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Thomas Krens, the former director of the Guggenheim Foundation in New York and original leader in the museum's expansion project, says that the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi project should be downsized or postponed. "The world financial crisis and the Arab Spring has changed the equation radically," he says. "It may not be such a good idea these days to have an American museum…with a Jewish name in a country [that doesn't recognize Israel] in such a prominent location, at such a big scale." Read More »
LACMA Director Michael Govan has been invited to join the Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents, the Washington Post reports. The institution's 17-member Board of Regents includes the chief justice of the United States, the vice president, three members of the House, three members of the Senate and nine citizens. Read More »
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Since Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares peaked about 6 weeks ago, the stock has plummeted almost 20% and it is now below the psychological $600 level. Growth is clearly slowing and investors are now asking themselves: Is Apple still a true growth stock or should it now be considered a dividend stock?
The Growth Stock Argument
Apple has been built on innovation and it has been one of the best growth stories over the past 5 years. The company didn't invent the MP3 player, the smartphone, or the tablet, but they certainly changed the way consumers use these devices. As a result, the company has grown earnings at a compound annual rate of 62% over the past 5 years (see graph below) and the stock is up almost 400% since troughing in late 2008.
While Apple continues to innovate these devices every year, their innovation seems to be reaching a point of diminishing returns with these products. As a result, investors have also begun to see diminishing returns through slower earnings growth (hence the recent 20% drop in the stock). The iPhone5 and the iPad Mini are great devices, but the market is saturated for those products and future growth expectations need to be managed appropriately. Apple has had a great run over the past few years, but that pace of earnings growth is unsustainable over the long-run.
According to S&P Capital IQ consensus estimates, Apple is still projected to grow over 20% per year for the next 5-years. By all growth stock standards, that is still pretty healthy growth.
From a valuation standpoint, you could argue that Apple is undervalued right now as a growth stock. Apple has traded in a valuation range of 12.0x-34.0x earnings (trailing) over the past 3 years and the stock is currently trading near the low end of that P/E range (13.2x). Its current PEG ratio is 0.66 (based on future earnings estimates). Apple is also currently trading at a discount to technology bellwethers like Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which have trailing P/E ratios of 21.3x, 16.0x, and 14.0x, respectively. Based on forward 2013E earnings, Apple is currently trading at a P/E ratio of 11.6x!
The Dividend Stock Argument
What do dividend investors look for in a stock? Stable cash flow, you say? Well, how do you like these Apples?!?
Apple has also built a very strong balance sheet over the last few years. The company has no debt and it generates a significant amount of cash flow. As shown in the chart above, Apple has grown its cash balance from about $15 billion in 2007 to over $120 billion (as of 9/30/12).
As we said in a recent article, Apple is maturing as a company and investors need to recognize that. The iTV should be promising, but Apple's hyper-growth days are behind them. That said, the company has built an enormous ecosystem that will continue to generate a significant amount of cash flow in the future. That should be music to dividend investors ears.
As shown in the table below, Apple currently has a low payout ratio of 24% and a current yield of 1.8%. If the company were to increase its payout ratio modestly to 40%, it would have a current yield of 3.0%.
Apple has the potential to be one of the greatest dividend growth stocks of all time! Mr. Cook are you listening?!?
If you combine a modestly higher payout ratio with 15% earnings growth, Apple investors will get the best of both worlds and they should enjoy a 15%-20% annual total return for the foreseeable future. Since Mr. Cook has already shown that he is willing to start sharing the company's large hoard of cash with shareholders, we believe that some future dividend hikes are just around the corner.
As a matter of fact, Apple dipped below $600 recently, we purchased the stock in our model DIY Dividend Portfolio. While its current dividend yield (1.8%) is on the low end of the stocks that we track in our dividend universe, we feel that Apple will continue to increase its dividend in the coming years as the company matures.
Disclosure: I am long AAPL. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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WALDEN — Alanna Iacono of Highland was promoted to associate attorney at Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP.
Iacono has joined the real estate team working primarily on cases in real estate, landlord/tenant disputes, foreclosures and condominium homeowners' association policies.
She previously practiced at Turck Roth Mester, LLP, of New York City, where she advised cooperative boards of directors and condominium boards of managers on day-to-day and litigation issues, as well as managed sales of dwellings in such complexes.
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"We continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled. .... The court's conclusions in Roe that there is a fundamental right to an abortion and that government has no compelling interest in protecting prenatal human life throughout pregnancy find no support in ... the Constitution."
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"We realize that this is a radical conclusion -- that we may have evidence for liquid water within a body so small and so cold."
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Springwatch presenter Chris Packham has told BBC Radio 5 live that cats have become the enemy of other wildlife.
He told Richard Bacon that pet owners should impose curfews on their cats at night and fit their collars with bells to warn birds that they are close. But vet Emma Milne said it would not make a difference.
Mr Packham said cats were responsible for the death of 50 million birds every year.
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Published on February 6th, 2012 | by Jules Yap
8Hide-Away Printer Hack
Materials: Hemnes Dresser, computer printer, hinges
Description: My {sort of} How To Turn a Drawer into a Hide-Away Printer
I started with the Hemnes dresser from Ikea, if you're familiar with it you know that the drawer fronts are attached with wooden dowels and two metal screws. I removed all the pieces allowing the front panel piece to be free-standing.
Next, the particle board bottom is grooved into the front panel piece so in order for it to be able to fold down and back up the bottom board couldn't go into that groove anymore so I just used an x-acto knife and cut it off.
I used three 2&half" utility hinges and a right hand and left hand support hinge. The 2&half" utility hinges were used along the bottom of the drawer and the inside of the front panel of the drawer. And the left & right support hinges were used to help support the drawer front when open.
For each hinge (one on the far left, on the far right, and in the exact middle) I cut away a part of the bottom so the center of the hinge would sit in that area. Then supporting the front panel laying flat open, I screwed the hinge into place into the bottom drawer piece and the front panel. The bottom particle board is very thin so the screws of the hinge stick out through the bottom. To be sure they didn't rip back out I used a size 6 washer and bolt on the underside of the drawer to help secure the hinge into place.
The last and final step drilling a small hole in the back of the drawer (through the bottom) to feed the power cable through to the printer. Our printer is wireless which I would imagine is crucial in being able to do this for your own project. The only cable leaving our printer is the power cable which made this a convenient project to do.
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It's a pretty good idea, I think. Sure, it's not new, but it can REALLY help free up some much needed space, and keep all the gadgets and wires out of view.
This idea not a new idea. I use this method from 1980. So, so.
Great idea for hiding those ugly technological necessities.
Great job! Love your idea & your room.
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AMES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa State was already in decent shape to earn the NCAA tournament berth that's eluded the program for seven long years.
After knocking off ninth-ranked Baylor in the regular-season finale, the Cyclones know they won't have to sweat out Selection Sunday.
Scott Christopherson had 23 points in his final home game and Iowa State rallied to beat No. 9 Baylor 80-72 Saturday night for its second win over a top-10 opponent this season.
Melvin Ejim added 15 points for the Cyclones (22-9, 12-6 Big 12), who also secured the No. 3 seed for next week's conference tournament.
It's been quite the turnaround for Iowa State and coach Fred Hoiberg, who's molded a team picked to finish eighth in the preseason Big 12 poll into a dangerous team in March.
``This was one that we really needed to really show that we deserve to be in the (NCAA) tournament. Picking us as the eight seed in the preseason and locking up that three seed, that was huge for us,' Iowa State guard Chris Babb said. ``We took it personal when we saw those rankings came out, and we responded to it very well.'
For Baylor, it let yet another chance to knock off a tough Big 12 foe on the road pass them by.
Baylor led by as much as nine late in the first half, but the Bears went nearly 5 minutes without a point down the stretch. Baylor pulled to 66-64, but Tyrus McGee drilled a 3 with 1:24 left and the Bears followed with a crushing offensive foul.
Pierre Jackson had a career night with 35 points for the Bears (25-6, 12-6), who fell to the fourth seed for the Big 12 tournament.
``I thought we were really doing some good things until they got hot in the second half,' Baylor coach Scott Drew said. ``It didn't matter what defense we played. We couldn't guard the ball, we couldn't stop the 3, and credit them for making some tough shots. But I know defensively, we've got to guard a lot better if we're going to be successful in the postseason.'
Jackson's typically the one dishing the ball, ranking third in the Big 12 in assists. Against Iowa State, he simply kept it for himself. That strategy worked for a while, but when Jackson's stroke went cold the Bears didn't have anyone else to pick him up.
Jackson had 18 points by halftime, and matched his previous career high of 25 with 15:31 left on a confident 18-footer that put the Bears ahead 51-43. The Cyclones wouldn't go away, as Chris Babb's heads-up bucket off an errant White pass brought Iowa State within 53-52, but Jackson quickly answered with his fourth 3 of the night.
Jackson hit five of Baylor's six 3s and was 8 of 9 shooting from the free-throw line.
``We saw the mismatch on the defense, and coach decided that he wanted to exploit it,' said Jackson, who shattered his previous career best of 25 points at Texas on Feb. 20. ``My teammates did a good job of getting me some open looks.
But Christopherson gave the Cyclones their first lead of the second half, following a floater with a deep 3 to make it 62-60 with 7:02 left, and Iowa State's defense made life miserable for the Bears from there. Royce White had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Cyclones, who scored 50 points in the second half and improved to 10-0 against Baylor at home.
Perry Jones III had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Bears, who shot just 6 of 24 from 3-point range and were outrebounded 38-35.
``We had some looks, didn't make baskets. The thing that's disappointing to me is we didn't do as good a job on the glass as we've done in games past,' Drew said.
The one question that's dogged Baylor all season is how it's performed against the league's best teams.
Four of the Bears' five losses came against Big 12 heavyweights Kansas and Missouri, and only the one-point loss to the Tigers in Waco last month was even close. Perhaps their best win in league play came against the Cyclones three weeks ago, when Baylor ran away with a 79-64 win.
The Bears took it to the Cyclones early, using their superior size and length to control the boards and keep Iowa State - one of the better teams in the country from the perimeter - from getting comfortable looks. But the Cyclones managed to tie the game 27-all late in the first half, despite hitting just two of their first 13 tries from 3-point range.
Baylor missed their first seven 3-point attempts, but Jackson broke that streak in putting the Bears ahead 30-27. Jackson buried another one, this time after McGee blew a dunk, and Baylor opened up a 37-28 lead.
The Bears had control in the second half, but they let Iowa State hang around just long enough to catch up - then overtake them. Baylor finished just 1-5 against the top three seeds in the Big 12 tournament: Kansas, Missouri and Iowa State.
Baylor joined the league champion Jayhawks as top-10 teams to lose at Hilton Coliseum this season. The Cyclones finished 8-1 at home in the Big 12 this season and, by beating the Bears, appear destined to reach the NCAA tournament no matter what happens in the Big 12 tourney.
Christopherson celebrated his final win in Hilton Coliseum - and what's set up to be first postseason trip with the Cyclones - by kneeling down and kissing the Iowa State logo at midcourt.
``Hilton's been good to me - and it's like real life. Any time a girl is good to you, you've got to let her know,' Christopherson said. ``I was just telling her thanks.'


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While Chris Rene may have only come in third place on "The X Factor," the singer isn't letting defeat slow him down.
The Santa Cruz, CA native has just put out a video for his song "Young Homie." As fans of the show know, Rene performed this tune a number of times on the singing competition.
The video offers a look back at Rene's well-documented struggles with drugs and alcohol while putting out a positive message.
In Jan. 2012, Rene signed on with Epic, the record label run by "X Factor" judge L.A. Reid. He's joined on the label by winner Melanie Amaro, Marcus Canty and Brian "Astro" Bradley.
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Gathering ended in more rioting, with teenagers shooting some rockets, fighting with police and attempted to burn a Swedish flag, reports news agency TT.
Swedish Radio reports that police took three people into custody and arrested one.
The unrest caused by the sexist comments has lead to the creation of the campaign "Vägra kallas hora", meaning "refuse to be called a whore", who plan to take to the central Gustaf Adolf square in Gothenburg to demonstrate and raise awareness around fighting sexism in society.
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Although we now live in Pennsylvania, my wife is from the Southwest. As such, I often seek out recipes which remind her of the mexican influence on her native Texan cuisine. I have made this recipe several times. We love it. Prep everything ahead of time. Break up the chorizo as it cooks (here in Philadelphia, "Premio" is a pretty good brand. It comes in 16 ounce packages, and makes a little more, but extras are a good thing to have on the day after.). I never use pre-grated cheese because of the additives used to keep the stuff from sticking together; a 50-50 blend of Cabot jack and cheddar work perfectly. Good quality tortillas are a must since the cheaper ones do not becone pliable enough to form a nice wrap; here, we use Nature's Promise burrito-size tortillas from Giant. The salsa we use is Mrs. Renfro's, which is a little hotter and bolder than most canned tomatillo salsas or salsa verdes. Be generous with the cilantro, especially if your salsa verde is spicy.
had these this morning, and it was pretty alright, but there was something missing. I followed the recipe directly, but it could have used something a little extra for zest.. maybe a different kind of salsa, or a sweet chilli sauce. the avocado balances the chorizo out nicely, and I should have put the meat in a strainer to let all the extra oil drain out. would like to try it again with advice from the community. I got my chorizo from the new seasons deli so maybe it was how they spiced it.. I could see the type of chorizo playing pretty big into the flavor profile.
This is a great recipe and a pleasant change for breakfast. I've made it twice exactly as specified. My kids don't like the avocados...but the grown ups do!
Had leftover chorizo and cilantro I wanted to use before it expired so found this recipe and was pleasantly surprised! Didn't have the tomatillo salsa or avocado. Deliciously bold flavours; a great substitute for breakfast sasauge/bacon! Have made it again!


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It's not often kindness would be considered a negative quality.
Except maybe when it comes to Coyotes winger Mikkel Boedker's approach on the ice.
"I think part of Mikkel's problem is he's too nice of a person," General Manager Don Maloney said.
After an impressive start to the season, Boedker's impact weened in the second half. Maloney's assessment — that Boedker needs to get a little meaner in the greasier areas of the game — isn't an unfounded criticism. It's a direction for improvement after a season that was still valuable in the 23-year-old's development as an important cog in the Coyotes' offense.
"He took another step forward in his career, and I think he's right on the cusp of being a top, top player for us," Maloney said. "I think part of that is accepting responsibility for the wins and losses, and you look at Shane Doan, a captain.
"He'll take it upon himself to do something to impact the game, and I think a young player like Mike I think there's sometimes where he sits on the sidelines and we need him to take the ball and run with it and be responsible — whether that's drive to the net, taking the puck, finishing a check.
"And it's not just Mike. You go along the line of players, and we need more players with Shane's attitude. That's not good enough to just go out and play. You're expected to do the little things to win, and a lot of time the little things aren't fun — driving to the net and playing in the hard areas. It's getting mad on occasion."
So far, that doesn't seem to be in Boedker's DNA but he's not one to ignore areas in his game that require improvement.
"In some aspects of life it's probably good to be too nice but when you're on the ice and it really counts, you probably have to have a little more of a mean streak," he said. "That's something you gotta work with, right? I'm not gonna go out there and be made and grumpy and all that. But, yeah, you gotta get into battles and you gotta get a little grumpy. I guess that's something that I have to do, and I will do."
Boedker spent the lockout playing in Finland and arrived in the Valley already in game shape. He had 16 points in the first 21 games, including four goals. Over the final 27 games, he had three goals and 10 points.
"I thought the first half of the season he might have been our MVP," Maloney said. "Second half his offensive production really dried up."
Boedker averaged the second-most minutes played per game among forwards (18:28) but ranked seventh overall with 83 shots.
"Just not getting shots through and looking to pass too much," he said. "Just not being aggressive enough, I guess. I mean it's not really a lack of effort. I think it's more just lack of having confidence in yourself to shoot the puck.
"Instead you're looking to make a pass every time, and that might not be the right play. So it's not a lack of effort. I think it's just having the confidence in yourself to try and shoot and score."
Still, the Coyotes counted on him in vital situations and relied on him to be an offensive force. That responsibility was crucial in building his belief that he belongs at this level.
"Just playing at a consistent level every day I think it's big for me," Boedker said. "It's important for myself just to know I'm capable of being a top-six forward and contribute. I have to do it on a regular basis a little more."
And once he does, Boedker could be a legit offensive talent for the Coyotes.
"I think I'm really close," he said, "and hopefully this off-season will be good for me and come back here with hopefully a new contract and a fresh mind and a new season and hopefully make it into the playoffs."


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28 Oct 2009
Two volunteers have been recognised for their work within swimming by winning prestigious Torch Trophy Trust awards.
The winners from the aquatic community include Maggie Hargraves from Colchester Phoenix ASC and Brian Dent from Sherwood Colliery Swimming Club.
Hargraves won the award for her tireless work as coach and secretary at Colchester Phoenix, a club for disabled swimmers which she played a key role in forming in 1993. She campaigns endlessly for disabled people to take to the water and works tirelessly to ensure that they are given the same training opportunities as able-bodied swimmers.
Dent received his award for dedication to Sherwood Colliery SC where he has been involved for 64 years, performing a number of roles within the club including Club Chairman. He is a qualified official and regularly helps out at the club championships. For 40 years he has taught swimming every night of the week, as well as attending galas at weekends.
Both volunteers will receive their awards at a ceremony in London to be held on 16th November.
The Torch Trophy Trust is a charitable organisation whose main aim is to encourage voluntary work in sport and other related outdoor activities within local communities. The Torch Trophy Trust has its origins in the 1948 Olympics held in London. Following the Games, the Torch designed for the last leg of the Relay into Wembley Stadium was presented to the Trust.
The Trust provides small Bursaries to assist volunteers in sport and presents Awards to individuals who have been identified as making an outstanding contribution as a volunteer in their chosen sport.
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SUMMITVILLE — A 7-year-old girl was in critical condition after she was hit by a car Sunday afternoon, state police said. Police said Robert Gagliardi of Brooklyn was driving east on Mount Vernon Road when Marilda DeCarluccio of Summitville ran into his path. Police said Gagliardi tried to avoid hitting the girl, but struck her with his left front bumper.
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Temple Managing Body May Put 7.5 Tonnes Gold Under Monetisation Scheme
Press Trust of India | Saturday April 30, 2016
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati, may move all of its 7.5 tonnes of stashed gold under the government's gold monetisation scheme (GMS).
Gold Monetisation Scheme: PNB Says It Is Top Mobiliser
Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 20, 2016
State-owned Punjab National Bank on Tuesday said it has become the top mobiliser under Gold Monetisation Scheme, which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November.
Tirumala Temple Remained Closed For 14 Hours Before Solar Eclipse
Andhra Pradesh News | Agencies | Wednesday March 9, 2016
The hill shrine of Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh was shut down to devotees for 14 hours on Tuesday night in view of the solar eclipse.
Sunshine and Pilgrims Return to Tirumala Temple in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday November 26, 2015
For days, it rained doubts, concerns and rumours about the safety of the Venkateshwara temple in Tirumala. But, things are getting back to normal.
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple Replica to be Erected in Rajahmundry
Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 4, 2015
A replica of Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) will be erected in Rajahmundry for the upcoming festival Godavari Pushkaram, a senior temple authority has said.
Lord Balaji at arm's length in a new luxury watch
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If you are a devotee of Tirupati's famous Lord Balaji, you can take comfort in knowing that He can be with you at all times.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam to conduct 'Mana Gudi' celebrations at Andhra temples
South | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 24, 2012
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of famous Lord Balaji temple, in association with Andhra Pradesh Endowments Department, will conduct special rituals at various temples to mark 'Kartik Poornima' festival beginning on November 28.
'Mana Gudi' function to be conducted at all Andhra Pradesh temples on August 2
South | Press Trust of India | Friday July 27, 2012
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) in association with the State Endowments Department plans to organise Mana Gudi functions at all temples in the state on the occasion of Sravana Pournima, Lord Venkateswara Swamy's birth star celebrations on August 2.
Hundreds of hectares of forest destroyed in fire in Tirumala
South | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 21, 2012
Hundreds of hectares of forest was destroyed when a major fire broke out in the dense forests nearby the Tirumala Hills , sources at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam said.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam to conduct mass marriages in US
South | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 9, 2012
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) has decided to conduct mass marriages of Hindus in the US.
Court asks Emaar scam accused to be present on Mar 30
Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 27, 2012
The Special Court for CBI cases has ordered issue of summons to Emaar scam accused and directed for their appearance before it on March 30 when they would be handed over copies of charge sheet.
Balaji temple nets Rs 1,700 crore income
Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 31, 2011
After her worship, she inaugurated a mega free meal complex constructed by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), for the benefit of devotees on the hills at a cost of Rs 33 crore. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa with his wife offered their prayers to Lord Venkateswara on April 2, a day ahead of the ICC World Cup final match between India and ...
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by Dottie Smith
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Shasta County history begins with the Indians, the first inhabitants. When white men began arriving in the early 1800's, five tribes were living here, each in their own territory. They were the Achomawi, Atsugewi, Okwanuchu, Wintu and the Yana. The first white men seen by Indians were Russians who came from the north moving southward through the Sacramento River Canyon in approximately 1815. The next white men were Spanish soldiers who traveled here from the southern missions. Then came American, British, and French trappers and explorers traveling into and through this area beginning in the late 1820s in large parties of between 50 and 100 people, which included their wives and children. The Indians' relationship with the trappers was good, so good in fact, that trapper Michel LaFramboise supposedly married an Indian woman in each tribe to solidify his good relations. Most of the trappers worked for the Hudson's Bay Company whose headquarters was located at Fort Vancouver beside the Colombia River in Oregon. They were sent here to trap mainly the beaver whose pelts brought top dollar and were used to make beaver hats, the rage of the day.
These trappers established and mapped the first trails into, around, and through what is now Shasta County. However, unrestricted trapping eventually caused the near extermination of the beavers and the end of trapping in the 1840s. But before it did, disaster was unintentionally brought to the Indians in 1832 by John Work and his party who were unknowingly infected with either malaria or influenza. The Indians contracted the disease which resulted in a catastrophic epidemic that killed hundreds (possibly thousands) of Indians and wiped out entire villages. Journals of later trappers told of coming upon abandoned villages whose grounds were strewn with bones and skulls. It is believed this epidemic was so severe and deadly it greatly reduced their populations and made the Gold Rush and subsequent white settlement easier to accomplish.
In 1844, Pierson B. Reading, Lansford B. Hastings, and William Bennitz had all arrived upon the scene and had all applied for free land in the form of land grants from Mexico, who at that time controlled and claimed ownership of California. Of the three, Reading's and Bennitz' requests were granted. Hasting's request for all the upper Sacramento River Canyon area was denied because he refused to give up his United States citizenship to become a Mexican citizen (one of the stipulations required in order to receive a land grant). Bennitz' land grant, however, on the east side of the Sacramento River opposite Reading's grant, was never confirmed because he never claimed it. Pierson B. Reading's request was granted and he became the recipient of a 26,632 acre Mexican land grant (Rancho Buena Ventura) whose boundaries extended from Cottonwood Creek on the south to Salt Creek on the north, and extended approximately three miles west of the Sacramento River the length of the grant. Reading settled on his grant in 1847, and when he did, became the second known white resident in what was to become Shasta County. The first known resident was Lansford Hastings who settled at the foot of Castle Crags beside Lower Soda Springs in 1844.
In 1848 gold was discovered at Coloma in the tailrace of John Sutter's sawmill and Reading went to see. He returned to his grant believing gold to be there also because of the similarities in the terrain, and with the help of his Indian laborers, discovered gold in Clear Creek, five miles from its mouth, at the place known today as Reading's Bar, and began working the deposits. And the rest is history.
By 1849 the Gold Rush was in full swing and Reading had lots of new neighbors. The 'yellow fever' had brought men rushing here from all around the world. Transportation was at first unavailable and nonexistent in this area, so the miners arrived here any way they could. Some took passage on ships to Humboldt Bay then walked inland, others took passage on ships to San Francisco Bay then rode stagecoaches as far north as Sacramento or Marysville, and walked the rest of the way. Others arrived in wagon trains pulled by oxen and/or horses or mules from the midwest. The gold fever grew to such epidemic proportions that officers and crews abandoned their ships in San Francisco Harbor to join in the rush to the northern goldfields. The result left the harbor at San Francisco full of empty, ghostly ships, swaying and creaking to the rhythm of the waves.
Shasta soon became the commercial center of northern California, with Horsetown (located beside Clear Creek at the site of Reading's gold discovery) and Lower Springs (two miles southeast of Shasta) both running a close second. Prospectors overran the entire area, laws were nonexistent, living conditions were mostly deplorable, and housing consisted of lean-to's, tents, and a few log cabins. Every nook and cranny was checked for gold - it could be said the miners turned the area inside out and upside down in their mad search for the elusive yellow metal.
Various types of mining methods were used to collect the gold which began with simple panning. But because of the need to process more dirt faster, the mining methods graduated to sluice boxes, Long Toms, rockers and cradles, hydraulicking, dredging, and drift mining. Most of the miners staked a claim, worked it until it gave out, and then moved on to another claim. Eventually the Gladstone, Washington, Walker, and Mad Mule Mines were established, with many more to follow. And find gold they did, to the tune of millions of dollars worth. However, heap big troubles were brewing - and the Indian was to be the victim.
The thousands of newly arrived miners had one thing on their minds -- find gold. In their mad search to find it, they were quickly polluting the streams that were home to the Indians' most important food - salmon. They were also taking over the Indians' hunting grounds for their food, and they even began taking Indian women for their wives or concubines because there were no white women. Indiscriminate killings of hundreds of Indians began to occur, and, in addition to the killing, their homes, belongings, supplies, and food caches were intentionally destroyed.
In 1849, goldminer Abraham Cunningham arrived and described the WHitmore and Manton area as:
....a forest primeval consisting of the greatest stand of pine and sugar pine the world has ever known stood from Manton to Whitmore and from Inwood to the base of the high Sierra's.
As time went on, many of the miners became permanent settlers and turned their attentions to farming, ranching, and the vast virgin forests. Almost every early settler planted a grape vineyard and a fig or some type of fruit tree. Many of those early day fig trees survive today as do some of the fruit trees, especially apple. General George Crook, sent here to control the Indians, gives us this description of northeastern Shasta County in the late 1850s:
....My favorite place to hunt was at the southeastern foot of Shasta Butte. The melting snows from this mountain sent down the most beautiful rills of ice-cold water which wound around amongst beautiful groves of pine and grassy parks, with large patches of whortle and blue berry bushes here and there, filled with lucious berries. The scenery was almost fairy-like here. We would pitch our tents and hunt as our fancies would dictate. Game abounded all through this country. Deer and blue grouse were the most plentiful, but there was an occasional elk, bear, or California lion to be seen, with plenty of mountain sheep high up in the mountains.
But the miners and the settlers never relented in the atrocities committed against the Indians. In 1850, the legislature passed the Indenture Act, which made it legal for white men to further exploit Indians who could now be seized and sold, children as well as adults, or held as virtual slaves as vagrants. If they couldn't support themselves at the end of their bondage, they could again be arrested for vagrancy and "sold" to work off the bond again. It was a never-ending cycle. In 1854, the greatest atrocity of all was committed against them. Military reservations were established on the worst lands available (lands that the white people had not homesteaded or settled on) in counties to the south and soldiers and civilians banded together and began capturing every Indian that could be found and forcibly marched and/or transported them to the reservations.
The Nome Lackee Reservation was established in 1854 in Tehama County between Corning and Red Bluff on Stony Creek. Indians from the Shasta Tribe were brought here. The Round Valley Reservation (also known as Covelo) was established in 1864 in the Mendocino Valley near Paskenta and Indians from all over the state were constantly brought in, arriving so starved and sick they died by the dozens. Others were brought in from Shasta territory, the Pit, Hat Creek, Butte Creek, Feather, Sacramento, and the Eel River areas. These once-great tribes were forced to live together as prisoners-of-war in an area containing about 5,000 acres and with some who were traditional enemies. The establishment of the military reservations caused the break-up of all the tribes and was the straw that broke their backs. The Indians had been defeated, and the whites were finally victorious.
Many small towns and settlements had already been established throughout Shasta County by the time the Indians were forcibly taken to the military reservations. The western side of the county was the first to be permanently settled. The eastern side, which today includes the Fall River Valley/McArthur area, was the last to be settled because of heavy Indian resistance. Shasta, Horsetown, and Lower Springs were the principle early gold mining settlements. Others were Texas Springs, French Gulch, Quartz Hill, Tower House, Mad Ox Canyon, Grizzly Gulch, Muletown, Churntown, Buckeye, Newtown, Eagle Creek, Roaring River, Briggsville, Piety Hill, Janesville, Gas Point, Tuttle Town, and Whiskeytown.
As the gold fever diminished, many turned their attentions to farming, ranching and lumbering on the eastern side of the Sacramento River, gradually spreading further east. Parkville and Shingletown were founded in the early 1850's; Shingletown was first called Shingle Camp and named for the many shakemaking shingle camps in the area. Millville began being settled in 1853 while Clarkville was established in 1856. Fall City (Fall River Mills) was first to be settled in the late 1850's, but because of ongoing Indian hostilities, many left and serious immigration didn't begin again until 1868.
In 1862 the Homestead Act was enacted to provide any citizen or first paper alien (except Indians) to claim 160 acres for $10 on the condition he or she lived on the land for five years. Many people took advantage of this opportunity. Others, when they received title/patent to the property, sold it for a pre-arranged price. Many of the early large ranches were developed this way. As more and more land was taken up by the homesteaders, the pressure continued to move the remaining Indians to the reservations.
In 1872 the railroad arrived from the south laying tracks northward. When the tracks reached Cottonwood Creek, the first railroad depot in Shasta County was built at Cottonwood, on the north side of the creek. A small community already existed on the south side of the creek; the new depot caused the creation of a new business district near the depot on the north side.
Track laying continued northward and another new business district at Anderson was created when another depot was built there, also in 1872. When tracks reached the area of what is today Redding that same year, work stopped - for ten years. The railroad named their temporary end-of-the-line terminal town Redding, for B. B. Redding, a railroad land agent, and began laying out their new town. The original outer streets forming the city limits were named North, South, East and West. The inner east/west streets were named for the counties where tracks had already been laid prior to reaching Redding: Placer, Yuba, Sacramento, Butte, Tehama, and ending with Shasta. Redding quickly became the busiest and most important town in Shasta County.
In 1882 track-laying resumed northward out of Redding and as they crept northward, additional new towns and settlements were born in the Sacramento River Canyon around the station houses built at Antler, Dog Creek, Sims, Gibson and Castella. When track-laying reached Dog Creek in 1884, track-laying was temporarily halted again. Here the railroad established another temporary end-of-the-line terminal town and named it Delta because the terrain resembled the Greek letter delta. The town was laid out just like Redding had previously been, and Shasta and Redding merchants flocked to Delta to open stores believing it to be another redhot railhead town. Lots sold like hotcakes and Delta soon became the urban center of the entire Sacramento River Canyon. But when track-laying resumed northward out of Delta in 1885, the town disappeared almost as fast as it had appeared. In 1887, the last spike was driven at Ashland, Oregon, where it connected with the southbound track.
In 1897 copper replaced gold as the #1 mineral produced in Shasta County, a distinction it held until the 1950's. The principle copper deposits were, and still are, located in a 30-mile crescent shaped copper-zinc belt extending from Iron Mountain on the west northeastward to Backbone Creek and east to Ingot. Copper was first mined at Copper City (now under Shasta Lake) in 1862. Iron Mountain eventually became the most important copper district and included the Balaklala, Keystone, Mammoth, Mountain Copper, Shasta King and Sutro Mines. The Bully Hill District was next in importance and included the Bully Hill and Rising Star mining groups. Next came the Afterthought Mine at Ingot.
The first copper smelter was built at Keswick, and before long Keswick became home to three large smelters. Others were built at Coram, Kennett, Bully Hill and Ingot. The smoke and fumes from these smelters caused immediate major problems because of the poisonous toxins they released into the air. The toxins killed every type of vegetation it touched. Almost overnight, vegetation for miles around, in all directions, was dead or dying. In addition, fish were dying in all the streams and rivers, fruit trees as far south as Anderson and Cottonwood were dying. The smell was so obnoxious and strong it could be tasted in the air. Violent protests resulted, the copper companies were taken to court, and by 1919 all the smelters were closed by order of the courts. Alternative methods were developed to process the ore but copper mining eventually ceased because of the presence of too much zinc in the copper, low prices, high costs of shipment to the refineries, and increased competition. The declining copper industry occurred mainly at the turn of the century.
Looking back to the year 1844 when the first settler built the first building in Shasta County, and then ahead to the year 1900, A PERIOD OF ONLY 56 YEARS, an almost unbelievable change took place here....a change consisting of the complete takeover and habitation by a new race of white people who established a totally new culture and nearly eliminated the Indian people by means of extreme brutality in the process.
The Dictionary of Early Shasta County History - 2nd Edition by Dottie Smith.
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Legendary rapper, Wu Tang Clan's Method Man, has been making amazing music for the past 20 years, and after releasing countless albums, Method decided to conquer the world of acting.
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Method Man has transitioned into the world of acting quite nicely, and he's recently taken a step back from the big budget Hollywood movies to experience the creativity of independent films.
Method Man is the star of the independent film The Mortician, which follows the life of a man who lost his mother as a child.
GlobalGrind spoke with Meth about his acting career, his new movie The Mortician, which is currently out on DVD, his favorite things, and of course the silly incomparable comparisons of Wu-Tang to Odd Future.
Check out the exclusive interview below!
What made you decide to go ahead and take part in The Mortician?
My man from The Wire had did a few independent movies — you get way more freedom to act when you're in a independent movie as opposed to being in a well-known television series, where they make you actually stick to the script. So when I actually got my chance at a independent, it was the experience that I wanted, didn't matter what the part was.
What do you think is the most difficult part about acting?
Jesus, I don't know. I mean there are different things at different times, depending on the role that you take. The most challenging thing is translating what's on paper into film. If you don't have a full understanding of a character, you're going to fail every time. I try my best to get a full understanding and put myself in a character's shoes, so to speak. Doesn't always work, but I do my best.
Did you go visit a funeral home or anything like that to prepare for this film?
No. No, I didn't. The director actually did, but no. I didn't go that far.
This film is a heavy film, so how did you translate and use all of this energy and just put it out on film and make it deep?
The director knew exactly how he saw the character and he would give me tips here and there of what that scene should look like. We did two week prep before I even got in front of the character, which was cool for me. I love more prep, the better I think the product comes out. I won't say it was easy, because it's always a challenge, but it was fairly easy when someone is giving you the blueprint, right there in front of your face.
In the movie, your character the mortician he loses his mom as a child, right?
Right. And based off of that, no one ever gave him his moment to grieve. So he held that pain inside all these years. You could only imagine what kind of person he grew into, being that he had this traumatic experience as a child. I reflected on that when they yelled action. But like I said, such a complex character, the best analogy that the director gave me was 'this guy is just cold. He's so cold he has a ice block around his heart.' That's the reason why he walks like he does because it feels like the weight of that cold heart holds him down.
So besides acting, Wu-Tang is getting back together for the Paid Dues tour, right?
The what tour?
Paid Dues?
I didn't know that.
You didn't? Are you not on the roster?
I'm probably am, but I'm always the last to know about these things.
They got Wu-Tang and Odd Future headlining. Well, Wu-Tang headlining and Odd Future coming up underneath ya'll.
Odd Future, huh. Wow.
People like to compare the two because you guys are both hip-hop collectives, but clearly, there's no comparison.
Only idiots do. (laughs) … I think it just makes it easier for people to comprehend if they can compare it to something else.
Besides your brothers from Wu-Tang, who have been your favorite collaborations?
I always wanted to collaborate with Busta, so that's like my all-time favorite right there. You know, Redman, he's considered a brother so I'm not going to even put him in the category. I don't know. I guess Mary.
"All I Need" was a classic, obviously.
Yeah, she showed the kid love. She definitely did.
Are you in the studio working on any music?
Right now, I'm working on my mix CD and my album. I don't know what label it's going to be on. I think me and Def Jam — I don't know what they doing over there. I don't know what's going on. Your guess is as good as mine. But I am working.
What is your favorite thing to do besides make music?
My favorite thing besides music is probably bowling.
Yeah, I like to bowl.
What are you averaging on a good night?
I wish I could but I'm so addicted to that curve. Do you know what I'm talking about?
Yeah, you're the one who spins it real fast, and it comes out to the edge and comes back into the middle, right?
Exactly. And it's hard for me to pick up spares, but I think I'm a buck 40 average.
Do you have your own personal bowling ball?
And shoes.
If I sent you to a deserted island and you can only bring three albums with you, what three albums would you bring?
Why would I bring albums to a deserted album, first of all? (laughs)
You're going to need music!
Nah, what I'm going to need—I'm gonna need a companion and I'm gonna need me some goddamn food. And a TV.
Well, if you could only bring albums—music with you—to get you through, what three albums would you bring?
One of them would be the sound of waves crashing (laughs). The first album would probably be, I don't know, Michael Jackson The Greatest Hits. Then I would have to get, sh*t, R. Kelly's greatest hits. And end it up with some Wu-Tang.
Can you tell us something most people don't know about you? Something that maybe only your friends know.
Jeez. I can play the conga drums. And I do magic tricks.
What kind of tricks?
Card tricks.
What can't Method Man live without?
My PS3. No, my iPad.
Your iPad?
My iPhone.
Who are a couple of your musical inspirations?
I got so many, man. I can tell you where I get my showmanship from, what expires my showmanship on stage. Ralph Tresvant from New Edition. Great showman. Busta Rhymes. The Rock, from WWE. The way he used to cut promos—dude was like the truth when he cut promos, man. Nobody can take that away from him. A lot of my stuff I get from WWE—a lot of my inspiration. Even though people know all the moves aren't real and sh*t, it's the way they sell them that makes it official. That's how I feel about my sh*t; if I can sell it, then no matter what I say, it's going to sound hot.
Do you remember what your last dream was about?
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A friend of mine just lost his job. He's in his 50s with two kids in college, and he's worried. Another friend just laid off a large number of employees. And a surprising number of recent college graduates that I know are not landing jobs.
That's a negative headline—but it's a true headline. There are some job openings, people are getting hired, and there is hope! But we must admit it's tough out there right now.
I talk with pastors around the country every week and "church finance" is all over the place. Some churches are doing well financially, and many are not. Few are just holding steady, it's more like holding on.
So I began to think about the difference. Why are some churches thriving in challenging economic times and why are others suffering? Knowing many of these leaders, here are some thoughts that came to mind about the churches that are doing well in this tough season.
- There is evidence of a clear and confident vision.
Money follows vision. That's true, but oh, if it were only that simple. There is so much more to it! There are many churches where there is vision, and yet the financial resources do not show up let alone keep up. So what separates the vision in a leader's heart, from a vision that gets traction and takes off, and one that never seems to travel far from the lips of the leader?
First, I think the primary leader, (the senior pastor), the key staff and church board members must have a deep and abiding sense of confidence in the vision. It's not as if they don't need God, in fact it's just the opposite. They know God is with them. Further, it's not as if God is obligated to grant them favor, but there is such an authentic dependence upon God that He blesses that humble confidence. Second, the vision is clear. People get it. The congregation believes it and buys in. They see how they can participate and they want to!
These churches aren't perfect and they are not all big churches, but they have a sense of where they are going and they dig in and go for it. They risk and strive for progress.
- They teach stewardship as an issue of spiritual maturity not just money.
Scripture is packed with passages and principles on maturity such as Romans 12:2 (Do not be conformed any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed . . . ) and I Corinthians 3:1-3 (Spiritual infants . . .). One of my go-to passages is Ephesians 4:11-16. Verse 13 is key: "Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."
I've been a pastor for a long time and I'm still amazed when it comes to Christians and tithing. My wiring is highly grace oriented, but I am puzzled at times about why this of all topics is the one that reveals trust and maturity more than perhaps any other topic. As a church leader, even if you aren't a proponent of the 10% tithe, you would likely support percentage giving rather than "give what you feel like when you can afford it." In any case, churches who seem to do well financially consistently address the issue of maturity and how trust and giving are part of the maturing process, rather than talk about money as something the church needs in order to operate.
- They approach budgeting as a function of faith as well as funds.
In a recent Pastor's Coach article titled "Budgeting Blues," I addressed this topic. Let me give you a small excerpt.
I believe that you need to start with the idea that you have enough. I know that might seem like "pie in the sky" if your actual income is lower than your projected expenses. This always causes stress and pressure.
But, I'll say it again, you need to view what you have as enough, because that is what you have! You may be required to make major adjustments, but we all do in different seasons. When you believe "I don't have enough," you begin to shortchange your vision and what God can do. I will admit, things can get tough, but you have enough. Let's start there.
How you view the above thought and how you lead in organizational finances reflects your personal theology. (And in part your faith.) The resources of your church are entrusted to you in order to maximize kingdom return. You are a steward of God's money. You have a responsibility to maximize the return. This parable is one of many passages that give depth to this truth. (You know the story, so I'll pick it up in the middle.) For the rest of the article click here: Budgeting Blues.
- Giving church resources outside the church is strong.
This is highly encouraging because any church can do it! Simply put — Give yourselves away. This is not about how much money you have, it's about your heart and values. God honors even the most modest of giving into your community, and I think He is pleased with generous giving.
I'm simply talking about setting aside monies for compassion projects, justice issues, mercy endeavors, etc. The idea is to give to those in need, especially those who may never be able to come to your church, or do anything for you in return. Of course we all want to share the gospel whenever possible, and it's wonderful if they can come to your church, but your motivation, in this case, is to help those in need, not to grow your church. God has a way of honoring that kind of heart and investment.
- The Leadership replaces fear with hope.
In the bleakest and most difficult of times, there is hope. As a leader it's important that you genuinely believe that. If you do not, you will never lift your people to a greater place.
We know this is true when it comes to sin and salvation. Grace is our great hope. There is no sin that grace cannot conquer! By our faith in Jesus, His blood covers our transgression. Grace can deliver you from the darkest place to light (I John 4:5-7) and freedom in Christ.
That hope extends to the human realm and leadership points the way. Our confidence in Christ allows us to lead with hope. There is a better way, even in tough times. Fear need not be anyone's master, truth and hope reign supreme! This does not suggest an abandonment of reality. Hope acknowledges the reality of these economic times, but The Church often does better in difficult times than in "easy" times because we regain and refocus our priorities! We would never choose challenging times, but they can become an ally of your vision.
So pastor, church leader, chin up and lead on. The people need you! It can be difficult, but there is hope!
Dan Reiland is executive pastor of 12Stone Church® in Lawrenceville, Ga., listed in Outreach magazine as the No. 1 fastest-growing church in America in 2010. He has worked closely with John Maxwell for 20 years, first as executive pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego, then as vice president of leadership and church development at INJOY. His semimonthly e-newsletter, The Pastor's Coach, is distributed to more than 40,000 subscribers. Dan is the author of Amplified Leadership, released in January 2012.
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I havent heard of that since I was a kid HAHAHAH THE APPLE DUMPLIN GANG HAHAHAHAHAHA
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To the left is a picture of the grave stone of Wilbourn Vines. He died on February 19, 1864 while serving in the state of Tennessee during the Civil War.
Wilbourn Vines (Also known as William Wilbourn Vines) and is my great-great-great grandfather. He is the father of Edna Jane Vines and the husband of Melvina Dugger.
He lived in eastern Tennessee in Johnson County. He was born about 1835.
Wilborurn Vines is buried in the Nashville National Cemetery in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. He is in plot E.1528
Note: This picture was taken by Kathy Bilbrey, a FindAGrave.com volunteer. It is because of people like her that I am able to see the graves of my ancestors that are buried very far away from me. I am always grateful to the wonderful, helpful, and knowledgeable volunteers.
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My contribution to the open source community is customized CentOS install cds for web based projects. I've released two so far: EasyIDS and a Zenoss install cd. I'm working on a OpenLDAP/LDS install cd and have been tossing around the idea of doing a CentOS/ISPConfig install cd. Before I start doing too much research on it I wanted to get some feedback to see if there would be any public interest?
Looks like this might be easier than I thought. Already have a functioning .iso with updated packages that installs everything as per the "perfect setup" and am working on the custom scripts to do all the editing. The only part looks like will give me grief so far is the ssl generation for postfix. Haven't looked at the ISPConfig installer too closely yet, would it be possible to provide an answer file? Am thinking that maybe in between the Centos install and the ISPConfig install the admin could open a web page on the server to configure static ip, hostname, and whatever answers the ISPConfig installer needs. I'm using a kickstart file to do the install and unfortunately it doesn't allow you to set the hostname or enter an IP address during the install so the server is initially named localhost.localdomain and is configured for DHCP.
Unfortunately, the current ISPConfig 2.x installer is not able to read values from a answers file. But maybe something like that can be implemented.
I think that I just about have an Alpha/Beta release. Have the scripting completed and solved the postfix ssl generation problem. One thing I did different from the guide was use Dag's proftpd .rpm instead of compiling from source. I've put together an initial setup script that forces changing from dhcp to static, changes the hostname, changes the root mysql password, and begins the ISPConfig install. The .iso is currently 669MB. Right now I just have it names EasyXXX since I haven't come up with a good name. I thought about calling it EasyISP but there is already a Windows product called that.
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Rob Hall has extended his loan stay at Birmingham by a further month.
The West Ham winger has proved a quality addition to Lee Clark's ranks since joining in November, making a total of 12 appearances to date.
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WASHINGTON — The intelligence community's top lawyer on Tuesday defended the surveillance violations by staff of the National Security Agency by comparing programs that collect mass amounts of information on Americans to problems with the troubled health care website.
"Complicated technology systems frequently don't work as they expect them to," Robert Litt, general counsel for the Director of National Intelligence, told a conference at the Georgetown University Law Center. "Using the word 'abuse' in the context of the operation of the surveillance program is a little bit like saying the Department of Health and Human Services is abusing people because of the fact that the Obamacare websites don't work properly. They are complicated."
In 2011, after the government disclosed what it said were technical problems with its computer systems, a court found the NSA had violated the Constitution for three years. Litt's statement on Tuesday could be read as significantly downplaying the constitutional violations cited by the court or as highlighting the politically sensitive problems with the health care website.
The Obama administration on Monday declassified another round of secret documents, showing that the NSA has made serious mistakes in collecting American communications records. The documents also show that agency reported those errors and took action to prevent future missteps.
According to court records released by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Monday, the NSA admitted to gathering material improperly — in one case because of a typographical error, and in another case because of "poor management, lack of involvement by compliance officials and lack of internal verification procedures, not by bad faith."
The Obama administration published the heavily censored files as part of ongoing civil liberties lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the government's collection of U.S. communications records, which the White House has said is a crucial tool to track terrorists.
The latest release — with much of the documents heavily blacked out — reflects the administration's strenuous efforts to maintain its legal authority to collect Americans' phone records and some email data amid opposition on Capitol Hill. The administration has been under pressure to reveal more details about NSA operations since former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden leaked top-secret documents detailing the agency's collection of millions of U.S. communications records.
In one of the newly released documents, the secret intelligence court judge, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates, expressed dismay in 2009 over the continuing errors after the government had repeatedly said it would fix the problems. "Those responsible for conducting oversight at the NSA had failed to do so effectively," Bates said, calling that the most charitable conclusion he could come to.
Litt said Tuesday the NSA had taken multiple steps since those documents were produced, including appointing a compliance officer and hiring a 300-person team to oversee operations — which he said has helped address the frequent "disconnect" between NSA operators and lawyers in the early days of the program, such that those doing the searching didn't always know the rules. He pointed out that NSA is now hiring a privacy officer who will further monitor whether Americans' civil liberties are being protected.
Similar documents about the U.S. collecting phone records were previously declassified and published in response to a lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Obama administration has revealed others to persuade Congress to allow it to continue collecting the phone records.
After the NSA began the bulk collection program in 2006, one NSA inspector general's report said rules already in place were "adequate" and "in several aspects exceed the terms" of what the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court had required. But it recommended three additional practices be formally adopted. These included such obvious ideas as not allowing analysts who searched phone records in the terror database also to approve which numbers can be searched, and periodically checking the phone numbers that analysts searched to make sure they had actually been approved.
Despite the assurances in 2006 that rules were adequate, problems surfaced in 2009 that were so serious that the intelligence court temporarily shut down the surveillance program.
One of the newly disclosed files was a slap — intentionally or otherwise — at Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee who is leading the fight on Capitol Hill to rein in the government's phone records collection. In a ruling to justify the program by the then-chief judge of the intelligence court, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, she quoted a 2001 floor speech by Leahy to explain that Congress believed that phone records could be collected under U.S. laws.
Leahy has proposed ending the NSA's sweep of phone records, allowing the government to seek only records related to ongoing terror investigations.
The documents included training materials for NSA analysts, who were warned that they should only search the database of all phone records for numbers they suspected were associated with terrorists: "Analysts are NOT free to use a telephone selector based on a hunch or guess," according to a 2007 training presentation. It added that the NSA's legal standard for picking a phone number for a terror suspect required "some minimal level of objective justification."
The training slides noted that the government shouldn't snoop on the phone records of Americans whose only suspicious behaviors were protected by the First Amendment, such as speaking or writing in opposition to the U.S. government, worshipping at a mosque or working as a journalist.
"A telephone selector believed to be used by a U.S. person shall not be regarded as associated with (censored) solely on the basis of activities protected by the First Amendment," it said.
The documents also include a ruling by Kollar-Kotelly that allowed NSA to gather bulk Internet information such as who Americans e-mail, but not the email content. Litt said Tuesday that the NSA later curtailed that program because it did not prove useful.
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Camp competition: Goudelock vs. Johnson-Odom
October 1st, 2012, 4:08 pm by KEVIN DING, OCREGISTER.COMThe Lakers added a fairly recognizable name to their roster Monday on the eve of training camp by signing small forward Chris Douglas-Roberts, but it would take a myriad of coincidental events for Douglas-Roberts or any of the other long shots to make it to the regular-season roster.
The Lakers have 20 players set to begin camp Tuesday, and the ones most likely to make a final roster that can't hold more than 15 are obvious. It could be that it comes down to Darius Johnson-Odom or Andrew Goudelock to make the team as an extra guard -- Johnson-Odom a rookie with tremendous athletic ability and considerable upside in defending small guards. Goudelock had some moments flashing his scoring prowess as a rookie last season.
Other guys in camp but unlikely to make the team are center Robert Sacre, center Ronnie Aguilar, forward Reeves Nelson and center Greg Somogyi.
Here are the uniform numbers for the more prominent Lakers newcomers: Dwight Howard (12), Steve Nash (10), Antawn Jamison (4), Jodie Meeks (20), Earl Clark (6), Johnson-Odom (7) and Sacre (50).
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The Analytical Chemistry Core serves as a centralized resource for the Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCEH) at the University of California-Davis. It is one of five Facility Cores that support three interrelated hypothesis-based research projects to understand the complex web of etiologic factors that contribute to autism. The overall objective of the Analytical Chemistry Core is to provide analytical support for the human monitoring, animal model, and cell biology projects in the program project grant. Specifically, the Core will establish the metabolic pathways responsible for variations in lipid composition between autistic children and their siblings and between normal and immunologically challenged animal models of autism, use global metabolomic procedures to search for biomarkers of autism, provide analytical data on pesticide and other xenobiotic levels in cell and in vivo model systems and in serum samples, and develop new analytical methods for xenobiotics related to the supported research projects. | Project Status ONGOING 2009 |
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Principal Investigator | Hammock, Bruce |
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Strategic Plan Question | Question 3: What Caused This To Happen And Can This Be Prevented? (Risk Factors) |
Strategic Plan Objective | 3O. Not specific to Question 3 objectives |
Federal or Private? | Federal |
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