nobody is sure about what is really going on. Is this an authentic downsizing of the larger-than-life personality cult, an effort to win friends and influence people, or the result of a power struggle by those dissatisfied with Kim Jong-il's refusal to undertake reforms and make concessions at a time of unprecedented international pressures, a barely sustainable economy, and now a Japan that is considering economic sanctions over its citizens abducted by North Korea years ago?
"Those portraits' removal aims to get more sympathizers with Pyongyang from international society, especially targeting South Korea's pro-North politicians and younger people by showing the world the softening of a personality cult at home," Lee Young-hwa, the representative of Rescue the North Korean People! (RENK), a Japan-based citizens' group supporting North Korean asylum seekers in China since early 1990s, told Asia Times Online. Lee is also an economics professor and third-generation Korean resident in Japan.
Many are surprised to learn that this is not the first time Kim, now 62, has ordered his own portraits to be taken down from public buildings. This goes back to the summer of 2002. It first happened in Japan in the Chongryon society, an organization of North Korean residents who for years boasted iron-clad solidarity for their motherland. The purpose for the removal of Kim's portraits from public spaces in Japan had been to emphasize Koreans' unity, North and South, as the same race. At that time the move sought to soften, dilute, even diminish the ideology of a personality cult and to play up Kim's conciliatory stance toward South Koreans - putting people before ideology. Kim specifically ordered Chongryon (the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan) to remove his portraits from North Korean schools in Japan in order to win more pro-North Korea supporters from ethnic Koreans, to make them future Chongryon members and encourage them to enroll their children in Chongryon-affiliated schools.
Kim now seems to have decided to do the same thing domestically, especially when Pyongyang faces a profound international predicament, ranging from its stubborn refusal to do away with its nuclear-arms program to Tokyo's fury over its citizens abducted over the years by North Koreans. He may well have been trying to attract more South Korean supporters for his dynasty, just by showing some limited, possibly just cosmetic, flexibility in his Stalinist nation. It might be Pyongyang's typical divide-and-rule strategy in dealing with South Korea, the United States and Japan, this time counting on pro-North supporters in the South.
The Russian news agency Itar-Tass was the first to report on Tuesday that many paintings of Kim were being removed from their usual positions, alongside those of his father, North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung. Adding fuel to the speculation on Thursday, Radiopress, the Japanese monitoring agency of North Korean media, reported that North Korea's official media on Wednesday dropped the glorifying description of "Dear Leader" from Kim's title. Radiopress said the North's Korean Central Broadcast, the Korean Central News Agency and other media simply described him as "general secretary of the Workers Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] National Defense Commission, and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army".
In the latest development, a North Korean diplomat who defected to the South last year said on Thursday that Kim himself ordered the portraits removal as early as last year, according to the Korea Times. On the same day, Japanese media reported that Kim's portraits have been removed only from certain public places - those frequented by foreign guests, including the People's Culture Palace - not from all public places in Pyongyang or across the country.
Whenever Kim actually decided to take down his portraits, at least some of them, he appears to have believed that without de-emphasizing his personality cult, leavening his rigid ideology and thus getting more support from South Koreans - especially from the pro-North ruling Uri Party members in Seoul - he cannot effectively confront the US and Japan over Pyongyang's nuclear-weapons program and its past abductions of Japanese citizens.
After Kim's order in late August 2002, Chongryon directed all of the pro-Pyongyang 110 Korean elementary and junior high schools across Japan to remove his portraits; most of this took place in September 2002. Behind this move was the dwindling number of North Korean residents in Japan. Currently about 600,000 North and South Koreans are said to live in Japan. More than 500,000 are said to be South Koreans, while only 100,000 are North Koreans. Until the 1960s the numbers from each Korea had been almost the same. But recently, many Koreans have changed their nationality from North to South. Moreover, not a few Koreans have become naturalized Japanese citizens in recent years.
As a result of all these factors, enrollment in pro-Pyongyang schools is falling year by year. This trend was fueled by expensive tuition, due to the lack of subsidies from the Japanese government. North Korean parents therefore are reluctant to send their children to those schools, seeking instead to enter them in Japanese public schools.
Moreover, the eruption of the abduction issues - Pyongyang agents abducting Japanese over the years - also accelerated Japan's trend toward anti-North Korea sentiment. Faced with this threatening of Korean national self-determination, Kim ordered Chongryon to take down portraits at schools in August 2002, to make things more comfortable for South Korean parents and to lower their resistance to sending their children to pro-North schools in Japan.
Faced with recent mass movements of refugees from North Korea - more than 460 in July - Kim might have wanted to play down the personality cult to stem the outflow, with some so desperate to leave the worker's paradise that they even climb the walls of various embassies and consulates in China, to Beijing's great embarrassment. Moreover, the decision to lower the profile of the dictator in the reclusive communist state is in line with the extremely adverse situation that North Korea has created for itself. In the past four years, US President George W Bush has applied increasing pressure to thwart North Korea's nuclear-weapons program and chronic human-rights violations. This approach appears to have been reinforced by his appointment of the tough and pragmatic Condoleezza Rice as new secretary of state in his second administration once Colin Powell leaves that post.
As for Japan, Pyongyang has continued the risky cat-and-mouse game of diplomacy with Tokyo as its economy continues to deteriorate - in a bid to run up the amount of potential Japanese economic aid and post-World War II reparations for past wrongs. Today in Tokyo, however, not a few lawmakers and citizens are asking the administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to consider economic sanctions on North Korea. The anti-North Korea attitude has become even more acute after a Japanese delegation's week-long stay in Pyongyang did not yield good news about the fate of abducted Japanese. Instead, they brought back to Tokyo the ashes of at least two persons, including Megumi Yokota, who was kidnapped in 1977 at age 13 (see
The ashes of little Megumi
, November 18).
North Korea now can only rely on South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun's center-left, pro-Pyongyang administration. South Korean political circles are sharply divided into conciliatory pro-North progressive camps of the Uri Party and antagonistic conservatives of the main opposition, the Grand National Party. Capitalizing on these divided political circles, Kim basically appears to have adopted a conciliatory strategy toward South Koreans by downsizing the personal cult of ideology.
Professor Lee Young-hwa, who said Pyongyang is trying to get more Seoul sympathizers, also pointed out that Kim once ordered his portraits alongside those of his father Kim Il-sung to be taken from public buildings in 1978, four years after Kim Il-sung officially nominated his son as his dynastic successor. Lee, an associate professor of economics at Kansai University, said that at the time Kim Jong-il was testing his people's loyalty to him: those who actually took down his portraits as ordered were said to have been punished and sent to gulags, or prison camps, often meaning death. This is one of the major reasons, Lee said, that Koreans cannot take what appears to be Kim's direct order at face value this time around. They are cautious: wanting to obey their leader who says take down his pictures, but also aware that obedience may carry a price.
Moreover, concerning the removal of the glorifying - though some find it odious - honorific "Dear Leader" from Kim's title, Lee said that also signifies Kim's efforts at conciliation toward South Korea. "Recently North Korea has intensified its media campaigns towards [the] South Korean audience, especially in Hangul [the Korean alphabet] on the Internet," said Lee. Now North Korea is coming to realize that the "Dear Leader" title inspires disgust among Korean audiences, especially the young.
Still, Lee said he could not exclude the possibility that Kim just wants to replace his old portraits with new ones because the old standard portraits depict a man in his 20s. Then again, maybe he wants to test his people's loyalty to their Dear Leader, again.
Kosuke Takahashi
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Since combining its football program with Fabius-Pompey seven seasons ago, the LaFayette Lancers have played in Section III's Class C league.
But the Lancers are back in Class D this year, renewing league rivalries with nearby Tully and Onondaga.
Coaches and players are excited about the prospects for the team that went 4-4 last season.
"This is probably the best group of seniors I've had," said fifth-year coach Karl Seemann.
There are 10 seniors on the 30-man roster, so leadership shouldn't be a problem.
The team is going so far as to talk league title.
"That's what we're talking about," Seemann said. "That's what we aspire to. It's going to be injuries and how we develop along the way."
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Karl Seemann (5th year)
2012 record
Practice overview
Some 30 members of the combined LaFayette/Fabius-Pompey team slogged through about 45 minutes of practice in a steady downpour, before thunder sent the team indoors for an hour. After about an hour of running offense in the LaFayette gymnasium, the team took a break and then headed back outside to resume work on its defense.
Biggest shoes to fill
Receiver/defensive back/kick returner Dan Gallagher. "He did an amazing job for us," Seemann said. Also Calvin Anguish and Wyatt Esposito.
Money players
Tailback Billy Steinmetz, quarterback Greg Kreinheder, center/nose tackle Mitch Devine and running back/linebacker Elliott Mueller.
Rising stars
Seemann expects a big year from junior two-way lineman Carl Dickhut.
The coach is excited about junior tackle Ty LeFebvre from Fabius, who moved back into the district this year.
"We've got some sophomores that have showed a few glimpses," he added. "This week, as we get further into full pads, I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do."
Biggest game of the season
"I'm hoping it's going to be that last home game against Weedsport," Seemann said. "I hope that decides who wins the league."
The coach said traditional rivalry games against nearby Onondaga and Tully will be big ones.
Camp T-shirt
No T-shirt, but the coaches always talk about "Lancer Pride" – how players act on and off the field.
This year, the team is also talking about having a fireman's mentality. It's a defensive concept that's spread through the team. "Firemen don't have a choice of what call they're going on," Seemann said. "When the bell rings, they go answer the call. It could be a cat up a tree, or it could be a five-alarm fire. We kind of take that on."
Offensive outlook
Seemann said his biggest worry is depth. "Our first group is pretty solid in terms of knowing what they're doing and ability. After that, we've got some work to do," he said.
Although there have been some position changes, the Lancers are only replacing three starters on the offensive side of the football. Seemann said he feels good about the offensive line and the continuity that group has.
Defensive outlook
Nose tackle Mitch Devine was the team's MVP on defense last season, and Seemann sees no reason he can't have another big year up front. Tim Vales is another stalwart at defensive end. Mueller should be solid at an outside linebacker spot, and Dickhut is at another linebacker position. The defensive backfield features Steinmetz at safety, and a pair of experienced seniors, Jordan Mitchell and Dan Prince, are at the corners.
The team is confident that it can compete for a league title in Class D West.
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Mexico's state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos said Friday it expected three oil companies awarded service contracts in a just-concluded auction would invest some $900 million annually.
Pemex awarded the three incentive-based contracts to the Mexican unit of U.S. oilfield services giant Halliburton, Operadora de Campos DWF and Petrolite, which will develop mature onshore fields in the Chicontepec region of the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.
Those geologically complex areas, which require vast numbers of low-producing wells, were not being developed because they required more technically advanced drilling methods.
The three assigned blocks hold 3P (proved, probable and possible) reserves estimated at nearly 500 million barrels of oil equivalent, while three other Chicontepec areas also available in the auction attracted no offers.
A recent oil sector overhaul gave Pemex - created when the country's oil industry was nationalized in 1938 - more freedom to undertake projects with private firms, which are hired under incentive-based service contracts.
Mexico's constitution bars Pemex from entering into any arrangements whereby contractors would receive any share of the oil produced.
The head of Pemex's exploration and production unit, Carlos Morales Gil, told Radio Formula Friday that the three Chicontepec blocks that did not attract any bids on Thursday would be put up for auction again in two or three weeks.
Morales said Pemex expected the three blocks awarded Thursday would yield some 150,000 barrels per day of additional production. Pemex currently produces 2.5 million bpd annually.
"The expectations are very high. It's a reserve that currently is in a certain sense inactive because we haven't made the investments needed to develop it," he added.
The oil extracted by the contracting companies will belong to Pemex, which will pay the companies a per-barrel fee, as well as bonuses for output above a set ceiling.
Halliburton will receive 1 cent per barrel produced, while DWF and Petrolite will get 98 cents and 49 cents, respectively. EFE


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This species is classified as Endangered because it has a very small range in which habitat is now being degraded through fire and grazing by feral goats, with the imminent threat of a new pressure posed by feral deer. It remains at risk from habitat degradation, disease and, in some areas, predation by introduced mammals.
Taxonomic source(s)
AOU. 1998. Check-list of North American birds. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.
11 cm. Small, straight-billed, warbler-like passerine. Male bright golden-yellow on face and underparts, olive-green on crown and upperparts. May show tiny fleck of black in lores. Bill dark above, pinkish-yellow below. Female similar in pattern but all colours muted, juvenile duller still. Similar spp. Hawai`i `Amakihi Hemignathus virens not as yellow (male) and has curved bill, more black in lores. Introduced Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus smaller, greenish above and adults have prominent white eye-ring. Japanese Bush-warbler Cettia diphone grey-brown overall with pale underparts and never have yellow on face. Voice Song a lively whurdy-wheesee-whurdy-chick or a longer warble resembling song of introduced House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus. Call a sharp cheeck or chirk. Hints Forms nucleus of mixed-species flocks on Maui. Most accessible locality for observation is Hosmer Grove in Haleakala National Park.
Baker, H.; Baker, P. E. 2000. Maui 'Alauahio Paroreomyza montana. In: Poole, A.; Gill, F. (ed.), The birds of North America, No. 504, pp. 1-28. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia and the American Ornithologists' Union, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
Jacobi, J. D.; Atkinson, C. T. 1995. Hawaii's endemic birds. In: LaRoe, E.T. (ed.), Our living resources: a report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of US plants, animals, and ecosystems, pp. 376-381. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Biological Service, Washington, D.C.
Lepson, J. K.; Freed, L. A. 1997. 'Akepa (Loxops coccineus). In: Poole, A.; Gill, F. (ed.), The birds of North America, No. 294, pp. 1-24. The Academy of Natural Sciences and The American Ornithologists' Union, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
Loope, L. L.; Medeiros, A. C. 1995. Strategies for long-term protection of biological diversity in rainforests of Haleakala National Park and East Maui, Hawaii. Endangered Species Update 12: 1-5.
Pratt, H. D.; Bruner, P. L.; Berrett, D. G. 1987. A field guide to the birds of Hawaii and the tropical Pacific. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
Scott, J. M.; Mountainspring, S.; Ramsey, F. L.; Kepler, C. B. 1986. Forest bird communties of the Hawaiian Islands: their dynamics, ecology, and conservation. Cooper Ornithological Society, California.
Simon, J. C.; Baker, P. E.; Baker, H. 1997. Maui Parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys). In: Poole, A.; Gill, F. (ed.), The birds of North America, No. 311, pp. 1-16. The Academy of Natural Sciences and The American Ornithologists' Union, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
USFWS and Hawaii DLNR. 1999. US Fish and Wildlife Service and Hawai'i DLNR, Honolulu, USA.
Further web sources of information
Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) species/site profile. This species has been identified as an AZE trigger due to its IUCN Red List status and limited range.
Click here for more information about the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE)
Explore HBW Alive for further information on this species
Search for photos and videos, and hear sounds of this species from the Internet Bird Collection
Text account compilers
Benstead, P., Capper, D., Khwaja, N., Stattersfield, A., Stuart, T., Taylor, J., Derhé, M.
Baker, P., Camp, R., Fretz, S., Gorresen, M., Mounce, H., VanderWerf, E., Woodworth, B.
IUCN Red List evaluators
Butchart, S., Symes, A.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2016) Species factsheet: Paroreomyza montana. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/10/2016. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2016) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 22/10/2016.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
To provide new information to update this factsheet or to correct any errors, please email BirdLife
To contribute to discussions on the evaluation of the IUCN Red List status of Globally Threatened Birds, please visit BirdLife's Globally Threatened Bird Forums.
Additional resources for this species
|Key facts
|Current IUCN Red List category
|Fringillidae (Finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers)
|Species name author
|(Wilson, 1890)
|Population size
|10000-19999 mature individuals
|Population trend
|Distribution size (breeding/resident)
|260 km2
|Country endemic?
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President Obama may get a shot at ushering in a new era of bipartisanship in Washington as he had promised with the largest evangelical body in the country having recently stated its support for immigration reform, including a pathway for 12 million illegal U.S. immigrants to become citizens.
When President George W. Bush was trying to pass immigration reform in 2007, the National Association of Evangelicals – which claims to represent 30 million U.S. evangelicals – abstained from taking an official position on the issue.
Now, two years later, the NAE has taken a firm and very public stance in support of comprehensive immigration reform. Top NAE leaders earlier this month even testified before the U.S. Senate in support of an earned pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. more >>
Leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals have issued several clarifications on the group's stance on immigration reform in the days since it released its resolution on the issue.
Over the past week, various groups – Christians as well as secular – have criticized the NAE's decision to take a strong stance in favor of undocumented immigrants already in the country. Among the criticisms are that the evangelical body is supporting amnesty for those that break the law and that the group is becoming more liberal.
"NAE is adopting the sad trajectory of the National Council of Churches, speaking to detailed political issues beyond its traditional moral purview and the consensus of its constituency," decried Mark Tooley, president of the conservative Institute on Religion and Democracy. more >>
The president of the National Association of Evangelicals, Leith Anderson, spoke to The Christian Post last week during the Evangelical Leaders Forum.
The following are excerpts from the interview:
CP: You keep a pretty low-profile considering you're the head of an organization that represents 30-million members. What is your philosophy on leadership, especially Christian leadership? more >>
WASHINGTON – Though the National Association of Evangelicals recently voiced its strong support for immigration reform, it does not call for undocumented aliens to be covered in health care reform legislation, says the group's president.
NAE president Leith Anderson told The Christian Post at a press conference on immigration reform last week that his group supports the current health care system in place for undocumented immigrants.
"[W]e are not specifically espousing that undocumented immigrants be included in any health care reform," said Anderson, noting that the NAE has not issued an official position on the issue. "However, we obviously would stand for provision of health care as it now is, in emergency rooms and elsewhere." more >>
WASHINGTON – The National Association of Evangelicals released its most comprehensive resolution on immigration in its history on Thursday during a press conference on Capitol Hill.
In revealing the resolution, four NAE leaders, all members of the Board of Directors, criticized the current system as broken and emphasized that an immigrant, just like any other person, is made in the image of God and thus deserves to be treated with respect.
"Our core faith convictions are such that all persons are created equal. This means that every individual possesses fundamental rights to live and be respected as a human person of intrinsic value and dignity regardless of race, class, nationality or legal status," said Berten Waggoner, national director of Vineyard USA, a denomination of over 1,500 churches worldwide. more >>
The National Association of Evangelicals has named Galen Carey as director of Government Affairs. He replaces Richard Cizik who was forced to resign after making controversial remarks on same-sex unions.
Carey is a longtime employee of World Relief – the relief and development arm of the NAE – and is expected to bring "a fresh approach to evangelical advocacy in Washington," said NAE president Leith Anderson in an announcement Wednesday.
In his new role, which he will take up on August 1, Carey will represent the NAE – a body of about 45,000 churches and organizations – before Congress, the White House and the Courts. more >>


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A 14-year-old Longview boy was shot in the face Thursday afternoon, police said.
Police said the shooting occurred around 3 p.m. at a home in the 200 block of 26th Avenue.
A 15-year-old boy who lived in the home found the hidden key to the gun safe, and both he and the 14-year-old handled the gun. The gun fired as the 15-year-old was putting it away, police said.
The 14-year-old was flown to OHSU.
The parents of the 15-year-old boy were at work at the time of the shooting.
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STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- "Road Closed" signs on Strongsville's Albion Road started blocking Allen Metzler's path last May. The city didn't expect the inconvenience to last long. Maybe a few months, officials estimated the day of the closure east of Valley Parkway and Pearl Road.
But Albion -- a cross-town connector traveled by 7,000 cars a day -- remained blocked to traffic through summer and fall and into winter.
"Is it ever going to reopen?" Metzler asked Road Rant.
Not until it's back in one piece. The section of Albion that crumbled and collapsed down a ridge within Mill Creek Run Reservation awaits repair more than nine months later. The "minor adjustment" that officials first thought could solve the problem gave way to a far more complicated project upon further inspection.
City Engineer Ken Mikula said design work should be complete by month's end. To stabilize the hillside and roadway, it'll take 250 feet of retaining wall anchored by posts driven deep into the bedrock.
Construction should begin this summer and -- to answer Metzler's question -- Albion should finally reopen in the fall.
Open issue: Guardrails strung along Interstate 90 in Lake County serve as a barrier between eastbound travelers and a valley on the right. To Camille Schroeck, however, the safety setup falls a bit short.
A belated start to the railing east of Ohio 91 near mile marker 191 leaves an opening to a slope that nobody wants to sled, according to the Road Rant correspondent. "I pass this often on my way to Mentor," Schroeck emailed, "and cringe thinking about the possibility of a vehicle leaving the road and heading down."
An extension of the guard rail would certainly help block that worry.
Homework assignment: John Carroll University students aren't getting the instruction they should.
The "Do Not Walk" icon stopped glowing months ago in a pedestrian signal where South Belvoir Boulevard cuts through the campus in University Heights. The device serves a mid-block crosswalk between Carroll and Washington boulevards. "Nothing has been done to fix it," reports Road Rant lookout Robert Mitchell.
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Syracuse, NY - A motorist accused of ramming a state police vehicle -- causing it to crash -- during a high-speed chase on the New York State Thruway was in the midst of a "psychotic episode," at the time, his lawyer claimed in court today.
Defense lawyer Donald Kelly claimed Jesse A. Corson was a man of "high moral character" who just didn't appreciate the consequences of his conduct on April 28.
Corson, 26, of Honeoye Falls, is facing charges of assault, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and fleeing a police officer for the chase that began in Cayuga County and proceeded through Onondaga, Madison and Oneida counties before ending in the Utica area, officials said.
Kelly claimed today there was little likelihood of a conviction given a lack of proof that Corson acted intentionally or with depraved indifference to human life as alleged in the criminal charges. The defendant was in a psychotic episode at the time, he said.
According to Kelly, Corson had a previous history of mental health issues that resulted in his hospitalization a number of years ago. On the day of the incident, Corson walked out of work at the Best Buy store, got in his 2012 pickup truck and began speeding down the Thruway, the lawyer said.
Kelly said Corson can offer no explanation for his conduct.
"He didn't have any idea what he was doing," the lawyer told Brunetti. Corson is properly medicated now so he is competent to understand what is happening, Kelly said.
Chief Assistant District Attorney Joseph Coolican noted a state trooper was injured during the chase when Corson rammed the patrol car, causing it to run off the highway and flip over several times. That occurred in the vicinity of Exit 39 near the New York State Fairgrounds, officials reported.
Coolican, who said speeds approached 110 miles per hour during the chase, added he believed Corson was a risk to flee if he was allowed out of jail on bail. Kelly said the defendant was willing to live with his parents while the case was pending and that the $100,000 bail originally set in the case was excessive.
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Bob Ross Oil Painting: Start with a blank canvas and leave with a completed masterpiece. Registration required. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat, Oct. 13. Tauchman House, Boones Ferry Park, 31240 S.W. Boones Ferry Road, Wilsonville; $48, includes supplies; www.ci.wilsonville.or.us/parksandrec or 503-682-3727
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Turk senior Adrian Cayetano focuses on moving the ball upfield during first period action in the Turks' loss to Kings, 2 – 1, on Friday. Cayetano had the Turks' only goal on a penalty kick that arched around the Kings' wall and flew past the goalie into the left corner of the net. At the half, head coach T.J. Nicholas warned his team, "Give them depth, they are fast." Kings scored the winning goal scant seconds into the second half. The Turks stand 0 – 2 in league and 1 – 3 overall.
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Around the time she was twelve years old, Bess Hardwick was sent to be a lady in waiting to Anne Gainsford, Lady Zouche, at Codnor Castle, about twelve miles from her home in Derbyshire.
It was common for well-born girls and boys to be "put out" in this way and live in the households of people higher up the social scale, frequently relatives. These young people were not servants as we think of them. The girls served as ladies in waiting, and performed such duties as helping their mistress dress, mending clothes, writing letters, or helping amuse the children. Boys began as pages, carrying messages and running errands, and rose to become gentlemen ushers, who helped serve during the enormously ceremonial meals, or performed other non-menial tasks.
The purpose of this kind of service was to learn how to behave in good society, to develop relationships with people who could help the young people rise in the world, and to meet potential mates. Acquaintance with and the ability to call on the support of more powerful people meant everything when extended networks of family connections and personal relationships were even more important than now.
Bess of Hardwick met her first husband, Robert Barlow, another distant relative, because he was also serving the Zouches. She met her wealthy and well-placed second husband, Sir William Cavendish, through Frances Brandon Grey, the Marchioness of Dorset, who she attended after leaving Lady Zouche. Sir William's older brother George had served in the household of Cardinal Wolsey and then that of Thomas Cromwell, and it's likely that William followed him into Wolsey's service before joining Cromwell's household.
Under Cromwell, William Cavendish was very much involved in Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, visiting, auditing, and accepting the assets of many religious houses. The job made him a wealthy man. By the time he married Bess, he was the treasurer of the King's Chamber and the Court of General Surveyors, a member of Henry VIII's privy council, had recently been knighted, and was the auditor to Edward Seymour, the Earl of Hertford.
Seymour, the brother of the late Queen Jane Seymour, was a powerful patron. He became Lord Protector of the young Edward VI after Henry VIII died, and essentially ruled England—that is, until he was ousted and executed in one of the many deadly shifts of power that occurred during the reigns of the Tudor monarchs.
This kind of patronage extended in layers all the way to the top of the social ladder. Bess was distantly related to Sir George Zouche and his wife, whom she served. Lady Zouche had been a lady in waiting to Anne Boleyn as early as 1528, and later served Jane Seymour. Sir George was an equerry in Anne Boleyn's household (and may well have met his wife there), and in about 1540 he attained the prestigious position of Gentleman Pensioner to Henry VIII.
Bess of Hardwick is an outstanding example of how successful service in noble households could be. With each marriage, she rose higher in society and became acquainted with more influential people. With each widowhood, she became more wealthy. After her fourth husband died, she was the richest and most powerful woman in England after Queen Elizabeth. Her position enabled successive generations to rise even higher. Her daughter Elizabeth Cavendish married Charles Stuart, the Earl of Lennox, brother of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, who married Mary Queen of Scots. Bess's granddaughter from this match, Arbella Stuart, was a potential successor to the throne, though ultimately she lost that chance to her cousin James, the Scottish queen's son. Still, it was a spectacular rise for the Hardwick family from the genteel poverty into which Bess had been born.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cuyahoga County Council President C. Ellen Connally shook things up last week when she announced she won't be running for re-election this year. That leaves a wide-open seat in the heavily-Democratic County Council District 9, which includes Bedford, Bedford Heights, Highland Hills, Orange, North Randall, Pepper Pike, Shaker Heights, Warrensville Heights and Woodmere, as well as a couple southeast Cleveland wards.
Two people -- Justin Monday, a attorney, and Andre White, an auto industry manager, U.S. Army veteran and political operative -- have given their name when pulling candidate petitions from the county board of elections, the first official step to seek elected office. Both live in Cleveland's Lee-Harvard neighborhood.
But besides them, a few other candidates have also expressed interest. Here's who we know about so far (and by the way, they're all Democrats):
- Shontel Brown, 38, a Warrensville Heights councilwoman who was re-elected without opposition in 2013. She could not be immediately reached for comment.
- Danita Love, 56, president of the Highland Hills Village Council. Love, who ran unsuccessfully for the seat in 2010, could not immediately be reached for comment.
- Justin Monday, 32, an associate with Gallagher Sharp, a Cleveland law firm. He had been planning to run against State Rep. John Barnes Jr. in the May primary, but changed races when Connally's seat opened up. Monday is a political newcomer, but previously worked on U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown's 2006 campaign. In a press release announcing his candidacy, Monday said if elected, he would focus on unemployment, crime and inequalities in health care delivery. "I have the passion and energy to bring these issues to the forefront at the County," he said.
- Lynn Ruffner, 53, a retired licensed professional counselor who lost her re-election bid to Shaker Heights Council last November. She also works as a clerk for Highland Hills village council. She acknowledged her interest in the seat, and said in an interview she would make a decision soon. "I am strongly considering running and am talking with supporters," she said.
- Andre White, 48, has run unsuccessfully for office several times before, including a state representative bid in 2010. He's also involved in politics behind the scenes, most recently managing the campaign of Cleveland Councilman Terrell Pruitt and working on Mayor Frank Jackson's re-election campaign. He is a veteran of the first Iraq War, serving in a non-combat role in Kuwait. And for what it's worth, The Plain Dealer designated White as one of the city's "most eligible singles" in 2008. "I'm running so I can continue the service that I'm doing in my community and reach out to the whole county," he said Wednesday.
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"We're going to see a local uptick in activity," Dr. Elizabeth Turnipseed, director of disease control for the Jefferson County Department of Health, said Friday. "We've got to be prepared. We're going to see more, not less."
Turnipseed said the H1N1 virus has been circulating all summer and, as expected, it's increasing. That's laying the foundation for an early and long flu season, she said, with far more illness than normal because young people lack immunity to the virus, and a vaccine won't be available for months.
Public health officials have been monitoring the virus as it has spread throughout the world, and so far it doesn't appear to be increasing in lethality.
Still, like any flu, the H1N1 virus can make people miserably sick and could kill people already weakened by age or other illnesses.
"With a busy flu season there are going to be some terrible outcomes," Turnipseed said. "But the overwhelming majority of people, while they may feel awful, will have a self-limiting illness and get better."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there have been 5,514 hospitalizations and 353 deaths associated with swine flu so far in the U.S., which is about normal considering the number of cases. Earlier this week, public health officials reported Alabama's first swine flu death, a Jefferson County man in his 50s who had underlying illness.
The state Department of Public Health reported this week that swine flu cases have been increasing steadily since mid-July and are now at their highest levels. More than 800 cases have been reported, with the median age of 12 years old, which means that children and young adults are far more susceptible to the virus.
"It definitely looks like the older folks have some measure of immunity," Turnipseed said.
A vaccine is being developed, but it must go through trials to ensure that it is safe and effective, Turnipseed said. At best it could be available by October, but more likely it will be November or even December, she said. The process could be speeded up if the virus becomes more deadly, but that raises safety risks, she said.
Even though the flu is hitting children hardest, public health officials will be reluctant to shut schools as they did last April. They will be closed only if the virus becomes much more lethal or the number of cases among students and staff is so high that it becomes impractical to hold classes, Turnipseed said.
So parents need to be prepared to care for sick children, she said. Have a caregiver on standby, and keep over-the-counter flu medications handy.
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Turnipseed warned that children should not be given aspirin because that medication could trigger Reye's syndrome, and people should not take antiviral drugs like Tamiflu without guidance from a doctor.
"Yes, antivirals are available, but they're not recommended in every case," she said.
Already, there are reports in other countries that the H1N1 virus is developing resistance to Tamiflu, the most widely used antiviral medication. The risk of Tamiflu becoming ineffective rises as more people take the drug, she said.
"Resistance happens pretty fast with flu viruses," Turnipseed said. "It think we will be fortunate if we close out the flu season and Tamiflu is still working"
It may sound like worn-out advice, but people need to use low-tech methods to prevent the spread of swine flu, Turnipseed said. Wash hands often, cover coughs and sneezes and, she emphasized, don't go to work or school with flu symptoms.


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The World Conservation Union (IUCN), considered the southern stingray to be Data Deficient due to the lack of information regarding the impacts of fishing on this species. It is therefore important that harvesting of this species in South America is monitored, and that population surveys and monitoring are undertaken (1). The Guy Harvey Research Institute is undertaking a research project on the Cayman Island stingrays. Research on behaviour, reproduction, genetics and population characteristics is being undertaken, the results of which will help inform management and conservation plans for this charismatic species (8).
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Friday, 30 September 2011
Minister for Defence, the Hon. Stephen Smith MP joined ECU Chancellor, the Hon. Dr Hendy Cowan and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kerry Cox this week to officially open ECU's new student accommodation.
The 523 room ECU Village, located at the Mount Lawley Campus, brings together the old and new housing complexes to provide students with modern yet affordable student accommodation.
Accommodation features include solar passive properties to moderate temperature, a swimming pool and tailored landscaping across the grounds. All rooms are brand new and are equipped with modern facilities throughout.
A plaque was officially unveiled to open the village by Dr Cowan and the Minister Smith, followed by a tour with Village Manager, Andrew Hansen and student representatives.
Minister Smith praised the new student accommodation, stating that it would add significant attraction to both ECU and the surrounding Mount Lawley area.
CEO of Campus Living Villages, Mr Michael Heffernan was also in attendance, and thanked ECU and the government for supporting the project.
"This new accommodation is a prime example of how the public and private sector can work together to assist and support students as they live, learn and grow," said Mr Heffernan.
The village is the result of a $37.5 million Private Public Partnership between the University and Campus Living Villages. The Australian Government also committed over $4 million from the Better Universities Renewal Funding to prepare the site for development.
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Sen. Brian Schatz told The Maui News in an interview published Tuesday that he is committed to the principles of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, more commonly known as the Akaka Bill.
Named after former Sen. Daniel Akaka, the purpose of the bill is to set up an official political recognition and relationship between the government of the United States and Native Hawaiians.
In effect, it seeks to do no more for Native Hawaiians than what has already been done for indigenous peoples of the lower 48 states and Alaskans. But it has been stalled for years.
Schatz told the paper:
"We will be talking about treating Native Hawaiians fairly with respect to the way the federal government treats Native Americans generally. Native Hawaiians are the only native group that doesn't have a government-to-government relationship acknowledged. And I think it's a matter of basic fairness that the federal government treat Hawaiians on an equal footing with Alaska natives and American Indians.
"I believe that separate is not equal and that Native Hawaiians need to be treated fairly," he said.
We agree.
On Tuesday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser argued in an editorial that what has so far been impossible to establish legislatively may be able to be done administratively using procedures set up by the 1994 Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act. Certainly, Native Hawaiians are Native Americans and need to be treated as such.
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[1] July 2, 2014 at 10:35am
and he laughs like he's just screwing with Nadal. That is some serious cool.
[53] July 1, 2014 at 10:35am
If you're a hunter, as you claim, you'd know that trophy hunting in Africa not only employs people, encourages tourism and supports the local economies, but that the meat from these animals is distributed to the locals, most of whom living in simple villages and who welcome the meat.
As far as your so called lack of respect for hunters who use guides, keep that in mind the next time you hire a guide for any reason, including fishing.
[35] June 29, 2014 at 12:13am
This kind of thing has been going on for millennia and it's a cultural thing. The only way you might stop it is with a thermonuclear attitude adjustment.
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June 28, 2014 at 12:24pm
Absolutely. I think that it would be appropriate for a well built young guy…in a speedo….to show his moxy on the same ride. Oh, the outrage!! lol
[1] June 19, 2014 at 7:07pm
Same for Langston, OK. There is a small black college there, surrounded by a tribesmen. Not a white person to be found.
Jackson, MS…..lol…..Nutin' but ******….
[1] June 19, 2014 at 6:24pm
I agree Northman. American's will sit around and support gay this, gay that, filthy rap and the filthy black "entertainers" that spew the stuff, they'll watch crap on TV like The Real Housewives of Where Ever or Game of Thrones, endorse smoking dope and vote for any liberal dog patch politician that licks itself in public but they go south on a pretty woman, singing in a bikini.
This kid has a training facility, she is physically pretty, sings beautifully and she has a lot to be proud of and I for one….a father of four beautiful, highly educated and successful daughters, think that people need to get off Maggie's case.
Jimminettly….find something else to whine about.
[2] June 19, 2014 at 6:12pm
The only thing I could tell from that vid besides her obvious lying race was that she was wearing a pair of the mandatory "loose shoes".
[7] June 19, 2014 at 6:05pm
Me to momrules. And….if push comes to shove in this country and we start an serious fighting amongst ourselves, I have several progressive liberal former acquaintances…..the sobs never were friends….that are very likely going to end up, ended up.
[2] June 19, 2014 at 10:11am
I love the way you think!! Let's also send bathhouse barry to Uganda. He needs to be reformed.
[24] June 19, 2014 at 10:06am
As a former atheist that had an unsettling and amazing experience with God years ago, I can promise you that if He speaks to you you will have no doubt about it. Likewise, if an event like that has not occurred in your life, you have absolutely no right to question anyone who has experienced it.
Truth be told, all of us could stand to hear Him occasionally.
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As a white middle class 'murican male, I'm offended that a negro to wear an indian headdress and get a free pass for it. Where is the outrage native america?
[5] June 15, 2014 at 9:53am
I agree. Down to the last man, woman and child. Leave no stone unturned and give no quarter to any palestinian or the muslim, wherever they are found.
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[2] June 15, 2014 at 9:47am
My thoughts exactly. That kid looks like a damned idiot and back when I was a kid had he showed up in class looking like that we'd have shaved his gnappy little noodle. This is nothing but a case of 3rd worlders trying to set trends. Up theirs.
June 13, 2014 at 10:08am
…..as he consciously plans a weekend BBQ for 20 people, admires at his Coach briefcase and enjoys the comfort of his $500.00 a pair Cole-Haans and considers the luxurious seats of his Lexus.
[3] June 12, 2014 at 11:40am
Sure seems to be part of it but there are plenty of deniers out there. I personally thing Beyonce is highly over rated. She's got enough junk in the trunk to start a second hand store.
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[-1] June 9, 2014 at 10:05am
Based upon his own admissions Frank rejected all religions and all lifestyles that are supported by those belief systems and instead embraced all that is against them.
In the end he will gain neither the world or his soul.
June 6, 2014 at 2:28pm
Talentless simp.
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[8] June 6, 2014 at 2:26pm
She looks like Carrot Top's twin sister. What a fwiggin' banshee!!
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[1] June 6, 2014 at 10:26am
And can you believe it….the libs in Tulsa are weighing in on this as if she'd committed the unpardonable sin. Oklahomans pride themselves on many things but the ignorance of this state's democratic population is simply staggering.
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Black privilege… Why in the world can't the members of the various black tribes become like this little girl?
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Baby Man's case is a disaster of epic proportions. Backward progress is being made, on all fronts.
Mr. Seventh Heaven Dad told me today that he would recommend a c-section at 39 weeks, if I don't go into labor before then. He also offered weekly non-stress tests and biophysical profiles to put my mind at ease, though he doesn't see any problems with the baby.
I'm trying to figure out if doing those would cause more or less stress on me during these final 9 weeks.
He also recommended flying to Colorado, if I am indeed going to go. My only hesitation is not having a hospital closer than an hour away, but I feel like maybe I'm being paranoid.
Apparently last time, at 22 weeks, one of her ureters was extremely dilated. I did not know about this, and for this I am glad. I would have had 8 weeks to think about more problems like Lucy has...or worse. Today both ureters looked great.
Although, at least Lucy could show her how to cath herself. Maybe it would be a bonding experience? "Hey, Sis, you stick the tube in your bladder like this...and then after, do you want to eat a Freezie Pop?"
Love that Doc. Seriously. He is so great and actually listens to me and my concerns.
I think the medication is kicking in because I am feeling a lot less anxious, about the futures of BOTH babies. It is a good feeling.
I *KNOW* I need to enjoy the rest of this pregnancy. Being my last, I know after she's born I will wish I had enjoyed it more.
Baby Man is looking at me with a grin on his face. How I wish I could share his photo with you. Don't worry, I've taken about 5,938 pictures of him already...and, someday, if he is here to stay, you'll get to see all of them,
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So glad to hear all is still going well with baby girl.
And I feel the same way about all of Sweet Pea's pictures. We got the most adorable video of her the other day and I hate that I can't share it with the world. Sometimes I feel so jealous of everyone posting all these cute pics and videos of their babies on Facebook...
- May 18, 2011 at 8:27 PM
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I hope and pray for both of your babies. Looking forward to pictures as you can share.
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By Joan Morris Reilly
Part of a pediatrician's job is to keep track of the growth record of his or her young patients. I grew up in an era where doctor visits were only for sick people and pediatrician was not in our vocabulary.
Despite the absence of regular doctor visits, my parents thought it was important to keep an accurate record of our growth.
This record was kept on the back of a wooden door which was part of a closet containing a built-in ironing board that could be pulled out and folded back when not in use, which, by itself, was very innovative for the times.
The ironing board closet was built into the kitchen wall and was about 18 inches from the floor.
Once a year, we took turns standing with our back against the open closet door while my father made a line where the top of our heads hit the door. We entered our height at the line followed by our weight and the date.
This was always a fun time as we screeched in amazement at how much we had grown every year. As the height went higher, the weight did also so there was always teasing remarks about being a "fatso."
There's even a mark indicating the height of a favorite uncle taken in 1950. This basic record-keeping system covered a span of 10 years or so.
During this time, if ever we had an ache or a pain, my mother dismissed it as "growing pains." Certainly, a quick check of the door entries would confirm the growing part.
These records could be easily retrieved if there was ever a need to do so. My mother was constantly ironing for her large family so our height and weight statistics were almost always in view, at eye level.
We didn't know it at the time, but we were poster children for normal anticipated growth projections. Studies reveal that from age two to 12, a child grows at a steady rate of 2 to 2 1/2 inches a year.
A check on the door proves this theory.
Also, the fact that adolescent growth spurts begin at about age 11 in girls and age 13 in boys was confirmed on the door.
Some of us moved up by 4 inches or so during adolescence!
The one adult measurement on the door confirmed that genetics is a factor when determining the height that a child will attain.
When we reached ages 16 to 18, my parents knew that it was no longer necessary to make any more entries on the door because our growth was basically over.
A pediatrician would have explained that the growing ends of the bones fuse at this age and growth ceases. My parents' theory was simply that we had probably reached the height that we would be as adults.
When my mother's kitchen was remodeled many years ago, the door was removed and the closet was covered with Sheetrock and disappeared into the wall. T
he door was treated as a written family record and kept in storage.
I now have it in my basement for safekeeping. I don't know who in the next generation would be interested in this "door prize."
I hope someone can come up with a possible use for the door and its handwritten history of the physical growth history of a family.
I even thought that this wealth of information could be used for research purposes though downloading statistics from a wooden door might be a little cumbersome. A computer query might produce some other ideas.
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State Rep. David Nathan (D-Detroit), who voted against legislation to create a Detroit lighting authority, said the move amounts to "robbing Peter to pay Paul."
The legislation will create a five-member authority to raise money and oversee a $160 million plan to fix and maintain 46,000 broken and faulty street lamps near population centers, schools and other focus areas.
"Improving safety and quality of life for Detroit residents by turning the lights back on is the right thing to do, but making the city's finances worse in the process is the wrong way to do it," Nathan said in a news release.
"... The bill allows the city to bond for the money to repair and replace streetlights, and the city will repay the bond with utility tax money. The utility tax money will be offset by city income tax revenue, but there's no replacement for the income tax."
He said Detroit should have gotten more than one appointee on the authority, which would be tasked with developing a regional transportation plan, serving as a recipient for state and federal grants, coordinating routes between existing bus networks and implementing a new rolling rapid transit system.
"Improving mass transit in Southeast Michigan will have the greatest effect on Detroit," Nathan said. "It's only right that most of the jobs these efforts will create should go to Detroit residents... I fully support making transportation better for residents of Detroit and surrounding areas, but I don't agree with this specific plan of action."
He did support a measure that allows Detroit's Downtown Development Authority to contribute some tax funds to help Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch build a new hockey arena to replace the outdated Joe Louis Arena.
"This $650 million public-private project could generate an estimated $1.8 billion in economic activity," Nathan said.
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